tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post9043751401844634885..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: How Heroes Hurt ScienceSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-87412863737858467232019-05-20T14:30:11.846-04:002019-05-20T14:30:11.846-04:00Maybe, but it is likely true for their public.Maybe, but it is likely true for their public.Pierre Truchonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09518414038961558093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-12455460221373856692019-05-06T12:00:21.358-04:002019-05-06T12:00:21.358-04:00Korean War wrote: My comments are clear, and the g...Korean War wrote: My comments are clear, and the given references relevant.<br /><br />Sure, and my claim that pigs can fly is clear too. Just as clearly, I can claim that I read about pigs flying in the scientific literature. Likewise, your claims and "given references" are clear, but you offer no support for them. As such, they're useless. <br /><br />Korean War wrote: For Steven Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140374687362624448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-77843547417958276112019-05-05T04:57:10.718-04:002019-05-05T04:57:10.718-04:00My comments are clear, and the given references re...My comments are clear, and the given references relevant. For further assistance you might consult a tutor in logic.Korean War Photo Documentaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109120741562284394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-24293124306433510272019-05-03T15:49:28.935-04:002019-05-03T15:49:28.935-04:00Korean War wrote: My remarks are clear enough.
No...Korean War wrote: <i>My remarks are clear enough.</i><br /><br />No, they are not clear at all. You claimed to know "many scientists" who disagree with Sabine. Later you claimed to "know" them by way of reading the scientific literature. You claimed that nearly all of the scientists you know at Los Alamos have an opinion on Sabine's views. <br /><br />You never explained Steven Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140374687362624448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-15185184198253432972019-05-03T09:39:33.584-04:002019-05-03T09:39:33.584-04:00My remarks are clear enough. Valid issues they ma...My remarks are clear enough. Valid issues they may raise can be studied by researching the fields they reference and comments throughout this blog. Korean War Photo Documentaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109120741562284394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-84677185107234252062019-05-02T14:04:39.547-04:002019-05-02T14:04:39.547-04:00Korean War wrote: I only intend to indicate one im...Korean War wrote: <i>I only intend to indicate one impression from a general reading of scientific literature, not the result of an extensive study . . . Almost all of us hold “opinions” on Dr. Hossenfelder’s views.</i><br /><br />Wow, let's review: You say that you've encountered Sabine in the general scientific literature, and you say that almost every scientist you know at Los Alamos Steven Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140374687362624448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-593797871266419352019-05-01T17:24:29.166-04:002019-05-01T17:24:29.166-04:00Steven,
Responding to your first four sentences, ...Steven,<br /><br />Responding to your first four sentences, it's as well that I don’t claim to be competent at the English language, since I seem unable to communicate with it very well. For instance, should I say “I know many scientists disagree,” by “know” I only intend to indicate one impression from a general reading of scientific literature, not the result of an extensive study. "Korean War Photo Documentaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109120741562284394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-306230390112455072019-04-29T15:04:41.372-04:002019-04-29T15:04:41.372-04:00Korean War (Bert) wrote: I only feel competent to ...Korean War (Bert) wrote: <i>I only feel competent to discuss the claims of applied science for public funds</i><br /><br />You felt competent to make a rather bold and vague claim: <i>I know many scientists disagree with some of Dr. Hossenfelder's views</i>. I'm responding to that claim. <br /><br />I've been trying to see if you understand that, for the most part, those scientists Steven Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140374687362624448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-28247208164194317172019-04-26T09:08:37.502-04:002019-04-26T09:08:37.502-04:00Steven,
If your point is that biased self-inter...Steven,<br /><br /> If your point is that biased self-interest and justification by creative truths are human characteristics, it is clear. <br /><br /> The motivations and consequences of such behavior are not. <br /> <br /> Philosophers, let alone economists, have spent lifetimes exploring the subject.<br /> <br />Many of your observations are interesting. <br /><br />Still, in this blog,Korean War Photo Documentaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109120741562284394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-9512461847695849852019-04-25T19:27:32.673-04:002019-04-25T19:27:32.673-04:00Steven,
