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'Woo-woo' vs science | 209 comments (209 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Sounds good. I'm an old school scientist; wouldn't want to be responsible for this work; it might be too prone to fraud; interpretation of the "data", etc.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 05:30:45 PM EST
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It's all about the interpretation.

That's also true in 'hard' science (no experiment without theory-led manipulation of raw data) but the tension is not that great.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 05:33:14 PM EST
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Re: I'm curious (none / 0)

Not the science that I have been involved with or am currently working on. I either come up with a solution to a problem or I don't; no excuses allowed. Not your usual brand of "science", I agree.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 05:39:31 PM EST
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Re: I'm curious (none / 0)

You're talking about technology, then?

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 05:40:07 PM EST
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Just checked the dictionary definition of "technology". Yes, I do "science" with a specific goal/problem in mind, usually with a $ motivation. Currently I'm trying to domesticate truffles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuber_(genus)

Note: Tried to embed the link but kept fucking up.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 05:56:05 PM EST
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And, in fact, even the link is fucking up. Hit wiki for "truffles" if you have any questions. Need to take a shower; back in a bit.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 05:58:24 PM EST
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Re: I'm curious (none / 0)

Here

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 06:00:03 PM EST
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That's them. I'm trying to "domesticate" the little buggers.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Sat Oct 18th, 2008 at 06:32:09 PM EST
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