tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post7829604275614179044..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: InternaSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-82588580964303962182013-03-16T22:25:16.346-04:002013-03-16T22:25:16.346-04:00Hi Bee,
Your paper "Testing super-determinis...Hi Bee,<br /><br />Your <a href="http://arxiv.org/abs/1105.4326" rel="nofollow">paper</a> "Testing super-deterministic hidden variables theories" is very thought provoking! Have experimentalists said anything yet about pursuing your idea?<br /><br />Reading that, I kept thinking about another <a href="http://arxiv.org/abs/1303.2137" rel="nofollow">paper by Aharonov</a>. In the Kris Kroghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340827856086381459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-3224225673926868902013-03-16T22:17:23.066-04:002013-03-16T22:17:23.066-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kris Kroghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340827856086381459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-19589628119000362062013-03-16T22:12:22.040-04:002013-03-16T22:12:22.040-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kris Kroghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340827856086381459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-59966015140853701242013-03-16T08:44:36.874-04:002013-03-16T08:44:36.874-04:00Hi Kris,
I'll talk about this paper. If you r...Hi Kris,<br /><br />I'll talk about <a href="http://arxiv.org/abs/1105.4326" rel="nofollow">this paper</a>. If you read section 6, this will help put things into context. I'm not really in the business of persuading Lee of anything, but <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Time-Reborn-Crisis-Physics-Universe/dp/0547511728" rel="nofollow">I suspect it will be a very busy year for him</a>, so it Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-17516046873572768952013-03-16T08:20:18.004-04:002013-03-16T08:20:18.004-04:00Hi Snowboarder,
Yes, it seems to be print only. T...Hi Snowboarder,<br /><br />Yes, it seems to be print only. They sent me a copy though and I have to say it's a really nice magazine. It has a fairly strong paper and glossy print. I find it noteworthy because SciAm and NewScientist and the like are meanwhile on really cheap paper. Northface is a US company. I guess the Finns just don't like product placement. I don't like it either. ISabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-15261155165405406672013-03-16T08:15:16.678-04:002013-03-16T08:15:16.678-04:00Hi Doc,
Well, right now they learn German with a ...Hi Doc,<br /><br />Well, right now they learn German with a little Spanish from the nanny. We don't talk to them in English. They hear me talking English of course and in Sweden they catch some Swedish, but not much of it. I have a lot of friends though whose kids have grown up multi-lingual and they seem to be doing just fine. Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-19519004124543434472013-03-14T23:34:39.224-04:002013-03-14T23:34:39.224-04:00I'm curious. Are you planning to teach them En...I'm curious. Are you planning to teach them English and German at the same time? Or do you think it will confuse them?DocGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17359004200002936544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-89953455382472000532013-03-14T20:25:44.064-04:002013-03-14T20:25:44.064-04:00Bee - it seems the article by the Finns is only in...Bee - it seems the article by the Finns is only in print? Probably a good thing as the Finnish I learned at work was limited to numbers, greatings and the naughty words :) I am somewhat surprised, though perhaps not shocked, that they would actually photoshop out a logo on the attire of subject of the magazine. That's just going a bit far - unless Northface has ties to Sweden in which caseAnonymous Snowboarderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705929076819672791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-64773632983352291262013-03-13T18:44:01.440-04:002013-03-13T18:44:01.440-04:00Hi Bee,
Delighted to see you'll also be speak...Hi Bee,<br /><br />Delighted to see you'll also be speaking at a <a href="http://emqm13.org/" rel="nofollow">conference</a> this October on "emergent quantum mechanics." Lots happening in that area these days! Any hints what your talk will be about?<br /><br />Don't know if I can attend, but some of the listed speakers were at another quantum mechanics <a href="http://Kris Kroghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340827856086381459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-38564280282939865442013-03-13T18:19:42.171-04:002013-03-13T18:19:42.171-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Kris Kroghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340827856086381459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-74612192444373937892013-03-13T11:29:36.787-04:002013-03-13T11:29:36.787-04:00"If I'm not mistaken he was Lehrbeauftrag...<i>"If I'm not mistaken he was Lehrbeauftragte and the guy was teaching Philosophy.<br />He was complaining that basically he does all the teaching work and the University pays him peanuts.<br />The thing is that he didn't have a choice, he couldn't find a job anywhere else in this area. This position was the only job available where he could keep in touch with his area of Phillip Helbighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067585245603436809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-21273624581571142972013-03-13T11:01:18.228-04:002013-03-13T11:01:18.228-04:00If I'm not mistaken he was Lehrbeauftragte and...If I'm not mistaken he was Lehrbeauftragte and the guy was teaching Philosophy.<br /><br />He was complaining that basically he does all the teaching work and the University pays him peanuts.<br /><br />The thing is that he didn't have a choice, he couldn't find a job anywhere else in this area. This position was the only job available where he could keep in touch with his area of Giotishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03594944884584261018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-61256804818710290532013-03-13T09:58:42.357-04:002013-03-13T09:58:42.357-04:00"Deutsche Welle most probably did refer to wh...<i>"Deutsche Welle most probably did refer to what is called Lehrbeauftrage, who do a large share of teaching, mostly in the humanities. Their salary is very low indeed."</i><br /><br />A different kettle of fish. I have never met one of these people. At least when I studied physics in Hamburg (more than 20 years ago), all courses---not just the lectures, but the problem-solving Phillip Helbighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067585245603436809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-7646984864508860612013-03-13T09:10:14.531-04:002013-03-13T09:10:14.531-04:00Lara looks like the young physicist already..;-)Lara looks like the young physicist already..;-)Zephirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06010623752049244967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-64287355117134846412013-03-13T08:54:37.431-04:002013-03-13T08:54:37.431-04:00Hi Giotis,
