#interdisciplinary studies

[smhbackwrdzagain]

The whole point in educating our children. And welding them to be independent, to do that we need to teach with the current times. As well as I suppose the computer &these iPads. I want botany to be taught in elementary school and one more technical terms. Botany is a natural science that is important for the ecosystem and all living organisms in the world. Olaf said "water, has memory" and maybe that is why our planet is going through warming issues, we aren't being nice to our environment, or our neighbors. The life cycle goes full circle. Because botany from an economic standpoint, fruits and vegetables should be free. Communities gardens would be beneficial for the nitrous, oxide, carbon, emissions.

I think back and maybe I should have chose biology, we need more doctors. But maybe we can truly fix our health through food.

Social science is like a discipline of history. That was not my forte going through grade school. And I look back and think I should have put more focus on political science. Because if we are a democracy, then we should each want to be mayor, juror, president, we are my supposed to be governing ourselves. A basic fundamental learning skill, should be shared, it is the reality of our existence. We coexist, we all matter that is around us. With the teaching of politics, individual thought is promoted through guided & supervised stimulations.

[frank-olivier]

Foundations in Flux: Rethinking Quantum Mechanics

At the forefront of modern scientific inquiry lies the intriguing convergence of philosophy and physics, particularly within the realm of quantum mechanics. A discourse with Professor Jacob Barandes, a scholar bridging fundamental physics and philosophical introspection, offers a nuanced exploration of this intersection.

Challenging the orthodox view, Professor Barandes posits wave functions as mathematical constructs generating probabilities, rather than physical entities inhabiting space. This paradigm shift underscores the notion that quantum mechanics' peculiarities may originate from its representational framework, rather than the intrinsic nature of physical systems. By demoting wave functions from ontological status to epistemological utility, we may uncover a more parsimonious explanation for quantum phenomena.

The introduction of C*-algebras as an alternative, mathematically equivalent formulation, prompts a reassessment of Hilbert spaces' foundational role. This approach, highlighting the potential redundancy of Hilbert spaces in certain quantum systems, invites a critical examination of quantum mechanics' axiomatic underpinnings. The implications are far-reaching, suggesting that a reevaluation of quantum theory's foundations may yield novel insights into the nature of reality.

Eugene Wigner's thought-provoking experiment serves as a catalyst for exploring the intricate dance between consciousness, wave function collapse, and the observer's role. By interrogating the fundamental status of wave functions and Hilbert spaces, Professor Barandes' framework may provide a novel lens through which to resolve the measurement problem, thereby illuminating the complex interplay between observation, reality, and the quantum realm.

Professor Barandes' "deflationary" approach, seeking to clarify quantum mechanics by positing a more intuitive, classical-like ontology, warrants careful consideration. By modeling quantum systems as probabilistic, classical entities governed by indivisible stochastic processes, this perspective potentially reconciles the theory's interpretational ambiguities. However, the success of this endeavor hinges on its capacity to generate empirically distinguishable predictions, thus necessitating rigorous experimental verification.

Jacob Barandes: There's No Wave Function? (Curt Jaimungal, Theories of Everything, November 2024)

Thursday, November 14, 2024

[ncfcatalyst]

Gender Studies hosts book giveaway as its office space disappears

On Dec. 6, Professor of French Language and Director of Gender Studies Amy Reid hosted a book giveaway in anticipation of the planned demolition of Palmer C, Palmer E and B Dorm later this month. Though B Dorm was taken offline in the summer and does not currently house students, multiple faculty members and programs are still located in Palmers C and E, meaning they will have to relocate. The…

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[firstpersonnarrator]

Why chocolate fudge brownie ice cream for breakfast is an adventure in applied theoretical mathematics.

Meal to the 2nd power = Squared Meal

Chocolate fudge brownie ice cream = 4/5 of a Square Meal

(Flour = Carbohydrates) + (eggs = poultry proteins) + (vegetable oil = vegetables) + (cream = dairy) = 4 of 5 = Square Meal

When a triangle is a square

When a square has five sides

When a pyramid has five sides + an optional but ill-advised 6th where 6 = fats

Where chocolate fudge brownie ice cream for breakfast = extra credit in (algebra + health class) or (a.p. interdisciplinary studies)

Therefore chocolate fudge brownie ice cream for breakfast = extra (yaaas mama where 🗣 = tongue pop)

IF 3 squares = 3 Squared Meals, AND breakfast = most important meal of the day, THEN chocolate fudge brownie ice cream for breakfast = perfectly healthy + recommended, THEREFORE logical

[ohiamahugefknnerd]

Day 23: Read up on intersectionality in the LGBTQIA+ community

As half my degree was in sociology, specifically on life stages and transitions, I totally LOVE this kind of thing.

Intersectionality addresses discrimination that arises at the specific intersection of multiple identities.

Intersectionality | LBGTIQ Intersect

HOWEVER…

As an exhausted small business owner temporarily relocated to my parents basement assisting my mother after back surgery, I’m gonna have to do the big brain reading on this subject another time.

Feel free to comment with other suggested reads!

[athousandgateaux]

It is a risk to read philosophy as a non-philosopher. When we don't have the resources to read certain texts, we risk getting things wrong by not returning them to the fullness of the intellectual histories from which they emerge. And yet, we read. The promise of interdisciplinary scholarship is that the failure to return texts to their histories will do something. Of course, not all failures are creative. If we don't take care with the texts we read, if we don't pay attention, then the failure to read them 'properly' won't do very much at all. Taking care involves work, and it is work that we must do if we are to create something other than another point on a line.

Sara Ahmed, Queer Phenomenology, pg. 22-23

[ngadhenjim]

There is no pure sensation of anything, not in feeling pain, not in tasting wine, and not in looking at art. All of our perceptions are contextually coded, and that contextual coding does not remain outside us in the environment but becomes psycho-physiological reality within us, which is why a famous name attached to a painting literally makes it look better.

Siri Hustvedt, Essay “Balloon Magic” from the book “A woman looking at men looking at women”

[hamp-outtakes-blog]

Hampshire alum Rob Young, an attorney, stopped by the library the other day to find a copy of his Division III thesis he wrote as a student two decades ago. He is one of 3,400 graduates who have submitted their thesis to the Div III Archive. This is what dethroning the course looks like: Each book affirms the courage and creativity with which five decades of Hampshire students have harnessed their curiosity, channeled their passion, and set off to explore something they care about. To see a sampling of recent Div III capstones visithttps://www.hampshire.edu/news/division-iii-profiles. For instructions for alums on submitting your Div III, see https://www.hampshire.edu/library/the-div-iii-archive-submission-instructions