tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post6970302101289888710..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Robert Bosch Foundation: Seven points to improve researchSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-52242923368884289912011-04-22T10:39:17.453-04:002011-04-22T10:39:17.453-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kay zum Feldehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04233793196547147876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-81782710148900260242011-04-21T16:37:48.361-04:002011-04-21T16:37:48.361-04:00Bee - thanks for the link to your prior post on ne...Bee - thanks for the link to your prior post on neutron spectoscopy. Also found a pdf from a talk given last year <a href="moriond.in2p3.fr/J11/transparents/jenke.pdf" rel="nofollow">here.</a>Anonymous Snowboarderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705929076819672791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-15974496571497530682011-04-20T06:39:31.141-04:002011-04-20T06:39:31.141-04:00Hi Bee & Stefan,
I then am very happy for you...Hi Bee & Stefan,<br /><br />I then am very happy for your daughter’s as they will have something that few children have. Then again it may be like when Ricky reminded Lucy at times you may have “some splainin to do”. That is this could prove even more difficult than having things understood by your Grandmother;-)<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />PhilPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-13314728104533355492011-04-20T06:26:58.669-04:002011-04-20T06:26:58.669-04:00Yes, we did archive this blog once or twice, thoug...Yes, we did archive this blog once or twice, though we should probably update the backup.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-58798043734240628992011-04-20T06:20:38.361-04:002011-04-20T06:20:38.361-04:00Hi Bee & Stefan,
So you actually did take not...Hi Bee & Stefan,<br /><br />So you actually did take note of it, although a little late. This has you again able to be distinguished from some other science bloggers, that as having a demonstrated greater capacity for humility;-) This exchange has had another thought cross my mind and that is to wonder if you’ve archived you blog since its inception and not simply trusted posterity to the Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-38626638722719597532011-04-20T05:59:32.565-04:002011-04-20T05:59:32.565-04:00Hi Phil,
Thanks. We had noticed, though with a da...Hi Phil,<br /><br />Thanks. We had noticed, though with a day or two delay. Yet another reminder for the arrow of time ;-) Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-19506073312571387572011-04-20T05:57:53.373-04:002011-04-20T05:57:53.373-04:00Hi Bee,
I realize it’s off topic, yet it was some...Hi Bee,<br /><br />I realize it’s off topic, yet it was something which I meant to mention earlier as being perhaps something having escaped your attention. That being what you missed pointing out is your visitor count having exceeded the two million mark a while ago (with it standing as I write this now 2,027,371). I would then also have to concede that there are times when the quanta can have Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-13690339271648183582011-04-19T19:43:56.440-04:002011-04-19T19:43:56.440-04:00Maybe research proposals need to be measured like ...Maybe research proposals need to be measured like publications. It will help with points 1.,4., and 5. (I assume scientific papers are not ghost-written.)Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-3629396746604988452011-04-19T19:03:52.935-04:002011-04-19T19:03:52.935-04:00Robert, Donald Trumps hair may not be natural but ...Robert, Donald Trumps hair may not be natural but there is a good reason for his combover besides his being follically challenged. There is a rumor going around around that in his outdoor appearances he always faces into the wind. <br /><br />He uses a very stiff hair spray that causes the hair to lift up at the front as one unit. As the hair raises, (it is thought that the combover may be the Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08213251864943443334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-22451912900504870232011-04-19T11:49:13.925-04:002011-04-19T11:49:13.925-04:00Here in America, there is some disagreement on how...Here in America, there is some disagreement on how to set up the best of all possible administrations.<br /><br />A sizeable number of people believe a Donald Trump candidacy is a cause for celebration.<br /><br />Others are a bit less enthusiastic.<br />They say: "Is his hair natural?"<br /><br />American politics - you gotta love it! (never lacking in comedy)Robert L. Oldershawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396555790655312393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-58926411646848497892011-04-19T07:37:23.498-04:002011-04-19T07:37:23.498-04:00Hi Bee,
In a word quality is difficult if not imp...Hi Bee,<br /><br />In a word quality is difficult if not impossible to quantify. It should also be plain by now that nature too is the same, as representing being both a manifestation of the quanta and the quala. That is why I’m convinced that as much or more attention should be given to the foundations, as to the consequences which can resultantly stem from them. I would also point out that Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-88937878310807360352011-04-19T07:24:33.861-04:002011-04-19T07:24:33.861-04:00Hi Phil,
Well, how can we be not natural? You mus...Hi Phil,<br /><br />Well, how can we be not natural? You must know, <a href="http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2008/11/best-of-all-possible-worlds.html" rel="nofollow">we live in the best of all possible worlds</a>, just that we might not understand in which way it is the "best." Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-82920635782480029172011-04-19T07:18:32.675-04:002011-04-19T07:18:32.675-04:00Hi Bee,
