Comments for Thoughts on science and life http://kasperolsen.wordpress.com Science and life on a string - by Kasper Olsen Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:31:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 Comment on Perelman, the Poincare Conjecture and a Fields Medal by Nonoscience / Philosophia Naturalis Part Deux http://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/perelman-the-poincare-conjecture-and-a-fields-medal/#comment-19665 Nonoscience / Philosophia Naturalis Part Deux Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:17:10 +0000 https://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/perelman-the-poincare-conjecture-and-a-fields-medal/#comment-19665 [...] Olsen at his Thoughts on Science and Life blog provides a good overview of Perelman, the Poincare Conjecture and a Fields Medal, one of the two recent issues that “shook” [...] [...] Olsen at his Thoughts on Science and Life blog provides a good overview of Perelman, the Poincare Conjecture and a Fields Medal, one of the two recent issues that “shook” [...]

]]> Comment on Amazon.com and “The Final Junk” by Mr. Nobody http://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/amazoncom-and-the-final-junk/#comment-19662 Mr. Nobody Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:21:49 +0000 https://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/amazoncom-and-the-final-junk/#comment-19662 They say "Intelligence doesn't guarantee Creativity" Reading this book I declare Creativity doesn't guarantee Intelligence either. They say “Intelligence doesn’t guarantee Creativity”

Reading this book I declare Creativity doesn’t guarantee Intelligence either.

]]> Comment on The Abel Prize won by John Griggs Thompson and Jacques Tits by pKay http://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/the-abel-prize-won-by-john-griggs-thompson-and-jacques-tits/#comment-19581 pKay Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:00:29 +0000 http://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/?p=90#comment-19581 Yeah I always wondered why "maths" wasn't a nobel prize award.... Guess this answers my question :D Keep up the great work! pKay. Yeah I always wondered why “maths” wasn’t a nobel prize award…. Guess this answers my question :D

Keep up the great work!
pKay.

]]> Comment on Amazon.com and “The Final Junk” by Kasper Olsen http://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/amazoncom-and-the-final-junk/#comment-19580 Kasper Olsen Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:45:40 +0000 https://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/amazoncom-and-the-final-junk/#comment-19580 Some people think that starting with a famous equation, like E=mc^2 and multiplying it with interesting numbers like G, h or whatever, you can obtain a "new" interesting theory. Well, you don't. At least if you don't make any mistakes along the way... Some people think that starting with a famous equation, like
E=mc^2 and multiplying it with interesting numbers like G, h or whatever, you can obtain a “new” interesting theory. Well, you don’t. At least if you don’t make any mistakes along the way…

]]> Comment on Amazon.com and “The Final Junk” by francis http://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/amazoncom-and-the-final-junk/#comment-19578 francis Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:53:50 +0000 https://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/amazoncom-and-the-final-junk/#comment-19578 The truth is that the final theory isn't there,only what we need to find is a simple equation that explains all the physics theories. The problems of physics are coming from the units it uses,remember you can generate many new theories by just using the three constant that is G(gravity),h(planck),and c(speed of light), these in physics prove to be the three constants that make up the final theory,If you take a quick look at Hawkings theories explaining black holes, you find out that all his final equations that is temperature,entropy,time of evaporation etc,are all explained by the constants G,h,and c; this therefore shows that the final theory can't exist beyond these constants,we will forever obtain the same constants but explaining the same theories.check out the wide theory at [ www.freewebs.com.....] and see what i mean. The truth is that the final theory isn’t there,only what we need to find is a simple equation that explains all the physics theories. The problems of physics are coming from the units it uses,remember you can generate many new theories by just using the three constant that is G(gravity),h(planck),and c(speed of light), these in physics prove to be the three constants that make up the final theory,If you take a quick look at Hawkings theories explaining black holes, you find out that all his final equations that is temperature,entropy,time of evaporation etc,are all explained by the constants G,h,and c; this therefore shows that the final theory can’t exist beyond these constants,we will forever obtain the same constants but explaining the same theories.check out the wide theory at [ http://www.freewebs.com….. and see what i mean.

