tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post6849479958292173244..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Are the laws of nature beautiful? (2nd book trailer)Sabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-88917492571914914382018-06-16T10:56:37.104-04:002018-06-16T10:56:37.104-04:00I did very much enjoy the book and you're welc...I did very much enjoy the book and you're welcome!Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03016608637645316849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-48813162375008077002018-06-16T02:40:44.128-04:002018-06-16T02:40:44.128-04:00Matthew,
Thanks for the amazon review. It is both...Matthew,<br /><br />Thanks for the amazon review. It is both informative and well-written! Glad you enjoyed the book :) Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-72464444356882801432018-06-15T22:19:41.671-04:002018-06-15T22:19:41.671-04:00Dr. H. here is a link to my review (Amazon) of Los...Dr. H. here is a link to my review (Amazon) of Lost In Math... Hope you enjoy it..<br /><br />https://www.amazon.com/review/R1HB6DWXWBKPN3/ref=pe_1098610_137716200_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rvMatthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03016608637645316849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-20768603568109874962018-06-14T12:55:54.238-04:002018-06-14T12:55:54.238-04:00If "pitiless indifference" isn't cru...If "<i>pitiless indifference</i>" isn't cruel, nothing is. Nature is not deliberately cruel, but cruel it is.<br /><br />sean s.sean s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04190153587965701495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-90027318652956786672018-06-13T07:45:51.460-04:002018-06-13T07:45:51.460-04:00What an idyllic setting for a book promotion trail...What an idyllic setting for a book promotion trailer. The lake reminded me of the many lakes I kayak on here in New Hampshire.David Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18048116250413347228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-23802402934547495532018-06-12T07:48:12.693-04:002018-06-12T07:48:12.693-04:00Minor nitpick: Nature is not really cruel. It is n...Minor nitpick: Nature is not really cruel. It is not benevolent either. It has a pitiless indifference. Lawrence Crowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090839464038445335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-60313681559307885722018-06-12T06:54:53.679-04:002018-06-12T06:54:53.679-04:00Phillip,
I asked to see the German translation be...Phillip,<br /><br />I asked to see the German translation before the final proofs. Having said that though, I didn't want to translate the book myself exactly because I do not know most of the common German terms for the more technical English expressions. I'd probably have made the measurement problem into "Messungsproblem". In any case, I thought that having to fight with the Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6550240060200968122018-06-12T06:53:42.967-04:002018-06-12T06:53:42.967-04:00"Because 'She pursues research in the fou...<i>"Because 'She pursues research in the foundations of physics for 15 years" ''isn't grammatically correct." true but ''she has been pursuing' would be grammatically correct.</i><br /><br />Right. The present perfect (whether continuous or not---not much difference in this particular case) is what one needs in English to express "in the past but Phillip Helbighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067585245603436809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-37777254945355429632018-06-12T06:36:52.547-04:002018-06-12T06:36:52.547-04:00"as a non-physicist and non-english native sp...<i>"as a non-physicist and non-english native speaker i assume it will make more sense to read the book in german."</i><br /><br />That depends on how good the German translation is. I remember a review of the translation of Weinberg's <i>Dreams of a Final Theory</i> which recommended the original but not the translation. "Eine Fülle von Lichtelementen" for "the Phillip Helbighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067585245603436809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-14049607119901192352018-06-12T06:23:50.460-04:002018-06-12T06:23:50.460-04:00I see Lubos Motl has already read it and given it ...I see Lubos Motl has already read it and given it one star on "goodreads". For most that will count as a resounding recommendation. I must confess a little disappointment that he has not written a review though.MikeShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01927171078192729219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-70538229503363380012018-06-12T02:53:58.551-04:002018-06-12T02:53:58.551-04:00bee:
"Because 'She pursues research in t...bee:<br /><br />"Because 'She pursues research in the foundations of physics for 15 years" ''isn't grammatically correct." true but ''she has been pursuing' would be grammatically correct. the question was whether or not you are still doing research in the 'foundations of physics' (although i don't consider quantum gravity to be either naivetheoristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00425164894020381981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-11126627324237390302018-06-12T02:44:52.850-04:002018-06-12T02:44:52.850-04:00It's the story of a man who sees someone going...It's the story of a man who sees someone going round and round a street lantern at night." What er you doing?" . "I lost my wallet". " There's no wallet here ...". "I know, I must have lost it someplace else". " So why are you looking here ?" " 'Cause here there's light !".Denishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10397987560490330965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-90876759671813155872018-06-11T23:50:54.093-04:002018-06-11T23:50:54.093-04:00intergalactic,
