MIT professor Scott Aaronson, in his blog, describes his interesting dilemma. It concerns the video shown below: Australian actresses are plagiarizing my quantum mechanics lecture to sell printers I tried to think of a witty, ironic title for this post, but in the end, I simply couldn’t. The above title is a literal statement of fact. […]
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A thing or two about symplectic camels
Here’s a thing or two about symplectic camels. First, Wikipedia’s summary: Maurice de Gosson [pictured here] was the first to prove that Gromov’s symplectic non-squeezing theorem (a k a “the Principle of the Symplectic Camel“) allowed the derivation of a classícal uncertainty principle formally totally similar to the Robertson-Schrödinger uncertainty relations (i.e. the Heisenberg inequalities […]
“Learning by Jerks in Science”
What is the relationship between learning and jerks in science? This paper asks and answers the question plainly: “Engagement, Wonder, and Learning by Jerks in Science: Perspectives of Pre-Service Elementary Education Students, Medical Students, and Research Science Doctoral Students,” Nancy Pelaez [pictured here], Kimberley D. Ryder, B. Subah Packer and Michael R. Cohen, Paper presented at […]
Deepak Chopra & quantum leadership
“Renowned author and teacher Deepak Chopra, M.D., believes it’s time for a different kind of leadership,” reports Forbes magazine. Dr. Chopra was awarded the 1998 Ig Nobel Prize in physics for his unique interpretation of quantum physics as it applies to life, liberty, and the pursuit of economic happiness. Forbes says that Dr. Chopra now […]
Ig winner Chopra skeptical of critics
Deepak Chopra, winner of the 1998 Ig Nobel Prize in physics for his unique interpretation of quantum physics as it applies to life, liberty, and the pursuit of economic happiness, recently acknowledged some of his many, many, many, many, many critics. In the San Francisco Chronicle on November 30, 2009, Dr. Chopra wrote: No skeptic, […]