tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post6428384138909669947..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Book Review: "Origins" by Annie Murphy PaulSabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-13548682598296418162011-01-17T11:54:57.277-05:002011-01-17T11:54:57.277-05:00Bee. sorry
tt = time squared
xx = distance square...Bee. sorry <br />tt = time squared<br />xx = distance squared<br />The usual equation for the light cone.joel ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06048310899055838262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-32686840618491469792010-11-08T21:53:51.601-05:002010-11-08T21:53:51.601-05:00Best of luck with the twins Bee! May they inspire...Best of luck with the twins Bee! May they inspire your to new revelations in quantum gravity. I'm thinking early some morning when they are both teething and you are 20 hours without sleep - bam! Cosmic inspiration!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04479158010078227487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-44574730641781093052010-11-06T07:23:12.931-04:002010-11-06T07:23:12.931-04:00No shame on me for taking advantage of an "op...No shame on me for taking advantage of an "open door." I get a bit impish at times and a bit excited about the start of a nuclear family; frankly it brings back many wonderful memories of the start of 2 families: the one in which I was a child and the one in which I was and still am a father. They are really sweet days, with a thousand details, help from unexpected places, and a low Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-88187746703729877802010-11-05T12:17:04.408-04:002010-11-05T12:17:04.408-04:00Hi Steven,
Well, you're right. Shame on me fo...Hi Steven,<br /><br />Well, you're right. Shame on me for using "up to now". Opened the door for you to list pretty bad things that could happen... Please, do not remind us of those possibilities... On the other hand, even if we think instead about good things that could happen... well, again you end up right, there are none which could compare with becoming a parent for the first Christine Cordula Dantashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271747374185459530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-77273171077827167792010-11-05T09:07:57.792-04:002010-11-05T09:07:57.792-04:00Your are right, at least up to now in my life. It&...<i>Your are right, at least up to now in my life. It's THE dividing line.</i><br /><br />Not "just up to now", but forever. Consider the three worst things that could ever happen to you other than multiple limbs-loss in war or accident, which in order are ...<br /><br />1) The death of a child (parents should go first)<br />2) The death of a spouse/lifemate you've had a great Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-29153972222856660872010-11-05T08:03:21.714-04:002010-11-05T08:03:21.714-04:00I think we'll split it such that becoming a pa...<i>I think we'll split it such that becoming a parent for the first time is THE dividing line of our lives.</i><br /><br />Your are right, at least up to now in my life. It's THE dividing line.Christine Cordula Dantashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271747374185459530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-9035598857573367602010-11-05T07:23:46.900-04:002010-11-05T07:23:46.900-04:00Life is a trip, ain't it? I submit that not on...Life is a trip, ain't it? I submit that not only are Bee and Stefan about to go though a big change, but the single biggest experience of their lives. Much more so than getting their PhD's, getting married, losing one's virginity. going through puberty, or shaving for the first time, etc.<br /><br />On our deathbeds (which Schrodinger said was a pain in the ass because dying takes tooSteven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-74117747966026628232010-11-05T06:27:05.924-04:002010-11-05T06:27:05.924-04:00Steven wrote:
that's just the tip of the iceb...Steven wrote:<br /><br /><i>that's just the tip of the iceberg.</i><br /><br />Yeah, Sabine and Stefan will find out in their time. It's all part of that "big change" in life that I mentioned before. A brave new world.<br /><br />Best,<br />ChristineChristine Cordula Dantashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271747374185459530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-84516573747740700152010-11-05T01:12:07.421-04:002010-11-05T01:12:07.421-04:00Thanks, Shawn, I didn't know that, but I'm...Thanks, Shawn, I didn't know that, but I'm not surprised that "poopie tech" has matched onward since last I handled said material. That will come in handy if I become a grandfather and babysit someday.<br /><br />Thanks Christine, but as you know, that's just the tip of the iceberg. Gasoline, or lots of mass transits, are also in the cards for pediatrician visits, playgroundSteven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-363425742646593952010-11-04T18:46:05.930-04:002010-11-04T18:46:05.930-04:00re: Steven:
Playtex has a "Diaper Genie II&q...re: Steven:<br /><br />Playtex has a "Diaper Genie II" model that uses a plastic bag to seal the diapers from the outside world. The cats sleep in the baby's room, sometimes right by the diaper genie. That shows how effective the diaper genie is at keeping the room "olfactorily tolerable".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-13170436094499366422010-11-04T15:26:14.239-04:002010-11-04T15:26:14.239-04:00Ah, and listen to Steven, he is absolutely right.Ah, and listen to Steven, he is absolutely right.Christine Cordula Dantashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271747374185459530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-46315781416617728662010-11-04T15:25:20.563-04:002010-11-04T15:25:20.563-04:00BTW, I only have *one* book about babies. It's...BTW, I only have *one* book about babies. It's been a best seller in Brazil, for decades. It's a good book. But it was not indispensable. If I lived in a very remote area, I would say the book would have been more worthy. I have no other books, did not read much about pregnancy (but talked to my sister, who had a baby 3 years before), and the internet (around 1999) was not like today. I Christine Cordula Dantashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271747374185459530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-48270336493253527472010-11-04T15:19:19.056-04:002010-11-04T15:19:19.056-04:00Hi again,