I wrote the book in English. The G...intergalactic,<br /><br />I wrote the book in English. The German publisher has it translated to German, hence it appears with a few months delay. I haven't seen the German version and assume the translation isn't yet done. Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-54449989851311167682018-06-11T23:49:41.866-04:002018-06-11T23:49:41.866-04:00Ole,
Wow, that was fast! Glad you enjoyed it :)Ole,<br /><br />Wow, that was fast! Glad you enjoyed it :)Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-60274090661258798832018-06-11T23:49:14.028-04:002018-06-11T23:49:14.028-04:00naive:
Because "She pursues research in the ...naive:<br /><br />Because "She pursues research in the foundations of physics for 15 years" isn't grammatically correct. Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-64765614800227602082018-06-11T22:31:57.474-04:002018-06-11T22:31:57.474-04:00Wonderful. Perhaps you should work on being far wo...Wonderful. Perhaps you should work on being far worse than your reputation, quantum mechanically speaking. A really, really, badly needed piece of work. Thank you. 😊Bruce Routhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07070314799576659579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-14367368423396157412018-06-11T18:03:48.050-04:002018-06-11T18:03:48.050-04:00Another review
https://arstechnica.com/science/201...Another review<br /><a href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/04/lost-in-math-beauty-truth/" rel="nofollow">https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/04/lost-in-math-beauty-truth/</a>Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-67509937387473575362018-06-11T16:01:24.270-04:002018-06-11T16:01:24.270-04:00I should receive your (preordered) book tomorrow. ...I should receive your (preordered) book tomorrow. I look forward to it.<br /><br />sean s.sean s.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04190153587965701495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-83936646298909828052018-06-11T15:59:58.378-04:002018-06-11T15:59:58.378-04:00Dear Sabine Hossenfelder,
Thank you for taking al...Dear Sabine Hossenfelder,<br /><br />Thank you for taking all the time needed to write the book. I got my copy from my bookshop on Friday and read it during the weekend. Maybe my memory cheats me, by it is very seldom I read a book, cover to cover in just two days. I think the total number can be counted on one hand. When I ordered Lost in Math a long time ago, I was afraid it might be Ole Trinhammerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04068981067354216861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-59971669118811929922018-06-11T12:43:45.571-04:002018-06-11T12:43:45.571-04:00as a non-physicist and non-english native speaker ...as a non-physicist and non-english native speaker i assume it will make more sense to read the book in german.<br />why do we have to wait so long for the german version? and out of curiosity, did you write both versions or did you have one of them translated? intergalactichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067352335964867779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-53442679312042926772018-06-11T11:40:56.656-04:002018-06-11T11:40:56.656-04:00bee:
nice scenery in the video (although i prefer...bee:<br /><br />nice scenery in the video (although i prefer a library setting).<br /><br />one note: in the link you give, it says " she pursued research in the foundations of physics for more than 15 years. ". <br /><br />why the past tense? it indicates that you are no longer doing research in the field. is that true?<br /><br />naive theoristnaivetheoristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00425164894020381981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-69676351936577230982018-06-11T11:20:19.613-04:002018-06-11T11:20:19.613-04:00Lost in Math is beautiful and not beautiful. Beau...<i>Lost in Math</i> is beautiful and not beautiful. Beauty is a beast if observed. Look.<br /><br />Baryogenesis requires trace chiral anisotropic vacuum toward hadrons. Beautiful achiral isotropic vacuum fails given an hour microwave rotational spectroscopy measurement of an unequal enantiomer mix of prolate top polar molecules, 2-cyano- or 2-trifluoromethyl-<i><b>D</b></i>_3-trishomocubane.<Uncle Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056804084187606211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-36601947663008104922018-06-11T10:19:14.504-04:002018-06-11T10:19:14.504-04:00Two video trailers??? If the International film ac...Two video trailers??? If the International film academy creates a category for video trailers you may be up for an award! :)Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03016608637645316849noreply@blogger.com