What you say may be all very well, bu the...Steven,<br /><br />What you say may be all very well, bu the fact remains that hardly anyone is trained to detect absolute pitch - so we don't know if this ability - useful or not - could be learned. <br /><br />I totally agree that in practice, the recognition of relative pitch is more important David Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06172248428321078417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-62057266995015654742019-04-25T19:20:12.122-04:002019-04-25T19:20:12.122-04:00Bert wrote: the basis for World economy is far out...Bert wrote: <i>the basis for World economy is far outside my areas of study</i><br /><br />I'm sure you've noticed that marketing tends to be manipulative and even misleading. You're an older man so I'm sure you've seen plenty of ads. Even children lie to make themselves look better. <br /><br />As soon as review platforms, such as Amazon, became popular, they almost Steven Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140374687362624448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-91231272550845418872019-04-25T18:53:57.096-04:002019-04-25T18:53:57.096-04:00Bert wrote: The argument and citing of disagreemen...Bert wrote: <i>The argument and citing of disagreements were background to thanking Dr. Hossenfelder</i><br /><br />Yes. I didn't mean to imply that you agreed with that argument. <br /><br />Bert wrote: <i>President Trump, a flawed personality whom I respect as the right man at the right time for our country, was not intended as any part of my comments</i><br /><br />I used Trump merely to Steven Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140374687362624448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-38164203118315173262019-04-25T08:01:52.566-04:002019-04-25T08:01:52.566-04:00Steven,
The argument and citing of disagreements ...Steven,<br /><br />The argument and citing of disagreements were background to thanking Dr. Hossenfelder for encouraging serious discussions on the relative merits of studying the foundations of physics, and applying what is already known of them to attacking practical problems.<br /><br />President Trump, a flawed personality whom I respect as the right man at the right time for our country, wasKorean War Photo Documentaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109120741562284394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-37349843411548753082019-04-23T15:00:20.591-04:002019-04-23T15:00:20.591-04:00Bert wrote: The major argument against this seems ...Bert wrote: <i>The major argument against this seems that funding released by the LHC might not stay in physics research</i><br /><br />That argument has been broached in this forum several times. It's specious, self-serving, and not compelling. <br /><br />Bert wrote: <i>I know many scientists disagree with some of Dr. Hossenfelder's views</i><br /><br />Are you referring to some Steven Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140374687362624448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-5283106637318392772019-04-23T14:32:00.536-04:002019-04-23T14:32:00.536-04:00David wrote: I can't help wondering if people ...David wrote: <i>I can't help wondering if people were actually taught to recognise musical pitch, it might make a big difference.</i><br /><br />Perfect pitch seems to have a genetic component. "Relative pitch" can be learned. In any case, there is absolutely no advantage, even for professional musicians, in having perfect pitch. Perfect pitch offers no advantages for listening, Steven Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140374687362624448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-57506179111646773342019-04-23T13:53:48.763-04:002019-04-23T13:53:48.763-04:00Lawrence wrote: I would say in general that for ev...Lawrence wrote: <i>I would say in general that for every one of these luminaries there are 10 or more with comparable talents who are slammed down by socioeconomic conditions.</i><br /><br />I'd guess that you're underestimating quite a bit. I agree that, for the most part, socioeconomic factors are the problem, but there are other factors. A surprising percentage of people squander theirSteven Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140374687362624448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-11328758031416190252019-04-22T05:24:08.585-04:002019-04-22T05:24:08.585-04:00I'd love to see some discussion about Venus...I'd love to see some discussion about Venus' climate. It it is famously about 460C at the surface of the planet, and this is conventionally attributed to the greenhouse effect since the atmosphere is mainly CO2. However, the pressure at the surface of Venus is 92 atmospheres - as measured by the Magellan spacecraft, which also recorded the pressure and temperature profiles down through David Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06172248428321078417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-50869990815042913942019-04-22T05:09:40.264-04:002019-04-22T05:09:40.264-04:00Lawrence Crowell wrote,
