Other, non-heat perpetual-motion/over-unity mechanical models have not only been proposed, they have become -- without direct evidence, I should add -- widely-accepted by physicists and journalists worldwide.
Google the term "Dark Energy" for any number of examples.
Shouldn't we as scientists be more careful with our words, and say that dark matter is BELIEVED to make up more of the universe than does visible matter, based on our current leading theories? I think being careful with what we know and how well we know it is important to maintaining trust with the public and with each-other.
Even better, non-lazy journalists could use the specific technical term "hypothesized" instead of the more-familiar "believed" and we can eventually increase scientific literacy in the general public a wee bit.
However, as to rule-of-thumb aphorisms suitable for habitualizing, I would simply add a couple of things I tell my students regularly:
1. Always keep an open mind, but not so open that all the common sense falls out.
and
2. Remember that since human nature is basically hard-wired in, for better or worse, human culture only changes as a result of new technologies being introduced.
Well, you will need to get a grand jury to indict such misbehaving officers first, and that crucial step in the process has not been going so well recently.
...and he is qualified to do so because why, exactly?
To my knowledge, Bill Gates has earned graduate degrees in neither History nor Education; he has no accredited academic credentials as an educator.
Should we let him revise the way surgeons are taught, simply because he has a gigantic pile of money and an inclination to do so? Or lawyers? Or pilots? Or plumbers?
Bill Gates is an expert at monopolistic capitalism, and back in the day, was a competent coder. He has no demonstrable other professional skills or expertise; I am not particularly impressed by his ham-fisted ability to spend money and influence public policy without soliciting properly-qualified advice. "Philanthropist" is not a job title, it is merely an attempt to reconcile ego with guilt.
Threatening public servant for seeking to act reasonably and conscientiously in accord with lawful principles that have a democratic mandate, simply because it is disagreeable to your own politics?
Can we get a drone strike on this obvious terrorist supporter, Ajit Pai, please? Or at least get him a visit and a rendition from the DHS?
As a European (Greek) i must beg our American (USA) brothers and sisters to defend their/our "right to remember"...
It is technically known as "History" and most educational systems worldwide (even in Greece, where it was practically invented for Western Civilization) offer core-curriculum courses in it, as it is considered an essential public good.
Furthermore, I do not see how "irrelevant" has any sort of legally-precise meaning; it is a simple matter for Google to form-letter reply to each and every request stating that after careful consideration and due diligence, Google (and the NSA, obviously) has deemed any and all Internet-posted information referenced in the complaint to be "relevant" to its business model (and various multi-national security interests) and thereby shove the burden of proof right back onto the complainant. Let the various EU courts get clogged with several hundred million of these frivolous actions, as they so richly deserve.
OK, after we get rid of all the "wasteful" spending at the NSF, can we take a look at the DoD? I have several hundreds of billions of dollars worth of recommendations for spending cuts on that front...
It would also be handy if the Nth Generation cell phone could do two things no iPhone nor Pre nor Blackberry is capable of today: 1) get dropped one meter onto concrete and not shatter, and 2) get soaking wet and still work fine after a little shaking out.
The ability to post live video from one's MMORPG to one's Facebook page is a trivial accomplishment in comparison to these basic-yet-apparently-insurmountable engineering feats.
(although LeGuin has already been mentioned)... both come to mind as enduring talents whose work still reads as crisp and fresh as it did decades ago... neither is necessarily as landmark, SciFi powerhouse, but their influences persist, especially among television writers... the humanity that they both focus on is timeless... and will always appeal, especially to young minds...
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"The Ascent of Man," a 13-part series from way back in 1973 by Jacob Bronowski, remains a classic.
In the same vein, all the various "Connections" series (running in 1978, 1994, 1997) by James Burke are quite worthwhile.
Other, non-heat perpetual-motion/over-unity mechanical models have not only been proposed, they have become -- without direct evidence, I should add -- widely-accepted by physicists and journalists worldwide.
Google the term "Dark Energy" for any number of examples.
"Inevitable" how, exactly?
people don't need to "think digitally", what they need is to think for themselves.
Have you *been* to rural Mississippi?
Pigs will not only fly but go on to establish their own Mars colony before rural Mississippians will learn to think for themselves.
Shouldn't we as scientists be more careful with our words, and say that dark matter is BELIEVED to make up more of the universe than does visible matter, based on our current leading theories? I think being careful with what we know and how well we know it is important to maintaining trust with the public and with each-other.
Even better, non-lazy journalists could use the specific technical term "hypothesized" instead of the more-familiar "believed" and we can eventually increase scientific literacy in the general public a wee bit.
Good points.
However, as to rule-of-thumb aphorisms suitable for habitualizing, I would simply add a couple of things I tell my students regularly:
1. Always keep an open mind, but not so open that all the common sense falls out.
and
2. Remember that since human nature is basically hard-wired in, for better or worse, human culture only changes as a result of new technologies being introduced.
Well, you will need to get a grand jury to indict such misbehaving officers first, and that crucial step in the process has not been going so well recently.
...and he is qualified to do so because why, exactly?
To my knowledge, Bill Gates has earned graduate degrees in neither History nor Education; he has no accredited academic credentials as an educator.
Should we let him revise the way surgeons are taught, simply because he has a gigantic pile of money and an inclination to do so? Or lawyers? Or pilots? Or plumbers?
Bill Gates is an expert at monopolistic capitalism, and back in the day, was a competent coder. He has no demonstrable other professional skills or expertise; I am not particularly impressed by his ham-fisted ability to spend money and influence public policy without soliciting properly-qualified advice. "Philanthropist" is not a job title, it is merely an attempt to reconcile ego with guilt.
Threatening public servant for seeking to act reasonably and conscientiously in accord with lawful principles that have a democratic mandate, simply because it is disagreeable to your own politics?
Can we get a drone strike on this obvious terrorist supporter, Ajit Pai, please? Or at least get him a visit and a rendition from the DHS?
As a European (Greek) i must beg our American (USA) brothers and sisters to defend their/our "right to remember"...
It is technically known as "History" and most educational systems worldwide (even in Greece, where it was practically invented for Western Civilization) offer core-curriculum courses in it, as it is considered an essential public good.
Furthermore, I do not see how "irrelevant" has any sort of legally-precise meaning; it is a simple matter for Google to form-letter reply to each and every request stating that after careful consideration and due diligence, Google (and the NSA, obviously) has deemed any and all Internet-posted information referenced in the complaint to be "relevant" to its business model (and various multi-national security interests) and thereby shove the burden of proof right back onto the complainant. Let the various EU courts get clogged with several hundred million of these frivolous actions, as they so richly deserve.
Indeed.
When the Null Hypothesis relies upon pure, wondrous magic it may be statistics, but is definitely not science -- or even reason.
OK, after we get rid of all the "wasteful" spending at the NSF, can we take a look at the DoD? I have several hundreds of billions of dollars worth of recommendations for spending cuts on that front...
It would also be handy if the Nth Generation cell phone could do two things no iPhone nor Pre nor Blackberry is capable of today: 1) get dropped one meter onto concrete and not shatter, and 2) get soaking wet and still work fine after a little shaking out.
The ability to post live video from one's MMORPG to one's Facebook page is a trivial accomplishment in comparison to these basic-yet-apparently-insurmountable engineering feats.
(although LeGuin has already been mentioned)... both come to mind as enduring talents whose work still reads as crisp and fresh as it did decades ago... neither is necessarily as landmark, SciFi powerhouse, but their influences persist, especially among television writers... the humanity that they both focus on is timeless... and will always appeal, especially to young minds...