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yuxi.ml
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| | | | | The hole argument in general relativity is formally analogous to the inverted qualia problem in philosophy. Like how spacetime points have no existence beyond gauge freedom, qualias have no existence beyond their geometric-functional roles, thus dissolving the hard problem of consciousness. | |
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scottaaronson.blog
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| | | | | My good friend Sean Carroll took a lot of flak recently for answering this year's Edge question, "What scientific idea is ready for retirement?," with "Falsifiability", and for using string theory and the multiverse as examples of why science needs to break out of its narrow Popperian cage. For more, seethis blog post of Sean's,... | |
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tritonstation.com
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| | | | | Given recent developments in the long-running hunt for dark matter and the difficulty interpreting what this means, it seems like a good juncture to re-up* this: The history of science is a decision tree. Vertices appear where we must take one or another branching. Sometimes, we take the wrong road for the right reasons. A... | |
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nateserg808.wixsite.com
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| | | An alleged outbreak of disease in Wuhan, China in late December 2019 was quickly reported as having developed into an 'epidemic' and on the 11th March 2020 the WHO declared it to be a 'pandemic'.( - I might have a total of 4 words of my own in here - thank you to the dedicated investigators - )In quick succession, countries around the world were being 'locked down' in an apparent effort to contain the disease; the phrase 'flatten the curve' was used to suggest that the numbers of cases were | ||
