Author Archives: PlatoHagel

Ducks Know Game Theory

Posted on October 28, 2010 by PlatoHagel

  A Beautiful Math: John Nash, Game Theory, and the Modern Quest for a Code of Nature (2006) The ducks, naturally, were delighted with this experiment, so they all rapidly paddled into position. But then Harper’s helpers began tossing the … Continue reading →

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Psychohistory

Posted on October 20, 2010 by PlatoHagel

Hari Seldon, a fictional character, is the intellectual hero of Isaac Asimov‘s Foundation Series. In his capacity as mathematics professor at Streeling University on Trantor, he developed psychohistory, allowing him to predict the future in probabilistic terms. His prediction of … Continue reading →

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SOHO EIT 304 Latest Image

Posted on October 11, 2010 by PlatoHagel

The Sun Now– EIT (Extreme ultraviolet Imaging Telescope) images the solar atmosphere at several wavelengths, and therefore, shows solar material at different temperatures. In the images taken at 304 Angstrom the bright material is at 60,000 to 80,000 degrees Kelvin. … Continue reading →

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Quantum suicide and immortality

Posted on October 6, 2010 by PlatoHagel

But for the first time, quantum physicist Seth Lloyd of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology suggests that memories of entanglement can survive its destruction. He compares the effect to Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights: “the spectral Catherine communicates with her … Continue reading →

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Primum movens

Posted on September 29, 2010 by PlatoHagel

Until all are one! Primus to his children, “Trap“ Primus is the “benevolent” godlike entity in the fictional Transformers comic universe who fought against the Chaos-Bringer Unicron.  *** Primum movens (Latin), usually referred to as the First Cause in English, … Continue reading →

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Science and Hypothesis

Posted on September 28, 2010 by PlatoHagel

Whole Item Format Size science_and_hypothesis_librivox_128kb.m3u 128kbps M3U StreamB science_and_hypothesis_librivox_64kb.m3u 64Kbps M3U StreamB science_and_hypothesis_librivox_64kb_mp3.zip 64Kbps MP3 ZIP 193.4 MB Audio Files 128Kbps MP3 Ogg Vorbis 64Kbps MP3 01 – Introduction by Judd Larmor 12.4 MB 6.9 MB 6.2 MB 02 – … Continue reading →

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What is the Noble Lie?

Posted on September 23, 2010 by PlatoHagel

“Plato made clear that merit and not heredity defined the gold man and that gold could be found in all parts of society.” What is the “Noble lie” in Economics?? Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? The Guardians were to be men … Continue reading →

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Old News Can Still Be New Information

Posted on September 15, 2010 by PlatoHagel

Getting a handle on Symmetries is an always work in progress for me, so as to keep abreast of the science and the theoretic involved. Why has Physics Today’s news coverage of string theory been so sparse? Given string theory’s … Continue reading →

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Utopia

Posted on September 6, 2010 by PlatoHagel

Woodcut by Ambrosius Holbein for a 1518 edition of Utopia. The lower left-hand corner shows the traveler Raphael Hythlodaeus, describing the island. Utopia (pronounced /juːˈtoʊpiə/) is a name for an ideal community or society possessing a seemingly perfect socio–politico–legal system.[1] … Continue reading →

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The Universe Time Travel

Posted on August 26, 2010 by PlatoHagel

The mystery of time travel is explored as we embark on an adventure to reveal if traveling into the future will one day be a reality. Next we examine if traveling into the past will have bizarre consequences. Finally, are … Continue reading →

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