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Grass is always greener on the other side.

(Especially with all that rain the UK gets 😅)

Jul 29

Jul 29

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Thanks for your response!

Yeah, it seems your definition of "organism" is very different from the one I am familiar with—and from Rosen's definition.

Jul 1

Jul 1

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Many biologists have no real conception of what makes a living thing alive, so their opinions on…

No, cities are not organisms, but they are complex systems.

Jun 30

Jun 30

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The Irish need a James O’Milei to arise! 💪 🇦🇷🇮🇪

I agree that most of Ireland’s current problems are fixable—in time—but expecting the solution to come from the Irish State is hopeless…

Jun 16

Jun 16

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This one got me! 😅

(Yet the ball-and-bat seems obvious to me)

Jun 12

Jun 12

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Thanks for reading and commenting!

My issue with Russell's claims here are that he is insisting his particular interpretation of propositions (and their existential import)…

Jun 11

Jun 11

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When Bertrand Russell Was Wrong About Non-existent Greeks

When reasoning about things that do not exist, even a Giant of Logic can go wrong.

Jun 11

Bertrand Russell in front of two Euler diagrams, saying ‘Durrr!’

Jun 11

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Well, some people use watts per hour, but only because they (usually) mistake it for the watt-hour!

You can see an example here: https://www.yesenergysolutions.co.uk/advice/how-much-energy-solar-panels-produce-home, where they claim “Most…

May 26

May 26

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Enjoyed the article, and a very clear account of the difference between watts and watts-hour. 👍

And, of course, watts-hour is not the same as watts-per-hour.

May 23

May 23

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Impressive being able to zig like that, when everyone else was zagging.

Reminds me of that (disputed) quote from Newton: that he could “calculate the motions of the heavenly bodies, but not the madness of the…

May 10

May 10

The Reduct Blog

The Reduct Blog

Understand mathematics and science using the process of “reduction”. Follow me here, or visit https://reduct.blog.

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