tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post6974043851032284588..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Science in the 21st CenturySabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-47996979361773328132008-04-05T09:29:00.000-04:002008-04-05T09:29:00.000-04:00What worries me about 21st century science, partic...What worries me about 21st century science, particularly the role of IT (my professionalism at present) is that it is not really breaking down information barriers.<BR/><BR/>Most of the journals only provide online access to articles to subscribers, and since there are so many technical journals that means you have to have academic affiliation to access them. Otherwise you need to pay quite largeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-58336711243698045392008-04-05T08:28:00.000-04:002008-04-05T08:28:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,This I’m sure will be both an interesting a...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>This I’m sure will be both an interesting and worthwhile event. If it wasn’t for it being held at a time at which I am run off my feet, I would be tempted to have you consider my application to attend. I would offer to bring more of the informed and concerned layman’s perspective to all of this. That is as one that has not simply watched with interest, yet participated in from Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-16743056504262819992008-04-05T08:15:00.000-04:002008-04-05T08:15:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-55503978998529779522008-04-04T11:30:00.000-04:002008-04-04T11:30:00.000-04:00The APS has 60,000+ members. 13 and 16 sig figs me...The APS has 60,000+ members. 13 and 16 sig figs measurements are made. TeraFLOPS computation is routine. Theory irreducible to analytic form surrenders to other assaults. Orbital telemetry reachs across the entire spectrum to the Big Bang. What does not fear being squeezed dry?<BR/><BR/>What we do not know barely hurts us. What we know to be true that isn't is crippling.<BR/><BR/>21st Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com