Deutsche Welle most probably did refer...Hi Giotis,<br /><br />Deutsche Welle most probably did refer to what is called <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehrbeauftragter" rel="nofollow">Lehrbeauftrage</a>, who do a large share of teaching, mostly in the humanities. Their salary is very low indeed. <br /><br />The situation is similar for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privatdozent" rel="nofollow">Privatdozenten</a>, thatstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-52174640847103811872013-03-13T08:22:55.010-04:002013-03-13T08:22:55.010-04:00to far ---> too farto far ---> too farPhillip Helbighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067585245603436809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-64350822305317525232013-03-13T08:21:11.932-04:002013-03-13T08:21:11.932-04:00"Wondering if Germany has kindergarten beginn...<i>"Wondering if Germany has kindergarten beginning at 4 years old as they have just made here in Ontario?"</i><br /><br />See my comment regarding the meaning of the word. Usually, when someone from Germany says "Kindergarten" in English, it means "pre-school". Of course, it is a German word, and the German use is actually more correct, since it is not a school. Phillip Helbighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067585245603436809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-48267237925743721392013-03-13T08:06:57.301-04:002013-03-13T08:06:57.301-04:00"(This is a very recent development btw, it u...<i>"(This is a very recent development btw, it used to be that the universities had no freedom with the salary altogether.) This being Germany, your final salary depends on the state where you live, on your age, on your commuting time, on your family status, and so on, so I can't give you any good numbers."</i><br /><br />Actually, I think with the new payscale of a few years ago Phillip Helbighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067585245603436809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-35624012892967389572013-03-13T07:15:02.021-04:002013-03-13T07:15:02.021-04:00Hi Bee,
Gaakie and Gookie are looking great. Wond...Hi Bee,<br /><br />Gaakie and Gookie are looking great. Wondering if Germany has kindergarten beginning at 4 years old as they have just made here in Ontario? Also surprised Gloria doesn't feel left out not getting glasses as well :-)<br /><br /><br />Best,<br /><br />Phil<br />Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-4559488091598801332013-03-13T05:53:17.150-04:002013-03-13T05:53:17.150-04:00Hi Giotis,
As Phillip said, the information you h...Hi Giotis,<br /><br />As Phillip said, the information you have about salaries of professors at German universities is most likely wrong. The base-salary of these positions is fixed according to some tables that you can look up online, then the universities have some freedom to add to this which is subject of negotiation. (This is a very recent development btw, it used to be that the universitiesSabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-29659298557335442682013-03-13T05:46:49.497-04:002013-03-13T05:46:49.497-04:00Hi Phillip,
Yes, finding daycare in Sweden would ...Hi Phillip,<br /><br />Yes, finding daycare in Sweden would have been much easier and considerably less expensive. But it would have caused us many other problems, primarily because Stefan's employer (he's not in academia) is not as flexible as mine, and because the rest of our families live in Germany, and we've been relying on them to help us out here and there. Not to mention that Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-54727698498375314932013-03-13T05:29:27.303-04:002013-03-13T05:29:27.303-04:00"We simply couldn't find a daycare place ...<i>"We simply couldn't find a daycare place for kids below the age of 3."</i><br /><br />I had forgotten that they are so young!<br /><br /><i>"The thing is that in Germany the districts are so far only required to provide daycare for kids age 3 and up."</i><br /><br />Right. One of my sons in almost 5 and started Kindergarten (actually, the German "Kindergarten"Phillip Helbighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067585245603436809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1613614869443070362013-03-13T05:18:45.747-04:002013-03-13T05:18:45.747-04:00It is difficult to find a job in a German Universi...<i>It is difficult to find a job in a German University?</i><br /><br />It is difficult to find any sort of academic job anywhere, at least at a reputable institution.<br /><br /><i>Although I heard sometime ago in DW that salaries in Germany Universities for certain categories of professors (not permanent or something like that) are very low (less that a 1000 Euro) which was kind of surprise.</iPhillip Helbighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067585245603436809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-17704221910833255862013-03-12T12:45:33.124-04:002013-03-12T12:45:33.124-04:00Hi Giotis,
Yes, it is very difficult to find a job...Hi Giotis,<br />Yes, it is very difficult to find a job at a German University, esp if you work in a field like pheno qg that most paper staplers have never heard of. Bee apparently fell victim to Google wanting to join my G+ and Blogger accounts, which now signs for me with my full name. Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-80169798347007365872013-03-12T11:16:26.887-04:002013-03-12T11:16:26.887-04:00"And they are struggling with German grammar&..."<i>And they are struggling with German grammar</i>" The American Chemical Society had a German requirement lagging 20 years behind <i>Agewandte Chemie</i> International Edition. I feel the twins' pain.<br /><br />I was told French is pronounced exactly the way it sounds. German is pronounced as it is written. Yay team.Uncle Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056804084187606211noreply@blogger.com