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01-10-2007, 02:38 PM
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Re: Simple, yet abstract and possibly dumb science question
I guess I read this a little differently because I distinguish between how important certain advances are. In the last 100 years, the major accomplishments have been QM, relativity, the standard model, and genetics (IMO). None of these seem to me really important for the general public to know. The knowledge about everyday, macro phenomena seems like a larger chunk of all scientific knowledge to me, and basically everyone knows that the earth revolves around the sun, gravity 'causes' things to fall, stars are really far away, and the earth is really old.
At the same time, the scientific community has grown larger as societies develop the economic productivity to support education and research classes. So while Boltzman had only a handful of peers, today he would have 100's... meh...dunno. just some thoughts. 
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#12
01-10-2007, 02:51 PM
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Re: Simple, yet abstract and possibly dumb science question
I'd guess that it's bigger. Maybe because of greater specialization in science? Along those lines there's almost certainly a bigger gap in knowledge between scientists of different disciplines.
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01-10-2007, 03:46 PM
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Re: Simple, yet abstract and possibly dumb science question
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Well, let's see. The average person still believes in astrology and lucky red shirts, that leaves them quite comfortable in the 14th century. If science has progressed much since 1450 then I'd say the gap should be wider. luckyme [/ QUOTE ] Wait. Are you claiming my lucky red shirt is not, in fact, lucky? [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]
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#14
01-10-2007, 04:09 PM
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Re: Simple, yet abstract and possibly dumb science question
[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ] Well, let's see. The average person still believes in astrology and lucky red shirts, that leaves them quite comfortable in the 14th century. If science has progressed much since 1450 then I'd say the gap should be wider. luckyme [/ QUOTE ] Wait. Are you claiming my lucky red shirt is not, in fact, lucky? [img]/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] No, clearly you have a lucky red shirt. How else could you have accidently solved a sodokube?
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