]]> Comment on Amazon.com and “The Final Junk” by c2bk http://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/amazoncom-and-the-final-junk/#comment-19575 c2bk Sun, 16 Mar 2008 17:03:27 +0000 https://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/amazoncom-and-the-final-junk/#comment-19575 On page 32 of McCutcheon's book (in the free chapter downloadable as PDF or DOC) is "The Geometric Orbit Equation is a previously unrecognized, purely geometric equation". Anyone who has done first year university physics or mathematical mechanics would recognize that his 'Geometric Orbit Equation' is derivable from the equations of motion, that incorporate Newtonian gravity, for a body of insignificantly small mass orbiting a body of significantly large mass. It is nothing more than a restatement of Kepler's third law of planetary motion. Unfortunately for McCutcheon, the equation is wrong for the case when the mass of the smaller body is not insignificant, as has been observationally verified. It might be argued that he book deserves five stars for fiction. It provides a bit of a laugh as an example of unclear thinking, and a bit of an exercise for those who like finding faws in reasoning. But it loses those stars because it is counterproductive to the average person's grasp of physics and maths. On page 32 of McCutcheon’s book (in the free chapter downloadable as PDF or DOC) is “The Geometric Orbit Equation is a previously unrecognized, purely geometric equation”. Anyone who has done first year university physics or mathematical mechanics would recognize that his ‘Geometric Orbit Equation’ is derivable from the equations of motion, that incorporate Newtonian gravity, for a body of insignificantly small mass orbiting a body of significantly large mass. It is nothing more than a restatement of Kepler’s third law of planetary motion. Unfortunately for McCutcheon, the equation is wrong for the case when the mass of the smaller body is not insignificant, as has been observationally verified. It might be argued that he book deserves five stars for fiction. It provides a bit of a laugh as an example of unclear thinking, and a bit of an exercise for those who like finding faws in reasoning. But it loses those stars because it is counterproductive to the average person’s grasp of physics and maths.

]]> Comment on Amazon.com and “The Final Junk” by Andre FS http://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/amazoncom-and-the-final-junk/#comment-19573 Andre FS Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:30:36 +0000 https://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/amazoncom-and-the-final-junk/#comment-19573 This nonsense book must be banned - how a big company like Amazon sell and promote such "not even wrong" absurd titles is a disgust. Amazon was a great company - was. We need more informed people, and the bookstores have a social responsibility too, but this case shows how irresponsible a company can do these days. It is a shame to Amazon. Hope they use this pseudo science to "disappear" soon and let serious and ethic booksellers do their work. This nonsense book must be banned - how a big company like Amazon sell and promote such “not even wrong” absurd titles is a disgust. Amazon was a great company - was. We need more informed people, and the bookstores have a social responsibility too, but this case shows how irresponsible a company can do these days. It is a shame to Amazon. Hope they use this pseudo science to “disappear” soon and let serious and ethic booksellers do their work.

]]> Comment on Amazon.com and “The Final Junk” by GravityTrain http://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/amazoncom-and-the-final-junk/#comment-19571 GravityTrain Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:02:16 +0000 https://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/amazoncom-and-the-final-junk/#comment-19571 Having read the various comments above, I really am confused. Physicists are so obviously threatened by the very notion that their lifetimes have been (possibly) wasted in chasinjg theories that may be 'wrong' orflaky at best. The rest of the world (the majority) are desperate to find an easy way to understand 'Everything' that they will jump at books such as this which allegedly answer so many questions . Personally, I take the 'one step at a time' approach and right now I just want to discover how Gravity works and no-one seems to be able to explain it whether quad-brained physicist or Nasa scientist. Is it any wonder that most people would rather side with a liberal thinking anti schientific type author than with a 'superior' physicist who can't actually explain much and takes refuge in complicating matters and then accusing the listener of ignorance or lack of education? The lift in my Tower keeps breaking down and I would love for a know-it-all physicist to come up with a solution or at least tell me whether I need to invent artificial Gravity, Anti-Gravty or Gravity Shielding. Any takers? Having read the various comments above, I really am confused. Physicists are so obviously threatened by the very notion that their lifetimes have been (possibly) wasted in chasinjg theories that may be ‘wrong’ orflaky at best. The rest of the world (the majority) are desperate to find an easy way to understand ‘Everything’ that they will jump at books such as this which allegedly answer so many questions .

Personally, I take the ‘one step at a time’ approach and right now I just want to discover how Gravity works and no-one seems to be able to explain it whether quad-brained physicist or Nasa scientist. Is it any wonder that most people would rather side with a liberal thinking anti schientific type author than with a ’superior’ physicist who can’t actually explain much and takes refuge in complicating matters and then accusing the listener of ignorance or lack of education?

The lift in my Tower keeps breaking down and I would love for a know-it-all physicist to come up with a solution or at least tell me whether I need to invent artificial Gravity, Anti-Gravty or Gravity Shielding. Any takers?

]]> Comment on Amazon.com and “The Final Junk” by Iceman http://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/amazoncom-and-the-final-junk/#comment-19567 Iceman Fri, 08 Feb 2008 15:14:57 +0000 https://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/amazoncom-and-the-final-junk/#comment-19567 We don't need science debunkers, provers of how it's actually wrong and theorists of everything, we need someone who knows how to think... This guy, sadly, doesn't... We don’t need science debunkers, provers of how it’s actually wrong and theorists of everything, we need someone who knows how to think…
This guy, sadly, doesn’t…

]]> Comment on Amazon.com and “The Final Junk” by Kasper Olsen http://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/amazoncom-and-the-final-junk/#comment-19561 Kasper Olsen Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:57:55 +0000 https://kasperolsen.wordpress.com/2006/06/01/amazoncom-and-the-final-junk/#comment-19561 It's not even the average joe, it's a waste of time... It’s not even the average joe, it’s a waste of time…

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