| A scientist, worthy of the name, was not allowed to guess: he had to prove each sentence he uttered from facts. This was the criterion of scientific honesty. Theories unproven from facts were regarded as sinful pseudoscience, heresy in the scientific community. [...] Ampère, in the early nineteenth century, felt he had to call his book on his speculations concerning electromagnetism: Mathematical Theory of Electrodynamic Phenomena Unequivocally Deduced from Experiment. But at the end of the volume he casually confesses that some of the experiments were never performed and even that the necessary instruments had not been constructed! |
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| Dear Gaping Hole Where My Wisdom Teeth Once Were,
You're causing me a lot of misery. If you would just heal so that I can stop taking medications that mess with my brain and my stomach and my sense of balance, that would be great, thanks! I'm really looking forward to eating solid food one of these days, and standing up for more than 30 seconds at a time, so if you could just, get better, I'd love it!
Thanks so much,
Ruchi
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| okay so here's the deal: I'm trapped. In my house. Literally. With gas at $4 a gallon, I can't get out. My mommy won't let me out! And this makes the job hunting part very difficult... so if you're in town, help me out! I love my family but I CANNOT spending the next four months inside my house!!! |
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| A lot can change in 30 years, apparently:
"China and Japan are the two great East Asian powers, but the disparity between them is enormous...Japan's economy is so far ahead of China's that there seems little chance of closing the gap in the foreseeable future...a rapid growth rate in China seemed doubtful.
...Foreign trade has never loomed large in China's economy. "
John K Emmerson must be eating his words right now...
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| Finals are rough this year:
Econometrics 15 page paper DONE
Econometrics final presentation DONE
Int'l Organizations final paper DONE
Int'l Organizations Final DONE
Int'l Finance Final DONE (most evil test ever, but done!)
IR Theory research: TBA
Microeconomics Final WEDNESDAY
IR Theory 18 pages...kill me now! due Thursday, hopefully done wednesday.
Borderline grades in EVERYTHING.
I'm so close...but so far away!
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