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 22 Nov 2010 @ 12:08
Science has got to the stage of maturity where it is abandoning the study of things in isolation and beginning to see the interConnectedness of everything. This is the merging of Science and mysticism and is exemplified by Complexity Theory, Chaos Theory, Emergence, SyStems etc.
I would like to point out something connected to these developments.
Things taken in isolation and treated separately are likely to be seen as Linear. But Nature is interconnected and relies on things affecting and feeding back on each other. Nothing is really isolated. To take a classic example of the billiard balls on a table. If the Billiard Hall is near to an underground (Tube) Railway then when trains go by they may affect the perfect functioning of the Newtonian equations. Such things are useful abstractions but in the real world everything is affected by everything else. Sometimes this is significant and sometimes not. Hence the new disciplines mentioned above. To put it succintly: Things taken in isolation appear to be Linear, but this reductionism needs to be supplemented by the realisation that interConnected things are Non-Linear. Nature is essentially Non-Linear
"Experiments" , the core of the scientific method, are exercises in separation, abstraction and ultimately alienation. They derive from alienation and in turn produce it.
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13 Oct 2010 @ 08:13
Throughout the history of the theory of numbers, primes have been studied with an emphasis on the stand-alone prime numbers such as 23 and 37. That is, the individual isolated prime number, of which it is easy to prove that there are an infinite number. The other sort of prime number, twin primes such as 17,19 are similarly thought to be infinite but this is just a conjecture and has not been proven yet.
A few years ago I put forward a number of my own conjectures regarding the twin primes. I speculated about what I called "Points of Symmetry" whereby the twin primes were connected by a sort of symmetry [link]
It seems to me that instead of looking at all prime numbers as being chaotic, almost random and without much order, we should build on what is there. The fact that twin primes exist and there seem to be an infinite number of them suggests a high level of organization. I would like to point to four things specifically, even at the risk of repeating myself.
(1) The Goldbach Conjecture, if true,implies that every prime number is equidistant from two other prime numbers.
(2) I have conjectured on the basis of this fact, and some supporting evidence, that every pair of twin primes is equidistant from two other pairs of twin primes.
(3) I now add a further conjecture which seems to be supported by the facts: every stand-alone prime is equidistant from a twin-prime and another stand-alone prime.
(4)Finally, if you look at magic squares, particularly odd ones such a 3x3, 5x5, 7x7 etc. it is noticeable that there is often a striking symmetry in the lay-out of the twin primes.
In conclusion,I would say that in trying to understand prime numbers it may be time that we studied the obvious patterns that are there, particularly those presented by the twin primes and their points of symmetry.
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3 Jul 2010 @ 07:01
Association is a process and technique which recently i have suggested can be used for aiding searches and connected technology, and which can provide an alternative to the traditional logic and syllogism of Greek thought. It is manifested in such diverse systems of thought as Plato's Forms and Jung's Archetypes and in itself creates the possibility of psycho-spiritual technologies.
Psycho-spiritual Technologies
21 Feb 2010 @ 16:40, by John Grieve
Heart and Soul Technologies
Whereas any practical application of a scientific theory is termed a technology, it should be possible to establish what I term "psycho-spiritual technologies", if it is indeed possible to unite conventional quantitative science with qualitative mysticism.
Also, as many writers have pointed out, while the physical, material technologies which are extensions of the human body have proliferated and reached unthought of heights, the same is not true of the powers of the human mind/ soul/ spirit.
If humanity is to grow up and mature, as is obviously a critical need at the present moment, psycho-spiritual technologies must be acknowledged for what they are.
