tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post7951745179837661197..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: The future of the seminar starts with wSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-79069431104443855642011-12-12T18:55:20.511-05:002011-12-12T18:55:20.511-05:00http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2011/12/12/the...<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2011/12/12/the_importance_of_place.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2011/12/12/the_importance_of_place.html</a><br /><br />Came across the above on Matthew Yglesias, on Slate:<br /><br /><i>After analyzing more than 35,000 different peer-reviewed papers and mapping the location of every co-author, he found that scientists Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-49332033999430600012011-10-29T05:22:09.157-04:002011-10-29T05:22:09.157-04:00Hi Phil,
Yes, I see, you log out and are off, no ...Hi Phil,<br /><br />Yes, I see, you log out and are off, no continuation of discussion there. But everything could always be better I suppose. Clearly, what we want are transmitters that get us around the world faster than the speed of neutrinos, but absent that technology a webinar sounds to me like much of an improvement over watching a recording. Everything is relative as the saying goes :-) Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-24649548216726893832011-10-29T04:55:03.035-04:002011-10-29T04:55:03.035-04:00Hi Arun,
Yes, face-to-face communication still wo...Hi Arun,<br /><br />Yes, face-to-face communication still works best when it comes to productivity, but then the average academic seminar is not about being productive in the first place but about being educative. It is too bad academia is so behind in these matters. I can understand it though, all the technological equipment takes money that isn't there (with PI one of the few exceptions on Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-91105525936601146362011-10-28T14:57:36.419-04:002011-10-28T14:57:36.419-04:00Hi Bee,
Instant messaging comes with the software...Hi Bee,<br /><br />Instant messaging comes with the software. You can direct a private message to anyone or a public message.<br /><br />We have for instance, weekly technology forums where someone talks and most of us listen - a hundred or so people may attend. We also have sessions where a presenter is talking through a document for review - there could be as many as 50-60 people on, actively Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-38172875402724120292011-10-28T11:26:48.083-04:002011-10-28T11:26:48.083-04:00"Ghyughgggggggggggggggggg?" It's no...<i>"Ghyughgggggggggggggggggg?"</i> It's not unitary, so probably not.<br /><br />[Muon] Neutrinos are massed; GR will win. GR' vulnerability is its postulated Equivalence Principle. String theory's EP is BRST invariance. All measurable observables are EP-inert.<br /><br />Quantitative geometric parity divergence is a non-measurable observable outside physics. Nothing Uncle Alhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056804084187606211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-15624992722004914242011-10-28T06:52:31.791-04:002011-10-28T06:52:31.791-04:00Hi Bee,
What you refer to as Webinars I have and ...Hi Bee,<br /><br />What you refer to as Webinars I have and continue to participate in with respect to my own industry. That is both regarding discussions and explanations regarding standard changes to ones like the DOE make in respect to programs such as Energy Star and Testing Standards of NFRC (National Fenestration Rating Council). While I do agree they have the ability to gather a large Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-37705892896222185652011-10-28T02:34:02.747-04:002011-10-28T02:34:02.747-04:00Hi Arun,
Ah, the instant messaging I forgot. Does...Hi Arun,<br /><br />Ah, the instant messaging I forgot. Does it run with the same software or do you use an additional one? How many people do typically attend these webinars at your workplace? Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-84522696166190599982011-10-28T02:31:11.395-04:002011-10-28T02:31:11.395-04:00Hi Matt,
Thanks, that is interesting. I think it&...Hi Matt,<br /><br />Thanks, that is interesting. I think it's likely that in the next few years there will be one or two platforms standing out that most people will focus on. Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-36062493281917070972011-10-28T02:30:01.759-04:002011-10-28T02:30:01.759-04:00Hi Stephen,
I have my reservations about the usef...Hi Stephen,<br /><br />I have my reservations about the usefulness of online communication and I've written about that several times. However, seminars are an example where I think putting them online can work very well. There is in fact not a dramatic lot of communication going on there, and that what is going on are mostly technical questions that can be well typed or asked without even a Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-71646088367170919252011-10-27T21:30:49.736-04:002011-10-27T21:30:49.736-04:00Hmmmm, Occupy webinars?Hmmmm, Occupy webinars?Robert L. Oldershawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396555790655312393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-28959099945779627162011-10-27T15:44:36.689-04:002011-10-27T15:44:36.689-04:00I think you are neglecting to mention the very det...I think you are neglecting to mention the very detrimental effects of interference when using open communication mechanisms such as the internet and especially when dealing with topics about neutrinos which very well might cause causality violations and back-reactions inside the minds of the participants in the meetings. Also add in the effect of automated or manual intervention of spies in data Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-78684524821812136422011-10-27T13:55:53.421-04:002011-10-27T13:55:53.421-04:00This is our product for webinars - I don't mea...<a href="http://www.business.att.com/enterprise/Family/unified-communications/business-collaboration-services/" rel="nofollow">This is our product for webinars - I don't mean to advertise or endorse, but merely inform.</a> Please delete this post if it is inappropriate.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-50636976201071913582011-10-27T13:53:40.775-04:002011-10-27T13:53:40.775-04:00At work we use webinars all the time. I'm on o...At work we use webinars all the time. I'm on one that is not quite engaging me as we speak. The issue of live auditorium + webinar is also handled, typically by having someone relay questions from the web participants, because when we have such events they are typically very large. We also have people in a conference room somewhere and a webinar, and then questions are handled like in a Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-90428924334983879192011-10-27T13:22:14.273-04:002011-10-27T13:22:14.273-04:00Webinars are great, but the cost of using any of t...Webinars are great, but the cost of using any of the major commercial platforms is quite frankly a scam. You might be interested in looking at http://bigbluebutton.org/ . It is open source and built for teaching in higher education, but it has essentially the same functionality that you need for a webinar. The disadvantage is that you have to install it on a server at your institution and it msleiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06482653494158110204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-24321308077944258402011-10-27T12:48:01.775-04:002011-10-27T12:48:01.775-04:00Or Flash Presentation
Here in this Blog Post as w...Or <a href="http://pirsa.org/index.php?p=media&url=http://pirsa.org/displayFlash.php?id=11090135" rel="nofollow">Flash Presentation</a><br /><br />Here in this <a href="http://eskesthai.blogspot.com/2011/10/pi-chats-faster-than-light-neutrinos.html" title="P.I. Chats- Faster-than-light neutrinos?" rel="nofollow">Blog Post</a> as well.<br /><br />The cost for travel and future interactions PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-13186512358808675422011-10-27T12:43:28.339-04:002011-10-27T12:43:28.339-04:00Hi Bee,
Abstract: Can neutrinos really travel fas...Hi Bee,<br /><br /><i><b>Abstract</b>: Can neutrinos really travel faster than light? Recently released experimental data from CERN suggests that they can. Join host Dr. Richard Epp and a panel of Perimeter Institute scientists <a href="http://streamer2.perimeterinstitute.ca/mp3/11090135.mp3" title="P.I. Chats- Faster-than-light neutrinos? " rel="nofollow">in a live webinar</a> to discuss this PlatoHagelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00849253658526056393noreply@blogger.com