tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post3994617030270785409..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Book review: "Infotopia" by Cass SunsteinSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-81584811853787248602012-05-08T04:11:13.403-04:002012-05-08T04:11:13.403-04:00Hi Phil,
It's been known for a long time that...Hi Phil,<br /><br />It's been known for a long time that the way we think about a question depends on how the question is posed to us. The best known example is that it matters if the question is posed positively or negatively. <br /><br />What Sunstein points out is that it also matters if a question is formulated so that it asks if a statement is either right or wrong. I'll give you anSabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-47122117220427515682012-05-07T07:14:52.718-04:002012-05-07T07:14:52.718-04:00Hi Bee,
I guess it depends on what one means by a...Hi Bee,<br /><br />I guess it depends on what one means by aim, perhaps I should read Sustein’s book at some point to try to figure out what he thinks that is. That is I find it difficult to understand how to begin with a hypothesis before enough of the relevant data is examined would form to be a good beginning.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-84754232530489461452012-05-07T02:04:00.946-04:002012-05-07T02:04:00.946-04:00Hi Phil,
Interestingly enough, Sunstein explains ...Hi Phil,<br /><br />Interestingly enough, Sunstein explains that discussions do better with distributing and using information if the participants are working towards an answer they believe is either right or wrong, rather than an opinion. So it seems that unlike what Bohm is suggesting, it is also the aim not only the method that matters. Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-10185773672022400042012-05-05T10:59:40.940-04:002012-05-05T10:59:40.940-04:00Hi Bee,
As you say there seems to be something to ...Hi Bee,<br />As you say there seems to be something to be learned from this book even though it not to be the easiest of reads. In general though this appears to echo the thoughts of David Bohm relating to dialogue, discussion and decision making.<br /><br /><i><b>"A key difference between a dialogue and an ordinary discussion is that, within the latter people usually hold relatively fixed Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-39045057486847155572012-05-05T09:27:17.495-04:002012-05-05T09:27:17.495-04:00Hi Bee,
Your infotopia rang the bell on infograph...Hi Bee,<br /><br />Your infotopia rang the bell on <a href="http://www.eskesthai.com/2012/04/infographics-magnifying-universe.html" rel="nofollow">infographics</a>.<br /><br />A common way in which to express the inexpressible? People write synopses all the time.<br /><br />Best,PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-69404598271597231972012-05-05T09:24:43.832-04:002012-05-05T09:24:43.832-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.com