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by system3
Thu Nov 21, 2019 8:33 am
Forum: Discussion Points
Topic: How much of GDP is wages?
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How much of GDP is wages?

How can the fact that GDP divided by working population is over 4 times the median income be reconciled with roughly 2/3 of national income going to labour?
by system3
Thu Nov 21, 2019 6:25 am
Forum: Discussion Points
Topic: Socrates and 1984
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Socrates and 1984

There are those who see Socrates as a martyr, willing to die for his principles. Is it plausible to view him as more like Winston Smith in the book 1984, who accepted the death penalty because he had been brainwashed to accept the regime he lived in.
by system3
Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:41 pm
Forum: Books
Topic: Homotopy Type Theory : Univalent Foundations of Mathematics,
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Homotopy Type Theory : Univalent Foundations of Mathematics,

Will this succeed in changing the way mathematics is done?
by system3
Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:39 pm
Forum: Books
Topic: The Bourgeois Virtues: Ethics for an Age of Commerce.
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The Bourgeois Virtues: Ethics for an Age of Commerce.

Many people use Bourgeois purely as an insult. Is it possible to change this viewpoint
by system3
Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:34 pm
Forum: Books
Topic: Rethinking Economics : An Introduction to Pluralist Economics
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Rethinking Economics : An Introduction to Pluralist Economics

We need new ideas in economics, but can we get away from just dressing up old ones?
by system3
Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:30 pm
Forum: Books
Topic: The Pleasure of Finding Things out
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The Pleasure of Finding Things out

All kinds of interesting questions which the science knowledge only adds to the excitement, the mystery and the awe of a flower. It only adds. I don't understand how it subtracts
by system3
Wed Nov 20, 2019 12:52 pm
Forum: Books
Topic: How the Laser Happened
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How the Laser Happened

The laser isn't as much of a success for quantum theory as some would have us believe.
by system3
Wed Nov 20, 2019 10:23 am
Forum: Books
Topic: George Orwell : Essays
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George Orwell : Essays

Orwell's voice is one that I respect. I feel that it is important to get beyond 1984.
by system3
Wed Nov 20, 2019 10:15 am
Forum: Books
Topic: George Orwell, The Collected Non-Fiction
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Views: 5954

George Orwell, The Collected Non-Fiction

£30 for 10000+ pages is less than 0.3 pence per page which is pretty good value.
by system3
Wed Nov 20, 2019 9:02 am
Forum: Books
Topic: Quantum Theory at the Crossroads
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Views: 6094

Quantum Theory at the Crossroads

It is often thought that Einstein lost his way with quantum theory. But was he really a voice in the wilderness who was saying something important?

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