I would say that talking to experienced...Hi again,<br /><br />I would say that talking to experienced mothers is very, very helpful, even though each pregnancy is different, each baby is different, each mother is different. Even taking into account these differences, experience is always good.<br /><br />Books about babies/pregnancy are a good source of information, I'm not saying that they have no value, but you will notice when Christine Cordula Dantashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271747374185459530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-33959762354382292352010-11-04T15:09:07.031-04:002010-11-04T15:09:07.031-04:00Hi Sabine,
She had a problem with her gallbladder...Hi Sabine,<br /><br />She had a problem with her gallbladder. She had to wait until I was born to remove it. Her pictures of when she was pregnant showed clearly that she was suffering. When I was born, she went into surgery. Not the current techniques which only small apertures are needed. A huge vertical cut throughout the belly. When she came home I was already some 15 days old. So it was not Christine Cordula Dantashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05271747374185459530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-63494655352430238152010-11-04T15:02:29.716-04:002010-11-04T15:02:29.716-04:00Hi Robert,
There's certainly truth to what yo...Hi Robert,<br /><br />There's certainly truth to what you say, but I think my own observations are quite limited both in objects as well as methods, so I find it useful to read what others have examined and found. Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-75308711532177311442010-11-04T14:04:07.927-04:002010-11-04T14:04:07.927-04:00My preparation so far consists of a single baby se...<i>My preparation so far consists of a single baby seat, which is pretty much the total of baby equipment we have.</i><br /><br />Perfectly understandable given the current importance of the pregnancy. I'm sure you're shopping for cribs. A diaper pail is a must, and in your future is the glorious day you can throw it out. Unless you go green with cloth diapers. A high chair, two in your Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-22160702576065890382010-11-04T13:41:21.801-04:002010-11-04T13:41:21.801-04:00Hi Bee,
I think he was saying something like:
St...Hi Bee,<br /><br />I think he was saying something like:<br /><br />Study nature, not books.<br /><br />Physical reality (i.e., nature)contains a wealth of answers, clues, hints. And all one has to do is observe and think about what one has observed.<br /><br />Obviously books can be an excellent source of knowledge too, but sometimes we get led into cul-de-sacs due to abstract thinking that Robert L. Oldershawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396555790655312393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-34048957326605215482010-11-04T13:19:35.461-04:002010-11-04T13:19:35.461-04:00Hi Robert,
I totally agree with Einstein there......Hi Robert,<br /><br />I totally agree with Einstein there... After all, what is *not* nature? however, I think he uses the term "nature" in a different meaning than it is used in the nuture vs nature discussion. Best,<br /><br />B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-76738479059276743422010-11-04T13:15:44.064-04:002010-11-04T13:15:44.064-04:00Hi Christine,
"Specially because my mother t...Hi Christine,<br /><br /><i>"Specially because my mother took an x-ray while pregnant of me, without knowing it, of course. I wonder the consequences to my lifetime health."</i><br /><br />She must have been worried sick before your birth. Is it likely there's consequences that might only show up decades later? Which makes me notice that Annie Paul didn't discuss electromagneticSabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-49719139212058848092010-11-04T02:59:08.786-04:002010-11-04T02:59:08.786-04:00Hi Bee,
Just as they say that though a boy is to ...Hi Bee,<br /><br />Just as they say that though a boy is to grow to become a man, that’s not to have it believed this has had the boy lost to the man. So here I find it similarly being true, that having a baby(s) may have a scientist to become a mother, yet not be able to prevent them from being a scientist. Then again it’s probably just as well the book wasn’t as enlightening as you might have Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-53230170391493606422010-11-04T02:44:02.465-04:002010-11-04T02:44:02.465-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-52517326611621051112010-11-04T01:07:42.652-04:002010-11-04T01:07:42.652-04:00I like Einstein's dictum:
'Look to nature...I like Einstein's dictum:<br /><br />'Look to nature. It is there that you will find all the answers.'Robert L. Oldershawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15396555790655312393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-42114146054742105142010-11-03T12:49:38.440-04:002010-11-03T12:49:38.440-04:00Dear Christine,
The first 3 of our four kids slep...Dear Christine,<br /><br />The first 3 of our four kids slept thru the night around 2 months. The 4th took 6 months.<br /><br />OK, so there's one in every crowd and one in every family and David is ours, and damned what that does to the average. Clan is clan.<br /><br />BTW Christine, I very much like your advice to Bee re motherhood, and hope you two are sharing tons of private e-mail back Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-63500893957293483052010-11-03T12:48:54.977-04:002010-11-03T12:48:54.977-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-22240601921736244962010-11-03T12:45:17.426-04:002010-11-03T12:45:17.426-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Steven Colyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435759210177642257noreply@blogger.com