"....something I lac...Lawrence Crowell wrote,<br /><br />"....something I lack, and this seems to be something you are simply born with or not"<br /><br />I can't help wondering if people were actually taught to recognise musical pitch, it might make a big difference. Most skills improve with practice and effort, and it would not be hard to write a computer program that would present sounds correspondingDavid Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06172248428321078417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-57402644432199110952019-04-21T09:48:19.928-04:002019-04-21T09:48:19.928-04:00The strange thing is that we have no problem with ...The strange thing is that we have no problem with the idea that hominid evolution promoted a larger brain, and thus a more intelligent hominid. All is fine until Homo sapiens came about and then the brain becomes off limits to evolution. Stephan J. Gould, a prominent evolutionary biologist and paleontologist, tended to impose his Marxist perspectives in place with modern humans. However, this is Lawrence Crowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090839464038445335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-3909847202331640192019-04-20T08:57:52.055-04:002019-04-20T08:57:52.055-04:00I am interested in strategies for furthering fusio...I am interested in strategies for furthering fusion energy. Other applied science areas, along with challenging research projects to further understand the foundations of physics, all have claims on funding currently tabled for a larger LHC.<br /><br />Any endeavor may become too expensive and inefficient to justify its continuance. The LHC has arguably reached the point where it may be asked Korean War Photo Documentaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12109120741562284394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-18835577004532234452019-04-19T17:15:32.031-04:002019-04-19T17:15:32.031-04:00Axil wrote: What would have happened to Einstein a...Axil wrote: <i>What would have happened to Einstein and to today’s science if Einstein was ignored and had taken his ideas and talent to the grave if it weren’t for Planck.</i><br /><br />Einstein's various insights and contributions would have emerged sooner or later, even if Einstein never existed. Of course I can't prove this assertion. I'm using history to inform my opinion. <br /Steven Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140374687362624448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-92165413472844151052019-04-19T16:58:24.713-04:002019-04-19T16:58:24.713-04:00Ripi wrote: Related to this is the fact that child...Ripi wrote: <i>Related to this is the fact that children are being told they can be the next Einstein or the next Picasso, and they try, and they most often fail, of course.</i><br /><br />There are certainly parents who push their children to attain conspicuous "success," but I have yet to encounter even a ferocious Tiger Mom who expects her children, as a matter of brute effort, to Steven Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140374687362624448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-319342884791085092019-04-19T11:59:11.975-04:002019-04-19T11:59:11.975-04:00Sabine wrote: Too many people on the planet will n...Sabine wrote: <i>Too many people on the planet will never contribute to science, not because they don’t have the intellectual ability, but because they do not have the opportunity to acquire the necessary knowledge.</i><br /><br />I see this as the biggest problem, that eclipses everything else. It bothers me so much that there is rarely a day that I don't think about it at least once. Not Steven Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140374687362624448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-53384776174703748372019-04-19T00:04:28.140-04:002019-04-19T00:04:28.140-04:00The relevance is that the ‘Heroes” are apparently ...The relevance is that the ‘Heroes” are apparently those that “established” the correlation of temperature to CO2. If you look at the graph of CO2 vs Temp over the Cenozoic era when mammals flourished, you will see there is very little correlation. Vhargraves@aol.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12207302883264043743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-49512613125850880432019-04-18T10:58:38.033-04:002019-04-18T10:58:38.033-04:00@Van Hargraves
Climate change on geological timesc...@Van Hargraves<br />Climate change on geological timescales does not inform us on the consequences of doubling CO2 loads within a couple of centuries.<br />As I made clear elsewhere in this response section, I have concerns about investigative inertia and professional gatekeeping in current climate science, but your "concerns" are emerging from an entirely different realm of Len Arendshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02095671757246872110noreply@blogger.com