I think experience has taught us its huma...Hi Bee,<br /><br />I think experience has taught us its human nature that when resources are plentiful many tend to waste them, and yet when scarce are forced to maximize them. That’s not to say I agree we need to give in to our nature, yet rather be simply more truthful with ourselves to have it recognized. To put it more plainly I would like to see humanity strive to become more natural, thatPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-44402757399333156472011-04-19T07:04:58.777-04:002011-04-19T07:04:58.777-04:00Hi Phil,
The interesting thing about the wordcrea...Hi Phil,<br /><br />The interesting thing about the wordcreation "Entschleunigungsstrategie" is that "Entschleunigung" isn't really a word in German (i.e. it's in use, but I'm not sure it's in the dictionary). Yes, it means 'deceleration' but in German the expression for acceleration is the same as for deceleration (or for a change of direction), which Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-68290975961012990542011-04-19T06:52:33.975-04:002011-04-19T06:52:33.975-04:00Hi Bee,
All levity aside it’s good to see that t...Hi Bee,<br /><br /><br />All levity aside it’s good to see that things are being taken more seriously and at higher levels. However as with any action requiring a vision today it should be introduced with a mission statement, which has the objective and methodology to be more clearly understood. In such regard I would contend it has already been written some time ago and yet has gone mostly Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-58469357329741217242011-04-19T06:19:18.422-04:002011-04-19T06:19:18.422-04:00Hi Bee,
“Entschleunigungsstrategie” = “Decelerat...Hi Bee,<br /><br /><br /><i><b>“Entschleunigungsstrategie” = “Deceleration strategy”</b></i><br /><br /><br />This has me confused, as America has already instituted such a plan, only they call it “recession”, however with a difference as this time it’s on a global scale. The term is more concise and it has the effect to decelerate everything; and we thought we’ve seen the last of good old Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-60804649246136739672011-04-19T05:47:05.512-04:002011-04-19T05:47:05.512-04:00Hi Bee,
Community:
Our academic system needs a ...Hi Bee,<br /><br /><i> Community:<br /><br />Our academic system needs a <b>"Entschleunigungsstrategie"</b> that the Researchers again provides the opportunity for critical reflection </i><br /><br /><br />I would suggest that as a first step they give a name to their plans that are more concise then being just one letter shorter than the alphabet :-)<br /><br /><br />Best,<br /><br /><Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-8703609852418317982011-04-19T02:31:15.153-04:002011-04-19T02:31:15.153-04:00Hi Snowboarder,
Not having read the paper, it sou...Hi Snowboarder,<br /><br />Not having read the paper, it sounds like a follow-up to this earlier experiment with <a href="http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2007/06/bouncing-neutrons-in-gravitational.html" rel="nofollow">bouncing neutrons in the gravitational field</a>. Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-48780421531935441432011-04-19T02:22:21.221-04:002011-04-19T02:22:21.221-04:00Hi Snowboarder,
I actually presently don't ha...Hi Snowboarder,<br /><br />I actually presently don't have access to Nature (or any other subscription journals for that matter), being on leave and all. But I'll check this out, sounds interesting actually, hype or not. Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-8449182445758588892011-04-19T02:17:16.564-04:002011-04-19T02:17:16.564-04:00Hi Rare Hand, Robert,
Oops. Thanks for mentioning...Hi Rare Hand, Robert,<br /><br />Oops. Thanks for mentioning, I've fixed that. Robert Koch is a German politician, no clue what was on my mind there... ("Koch" means "cook"). Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-11993364573611701692011-04-19T02:14:48.132-04:002011-04-19T02:14:48.132-04:00Hi Steven,
Regarding the number of publ around th...Hi Steven,<br /><br />Regarding the number of publ around the world, I had the same thought. That list is a start, but more important would be to come up with practical changes. Regarding the ghostwriting, sad but true, it's pretty much a logical consequence: People who live for their research are forced to spend a significant amount of their time on writing well-sounding stories, assembling Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-41524447136956904272011-04-18T23:24:56.492-04:002011-04-18T23:24:56.492-04:00I wasn't even aware that ghostwriting of propo...<i>I wasn't even aware that ghostwriting of proposals is an issue, I've never heard of this.</i><br /><br />Very sad if this goes on. I can see an 89-yr-old Nobel laureate in poor health have a grandchild grad student write their stuff, otherwise, it's pretty sick and pathetic for a professional trying to keep their job flooding the industry with fake papers written by others when it&Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-22954510926627794902011-04-18T23:15:47.317-04:002011-04-18T23:15:47.317-04:00Snowboarder who wishes to remain nameless -
It lo...Snowboarder who wishes to remain nameless -<br /><br />It looks like it's shameless BBC hype, see Not Even Wrong.Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-51802154313477982072011-04-18T21:13:54.807-04:002011-04-18T21:13:54.807-04:00Bee - off topic, but any thoughts on that new Natu...Bee - off topic, but any thoughts on that new Nature piece on gravity-resonance-spectroscopy with slow neutrons? Perhaps you have access to Nature, I do not. Well, just snow that is ;)Anonymous Snowboarderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705929076819672791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-13911126889348688862011-04-18T20:48:26.542-04:002011-04-18T20:48:26.542-04:00Too much stuff published, the flood ... yes indeed...Too much stuff published, the flood ... yes indeed. Many faults of that, such as too much to wade through and really important ideas can get lost, the time and effort that could have been better spent, the taking of teachers away from teaching, etc. Also, we need a journal/s dedicated to boat-rocking ideas (there already are, like <i>Physics Essays</i> that I published in, and <i>Foundations of Neil Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564859009749481136noreply@blogger.com