Comments on: Reminder of Uncertainty http://asymptotia.com/2006/08/31/reminder-of-uncertainty/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:30:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Henry Yuen http://asymptotia.com/2006/08/31/reminder-of-uncertainty/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Henry Yuen Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:57:24 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/08/31/reminder-of-uncertainty/#comment-733 That was an intriguing seminar, and I applaud all your efforts in putting together the wonderful evening. However, I would like to remark that it didn't seem like the division between the solid, concrete Uncertainty Principle of Physics and the more vague, liberally-applied uncertainty of the humanities was reconciled. What I noticed was a brief application of the concept of "uncertainty" in the humanities' speakers' presentations, whereas Dr. Clifford Johnson kept on refining and clarifying the definition of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, to delineate it from popular (mis)conception. I suppose my point is that I perceived the moral of the symposium (as it arose) was that one cannot arbitrarily apply the same principles from one vastly different world to another. The thing was that I was looking for an underlying connection between physics and the humanities. Perhaps I'm limited in my abilities to find such connections - what do you guys think? <em> [Note: copy of comment has ben placed at a different location. See <a href="http://asymptotia.com/2006/09/01/the-uncertainty-event/#comment-761" rel="nofollow">here</a>. -cvj]</em> That was an intriguing seminar, and I applaud all your efforts in putting together the wonderful evening. However, I would like to remark that it didn’t seem like the division between the solid, concrete Uncertainty Principle of Physics and the more vague, liberally-applied uncertainty of the humanities was reconciled. What I noticed was a brief application of the concept of “uncertainty” in the humanities’ speakers’ presentations, whereas Dr. Clifford Johnson kept on refining and clarifying the definition of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, to delineate it from popular (mis)conception. I suppose my point is that I perceived the moral of the symposium (as it arose) was that one cannot arbitrarily apply the same principles from one vastly different world to another. The thing was that I was looking for an underlying connection between physics and the humanities. Perhaps I’m limited in my abilities to find such connections - what do you guys think?


[Note: copy of comment has ben placed at a different location. See here. -cvj]

]]> By: Clifford http://asymptotia.com/2006/08/31/reminder-of-uncertainty/comment-page-1/#comment-719 Clifford Thu, 31 Aug 2006 19:02:02 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/08/31/reminder-of-uncertainty/#comment-719 I'm confused. What are you disagreeing with me about? I love "O! Brother..." as well. I believe I said "One of my favourite..."... I cannot choose a favourite among them..... there's "Fargo" and "Miller's Crossing", and "The Big Lebowski"... just for starters. In fact, the only one of theirs that I think is a dud -almost without any merit at all- is their disastrous attempt to remake "The Lady Killers". Cheers, -cvj I’m confused. What are you disagreeing with me about? I love “O! Brother…” as well. I believe I said “One of my favourite…”… I cannot choose a favourite among them….. there’s “Fargo” and “Miller’s Crossing”, and “The Big Lebowski”… just for starters. In fact, the only one of theirs that I think is a dud -almost without any merit at all- is their disastrous attempt to remake “The Lady Killers”.

Cheers,

-cvj

]]> By: michael.kinyanjui http://asymptotia.com/2006/08/31/reminder-of-uncertainty/comment-page-1/#comment-718 michael.kinyanjui Thu, 31 Aug 2006 18:55:08 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2006/08/31/reminder-of-uncertainty/#comment-718 I will politely disagree with you " o! brother Where at thou" cracked me up, simply the funniest comedy I have ever watched. I will politely disagree with you ” o! brother Where at thou” cracked me up, simply the funniest comedy I have ever watched.

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