Re: [FRIAM] vegan diet prevents and cures heart disease and stroke, Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to Bill Clinton 1 hour on CNN, Sunday August 21 and again, Saturday, August 28: Rich Murray 2011.08.05

2011-08-07 Thread Rich Murray
On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Nicholas Thompson wrote: > Rich, > > What is the line that connects vegan diets with comet glazing of the NM > landscape with fusion research. > > I am sure there is one, but I just can't see it. > > N Maturing along with many others in experiential "nonduality",

Re: [FRIAM] The Theory That Would Not Die -

2011-08-07 Thread Pamela McCorduck
Thanks for a most interesting topic, which led to a great discussion over dinner. The scientific model my husband uses in his research is Bayesian, and so I HAD to know how the past could not be determined, since it has already happened. I got a neat talk on data-poor vs. data-rich fields. O

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2011-08-07 Thread ERIC P. CHARLES
Russ, Very nice calculations. It would have taken me quite a while to figure it out. Thanks! Tom, Interesting article. At the end though, I think the review's author misses the point of why Bayes theorem was so controversial amongst the 'frequents' (which suggests the book's author might have miss

Re: [FRIAM] vegan diet prevents and cures heart disease and stroke, Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to Bill Clinton 1 hour on CNN, Sunday August 21 and again, Saturday, August 28: Rich Murray 2011.08.05

2011-08-07 Thread Nicholas Thompson
Rich, What is the line that connects vegan diets with comet glazing of the NM landscape with fusion research. I am sure there is one, but I just can't see it. N -Original Message- From: friam-boun...@redfish.com [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] On Behalf Of Rich Murray Sent: Satur

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2011-08-07 Thread Russ Abbott
When I read that review it wasn't obvious to me how he got the result that he did for the counterfeit coin example. So I worked it out for myself--and after a bit of thinking about it got the same answer. If you're interested it's here

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2011-08-07 Thread Tom Johnson
A review of a new book that may be of interest. --tom johnson The Mathematics of Changing Your MindBy JOHN ALLEN PAULOSPublished: August 5, 2011 Sharon Bertsch McGrayne introduces Bayes’s theorem in her new book with a remark by John Maynard Keynes: “When the facts change, I change my opinion. Wh