Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Heart, Left Shoulder Blade
The science of complex historical objects
SJ Gould, in an essay of 1983 (" Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes" ) after considering the "disorder" evolutionary that appears in the evolution of ' apodiploidia and sociality within this (the rare and complex path that led to the emergence of companies such as ants and bees, but also to a limited extent in the animal kingdom of companies like), draws some concluding remarks on the beautiful science.
begins by supposing that some might interpret this "disorder" in a mystical sense, "that evolution requires the ineffable nature un'inconoscibilità" and others in the sense pessimistic, "that evolution is not a very advanced science, or is not a science, can not predict the course of an imperfect world. "
Rejects both interpretations and writes (pp. 65-66 and. com.)
The problem lies in our simplistic and stereotypical view of science as a monolithic phenomenon based on regularity, repetition and the possibility of predicting the future. This formula can be true of science that deal with objects of less complex and less tied to a story than it is life. The hydrogen and oxygen mixed in a certain way, form today as the water formed billions of years ago and how to form it will probably continue for a long time. Water is always the same and equal to its chemical composition. Here there is no indication of time, nor any constraints imposed by a history of previous change.
bodies, on the other hand, are guided and limited by their past. They must remain imperfect in their form and their function, and to that extent unpredictable, it is not optimal machines. We can not know with certainty the future, if only because within each character, as well suited to this role, there's always a myriad of bizarre changes of function.
The science of complex historical objects is a different one, no less firm. It aims to explain the past, not predict the future. Its objective is to seek principles underlying the uniqueness and regularity of each species and each interaction, While appreciating the value in all its uniqueness and irreducible while describing all the magnificence. The concepts of science must bend (and expand) to adapt to life. [...]
The concept of science that expresses for me is very elegant, very beautiful. I do not know if and how Gould was aware of the work of scientific disciplines that are devoted to its study those "bizarre change of function" that he cited, in order to know and predict - such as behavior analysis, which is my field. But account to find out: I recently discovered that an acquaintance of mine, a scientist in gambissima, he met and dined with him several years ago.
says he was very nice and told lots of stories. 
SJ Gould, in an essay of 1983 (" Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes" ) after considering the "disorder" evolutionary that appears in the evolution of ' apodiploidia and sociality within this (the rare and complex path that led to the emergence of companies such as ants and bees, but also to a limited extent in the animal kingdom of companies like), draws some concluding remarks on the beautiful science.
begins by supposing that some might interpret this "disorder" in a mystical sense, "that evolution requires the ineffable nature un'inconoscibilità" and others in the sense pessimistic, "that evolution is not a very advanced science, or is not a science, can not predict the course of an imperfect world. "
Rejects both interpretations and writes (pp. 65-66 and. com.)
The problem lies in our simplistic and stereotypical view of science as a monolithic phenomenon based on regularity, repetition and the possibility of predicting the future. This formula can be true of science that deal with objects of less complex and less tied to a story than it is life. The hydrogen and oxygen mixed in a certain way, form today as the water formed billions of years ago and how to form it will probably continue for a long time. Water is always the same and equal to its chemical composition. Here there is no indication of time, nor any constraints imposed by a history of previous change.
bodies, on the other hand, are guided and limited by their past. They must remain imperfect in their form and their function, and to that extent unpredictable, it is not optimal machines. We can not know with certainty the future, if only because within each character, as well suited to this role, there's always a myriad of bizarre changes of function.
The science of complex historical objects is a different one, no less firm. It aims to explain the past, not predict the future. Its objective is to seek principles underlying the uniqueness and regularity of each species and each interaction, While appreciating the value in all its uniqueness and irreducible while describing all the magnificence. The concepts of science must bend (and expand) to adapt to life. [...]
The concept of science that expresses for me is very elegant, very beautiful. I do not know if and how Gould was aware of the work of scientific disciplines that are devoted to its study those "bizarre change of function" that he cited, in order to know and predict - such as behavior analysis, which is my field. But account to find out: I recently discovered that an acquaintance of mine, a scientist in gambissima, he met and dined with him several years ago.
says he was very nice and told lots of stories.
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Guppie Fish Bromothymol Blue
On the Moon, yuck!
In a chorus of heartfelt memories that will inevitably arouse the charm (large) for landing on a different planet, I came across a memory that stands out: the one, critical, Oriana Fallaci, published at the time about Europe and repeated today by the Reform . 
In a chorus of heartfelt memories that will inevitably arouse the charm (large) for landing on a different planet, I came across a memory that stands out: the one, critical, Oriana Fallaci, published at the time about Europe and repeated today by the Reform .
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