Comments on: Point of View, II http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/11/point-of-view-ii/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:10:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Point of View, II - The Event - Asymptotia http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/11/point-of-view-ii/#comment-40998 Point of View, II - The Event - Asymptotia Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:58:29 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/11/point-of-view-ii/#comment-40998 [...] Thursday 12th’s “Point of View, II” event was a huge success. See here for the blurb on what was coming up. [...] [...] Thursday 12th’s “Point of View, II” event was a huge success. See here for the blurb on what was coming up. [...]

]]> By: John Branch http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/11/point-of-view-ii/#comment-39133 John Branch Sun, 15 Apr 2007 13:08:19 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/11/point-of-view-ii/#comment-39133 Another event to make me wish I could zip out to the West Coast now and then. But I've discovered something closer to home. Just a couple of links away (found via K. C. Cole's site) is <a href="http://www.roaldhoffmann.com/pn/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=26&page=1" rel="nofollow">Roald Hoffmann's Entertaining Science</a>, which does similar things in New York City. Wouldn't have found it without this post, so thanks, Clifford! Another event to make me wish I could zip out to the West Coast now and then.

But I’ve discovered something closer to home. Just a couple of links away (found via K. C. Cole’s site) is Roald Hoffmann’s Entertaining Science, which does similar things in New York City. Wouldn’t have found it without this post, so thanks, Clifford!

]]> By: Pioneer1 http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/11/point-of-view-ii/#comment-39011 Pioneer1 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:09:17 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/11/point-of-view-ii/#comment-39011 Thanks for the link to the Categorically Not! I loved their slogan: The worst disease afflicting humankind is hardening of the categories. I loved it because removing the hardened categories inevitably leads to new discoveries. Unfortunately academia is the bad cholesterol of science because most hardened categories occur in the academia leading to death of science. As you may have noticed, nature is divided into neat sections which can be taught in 4 years. This may also prove the anthropocentric principle. If nature weren't naturally divided into academic sections humans would never be able to study nature. I personally believe in the unity of things. The second paragraph of <a href="http://www.alphysics.com/science/schooltrain.htm" rel="nofollow">this essay</a> may also be related to the topic of the immutability of the academic categories. Thanks again, and the program looks very nice too. Thanks for the link to the Categorically Not! I loved their slogan: The worst disease afflicting humankind is hardening of the categories.

I loved it because removing the hardened categories inevitably leads to new discoveries.

Unfortunately academia is the bad cholesterol of science because most hardened categories occur in the academia leading to death of science.

As you may have noticed, nature is divided into neat sections which can be taught in 4 years. This may also prove the anthropocentric principle. If nature weren’t naturally divided into academic sections humans would never be able to study nature.

I personally believe in the unity of things.

The second paragraph of this essay may also be related to the topic of the immutability of the academic categories.

Thanks again, and the program looks very nice too.

]]> By: Moshe http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/11/point-of-view-ii/#comment-38420 Moshe Thu, 12 Apr 2007 02:56:34 +0000 http://asymptotia.com/2007/04/11/point-of-view-ii/#comment-38420 Sounds interesting (says a voice from the north), say hi to Don! Sounds interesting (says a voice from the north), say hi to Don!

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