Image via Wikipedia A testimony to the power of water, in recent Australian floods. www.youtube.com/swf/l.swf?video_id=kYUpkPTcqPY Water level in rivers follows the Log-Pearson 3 probability distribution(see attached picture) Tightly clustered around the mean, with little variation, and a limit on how far the left hand tail can go (ie “dry”) The right hand tail though is […]
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Racism explains everything ….for racists
Image via Wikipedia How soon will it be before whites are a minority, and will be treated as a single voting block, and be summarized by a “stereotype for marketting purposes only”? What will those characteristics be defined as? and how will the characteristics be explained away as not being representative of individuals, but merely […]
China brings a high-speed train to California; Harriman and Carnegie roll over in their graves
Image via Wikipedia In an era of lifelong learning, I wonder if the mark of real graduation is a ceremony at the end of the classes or is it measured by what you do with the education for the rest of your life? Is there even such a thing as graduation for lifelong learners? I […]
An executive summary of complexity theory
Image via Wikipedia An executive summary of complexity theory Johnson, N. (2007). Simply complexity: A clear guide to complexity theory. OneWorld Publications, Oxford. Futurists are in the business of providing a structured vision of the future that includes variables, dynamics, processes, themes and values by which the future will unfold and how we can be […]
Gomer doesnt understand research, tells kids to get off his lawn
Image via Wikipedia I guess we need every dollar possible for building howizers the Army doesnt want or need ….in Coburn’s state Maybe it’s a generation gap thing. But the $3 million that went to UC Irvine researchers to study “Decentralized Virtual Activities and Technologies” has been branded one of the worst wastes of taxpayer dollars of […]
Late night reflections on theory
In preparing these remarks I was struck by how our use of the word theory encompasses both theory and practice. There’ve been discussions in these threads already about various theoretical models which may be used to describe, explain and predict organizational behavior. Then there are references to theories – in – use where the sense […]
Reflection on Thomas Kuhn’s Structure of Scientific Revolutions (part 2)
Thomas Kuhn’s influential book “The Structure of Scientific Revolutions” ignited a firestorm of debate and controversy in 1962 which continues unabated to this very day. Noted as the most widely cited book in the 20th century, Kuhn’s writing has penetrated the public consciousness to shape our collective language and thinking about science, truth and ethics. […]