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20 Jun 2010 @ 12:46
Our civilization is based on the Aristotelian concept form associated with Logic and Syllogism. As pointed out in previous articles this is not the only possible or historically validated form. Indigenous societies seem to have used another system based on images and the Laws of Association ( rather than the Laws of Logic). This system was characterised also by connections with so-called occult sciences and magic. It should be possible to harness this knowledge ( and clearly the human mind does work by Association and images) to create a search engine which searches by a method of association. We are not just talking about a thesaurus or lexical database but a system of inter-related ideas and images. There is much detail to be worked out, but the basic idea indicates a shift in the direction of our civilization's cogitative function which promises to go forward by recapitulating what was lost when we entered on our present over-rational and logical trajectory. More >
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19 Jun 2010 @ 21:02
Re-inventing the wheel is a waste of time and resources and when millions of people are doing so it becomes a serious case of extravagance. Therefore I put forward this proposal for a model of what i term a metasite. This is not a new term but i'm using it in a specific sense which is new. You set up a site (in fact NCN already exists and could be the paradigm for this) and you link it to already existing other sites which are chosen for their excellence in certain areas. For example, for instant feeds and comment you would go to Twitter, for breaking news a site that excelled in that, for networking Facebook, for programming emulators you would go to appropriate ones, and there are dozens on the web. In this way somebody could pick 'n' mix a personalized array of features which included common features such as blogs and chat rooms and messaging and set up their own site which utilised the resources of lower level sites. Whether this is legal or not i do not know and it might be imaginally called a parasite (if you will excuse the expression). I think this is what is already gradually emerging in the form of shared and integrated sites and systems and databases. It would be like a client/server at a higher level of sharing resources. In this way innumerable made to measure sites could be constructed without vastly over-duplicating resources and services. what do you think? More >
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18 Jun 2010 @ 03:27
Over the last few years I have had a number of ideas on how to improve existing search engines and develope new ones. I am looking for interested parties to co-operate on implementing these ideas, particularly people with qualifications in Search Engine Software Technology. If you would like to get involved please contact me on grievejohn@hotmail.com More >
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18 Jun 2010 @ 02:36
I enjoy programming in Applesoft BASIC and 6502 machine code/ Assembler and to this end I employ suitable emulators/ simulators. It occurred to me that there might be other current or would-be programmers out there who might be interested in joining a group of like-minded people.We would set up an internal NCN group and provide links to all the relevant emulator/ simulators as well as providing assistance with know how and swapping notes and stories. Before setting up such a group I am testing the market to see if there is a demand for this group. Programming is fun and the results are worth the effort.
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17 Jun 2010 @ 06:07
Stereotypes lead to self-fulfilling prophecies and non-scientific thought More >
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16 Jun 2010 @ 20:37
Pythagorean hammers
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According to legend, Pythagoras discovered the foundations of music by listening to the sounds of four blacksmith's hammers, which produced consonance and dissonance when they were struck simultaneously. Specifically, he noticed that hammer A produced consonance with hammer B when they were struck together, and hammer C produced consonance with hammer A, but hammers B and C produced dissonance with each other. Hammer D produced such perfect consonance with hammer A that they seemed to be "singing" the same note.
Pythagoras rushed into the blacksmith to discover why, and he found that the explanation was in the weight ratios. The hammers weighed 12, 9, 8, and 6 pounds respectively. Hammers A and D were in a ratio of 2:1, which is the ratio of the octave. Hammers B and C weighed 9 and 8 pounds. Their ratios with hammer A were (12:9 = 4:3 = musical fourth) and (12:8 = 3:2 = musical fifth). The space between B and C is a ratio of 9:8, which is equal to the musical whole tone, or whole step interval.
Using these founding intervals, it's possible to construct the basic seven-tone diatonic scale used in modern music.
[edit] References
James, Jamie The Music of the Spheres: Music, Science, and the Natural Order of the Universe. New York, Grove Press, 1993
"Pythagorean hammers" Harvard Dictionary of Music. Second Edition, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press
[edit] See also
Diatonic scale
Interval (music)
Just intonation
Equal temperament
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pythagorean_hammers"
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14 Jun 2010 @ 06:17
Number Theory Game/ Chaos Theory Game/ trivial or Deep? More >
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