Comments on: Friday Links (12-Feb-10) http://anadder.com/friday-links-12-feb-10 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:34:49 +1000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Takis Konstantopoulos http://anadder.com/friday-links-12-feb-10/comment-page-1#comment-31866 Takis Konstantopoulos Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:01:19 +0000 http://anadder.com/?p=3130#comment-31866 It's a realization that my brain, the product of evolution, can grasp the immensity of the universe and the inverse of the immensity of its subatomic structure. At the same time, I feel so "lucky" that I can do this. I realize the constraints of my brain and, despite them, it is amazing it can do whatever it can. Often there is a certain sadness in contemplating about the limitations of the brain and that it is likely to be unable to understand everything--whatever the latter means. It’s a realization that my brain, the product of evolution, can grasp the immensity of the universe and the inverse of the immensity of its subatomic structure. At the same time, I feel so “lucky” that I can do this. I realize the constraints of my brain and, despite them, it is amazing it can do whatever it can. Often there is a certain sadness in contemplating about the limitations of the brain and that it is likely to be unable to understand everything–whatever the latter means.

]]> By: Takis Konstantopoulos http://anadder.com/friday-links-12-feb-10/comment-page-1#comment-31864 Takis Konstantopoulos Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:47:58 +0000 http://anadder.com/?p=3130#comment-31864 No doubt about that. Whichever the cause however, the result is that I'm thrilled when I think of nature. (And no, this is not religion :-) ) No doubt about that. Whichever the cause however, the result is that I’m thrilled when I think of nature. (And no, this is not religion :-) )

]]> By: michael http://anadder.com/friday-links-12-feb-10/comment-page-1#comment-31831 michael Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:11:46 +0000 http://anadder.com/?p=3130#comment-31831 Yeah -- but I think part of it is just trying to use the human brain for grasping at scales it certainly wasn't designed for. Thanks, fixed the Vimeo link tag. Yeah — but I think part of it is just trying to use the human brain for grasping at scales it certainly wasn’t designed for.

Thanks, fixed the Vimeo link tag.

]]> By: Takis Konstantopoulos http://anadder.com/friday-links-12-feb-10/comment-page-1#comment-31599 Takis Konstantopoulos Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:54:47 +0000 http://anadder.com/?p=3130#comment-31599 Don't you feel emotional when you realize the size of the universe, the age of it and the position of humans in it? I do. I'm in awe every time I think about the difference between 10^(-80) and 10^80. Such realizations have an amazing effect to one's "psyche". Wooaoo. Thanks for posting the links. They are all wonderful. N.B. About http://vimeo.com/1908224. It doesn't immediately work. I think you typed an extra " at the end of it. Don’t you feel emotional when you realize the size of the universe, the age of it and the position of humans in it? I do. I’m in awe every time I think about the difference between 10^(-80) and 10^80. Such realizations have an amazing effect to one’s “psyche”. Wooaoo.

Thanks for posting the links. They are all wonderful.

N.B. About http://vimeo.com/1908224. It doesn’t immediately work. I think you typed an extra ” at the end of it.

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