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| 20:52 | The Index Number Problem: A Differential Geometric Approach diffhist +38 Pyrope talk contribs | ||||
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19:38 Pyrope talk contribs moved page What's the most complicated instrument to play? to What's the most complicated instrument to play (Quora Answer) | ||||
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19:19 Pyrope talk contribs moved page What are some of the most badass photos ever taken? to What are some of the most badass photos ever taken? (Quora Answer) | ||||
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| N 19:31 | Category:Quora Answers diffhist +43 Pyrope talk contribs (Created page with "Eric's answers to questions posed on Quora.") | ||||
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N 19:29 | How to combat the despair that comes with the realization that one will die without understanding the universe (Quora Answer) 2 changes history +644 [Pyrope (2×)] | |||
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19:29 (cur | prev) +619 Pyrope talk contribs (Created page with "thumb <blockquote> ''Learn some differential geometry, make a bold imaginative leap, and write down the correct model with the missing field content. Done! Next question....'' - '''Eric Weinstein''' on [https://www.quora.com/What-should-one-do-to-combat-the-despair-that-comes-with-the-realization-that-one-will-someday-soon-die-without-knowing-even-...") | |||
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N 19:26 | What should I do if I'm carrying an abstract algebra book around and someone thinks I'm doing remedial algebra (Quora Answer) 2 changes history +1,005 [Pyrope (2×)] | |||
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19:26 (cur | prev) +980 Pyrope talk contribs (Created page with "thumb <blockquote> ''With all due respect, you haven't cared about such people since you first started rocking Serre's 'A Course in Arithmetic' or Jacobson's 'Basic Algebra II'. The whole point of your lifestyle choice is to scare away lesser spirits so you can get some serious math done. ''And this way, when you meet a pair of identical twin swims...") | |||
| N 19:23 | What are the most guy-friendly chick flicks of all time (Quora Answer) diffhist +751 Pyrope talk contribs (Created page with "thumb <blockquote> Kill Bill I & 2. Ultimately, it is a tribute to motherhood, and the ability of a woman of determination to steadfastly refuse to be controlled, subjugated or humiliated by refusing to be handed a label and fate determined by her oppressors. I'm not sure why this wasn't on other lists as I thoroughly enjoyed it and think other men shouldn't be scared away from this moving fable of fem...") | ||||
| N 19:18 | Was Feynman right when he said, If you give more money to theoretical physics, it doesn’t do any good if it just increases the number of guys following the comet head (Quora Answer) diffhist +5,258 Pyrope talk contribs (Created page with "thumb <blockquote> ''[Note added in response to comment: I am responding here to Feynman's suggestion in the second half of the quote that the *only* way to make progress is to encourage career risk. My objection is to the continuing wasteful and dangerous conflation of personal intellectual ri...") | ||||
| N 18:57 | In Kung Fu Panda, how does Po end up developing the capability to be an awesome Kung Fu fighter (Quora Answer) diffhist +3,327 Pyrope talk contribs (Created page with " thumb <blockquote> ''This is an important question for our time and must therefore be considered carefully. ''First one must challenge the assumptions of the questioner. Po is not a slob. He is a panda with an appetite and lack of athleticism to match, and principally fat because of this. ''From a defensive perspective, we find out early that Po's rolls of fat i...") | ||||
| 18:43 | The Portal Podcast diffhist −9 Pyrope talk contribs | ||||
| N 18:10 | What does it feel like to have an answer collapsed for the first time? diffhist +2,808 Pyrope talk contribs (Created page with "thumb <blockquote> ''I can't say how it is for everyone, but it has been a wonderfully liberating experience for me. ''I have been troubled in recent years by the claim emanating from social media circles that crowds are intrinsically wise and that 'big data' has made theory (and theorists) largely irrelevant. Despite the fact that this seems like nonsense to me, many people that I respec...") | ||||
| N 18:06 | What are some of the most epic photos ever taken? diffhist +402 Pyrope talk contribs (Created page with "thumb <blockquote> center ''The landing photograph from Titan. This is likely the most alien world from which humanity has an intimate image.'' - '''Eric Weinstein''' on [https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-greatest-entrance-in-cinema-history/answer/Eric-Weinstein-1 Quora] </blockquote> Category:Quora Answers") | ||||
| N 17:53 | What does it feel like to read a groundbreaking academic paper? diffhist +1,229 Pyrope talk contribs (Created page with "thumb <blockquote> ''Oddly, it's a secular experience which feels religious in its nature. Ground breaking papers are often dedicated to discoveries rather than creations or solutions. As such they put you in touch with a pre-established structure which was never seen before. ''But you can now get this feeling without reading such papers. Video animation of ATP synthase should blow your mind as...") | ||||
| N 17:42 | What is the greatest entrance in cinema history? diffhist +512 Pyrope talk contribs (Created page with "thumb <blockquote> ''Even Harry Lime would find it hard to beat the entrance of Tim Curry's Dr. Frank-N-Furter given the set up by Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon's Brad&Janet: {{#widget:YouTube|id=ZCZDWZFtyWY}} ''No explanation is needed when the scene speaks for itself. - '''Eric Weinstein''' on [https://www.quora.com/What-are-some-of-the-most-badass-photos-ever-taken/answer/Eric-Weinstein-1 Quora] </bl...") | ||||
| N 17:20 | What's the hardest instrument to play? diffhist +1,280 Pyrope talk contribs (Created page with "thumb <blockquote> ''To my way of thinking, it is hard to beat the Sarangi. If it wasn't transcendent, there would likely be no reason to maintain such a beast of a violin. Due to the sympathetic strings in its construction, merely tuning it seems nearly a superhuman feat. Among classical instruments, it arguably maxes out simultaneously on depth, beauty, intricacy, and unforgiving difficulty. ''The secret to the instru...") | ||||
| N 17:05 | What is Occupy Wall Street about? diffhist +875 Pyrope talk contribs (Created page with "thumb <blockquote> ''I don't believe anyone is genuinely confused about what this is about. It doesn't matter what silly things people put on signs or chant in drum circles. Let's at least be honest with ourselves. ''Like many who have worked in finance, I support derivatives, financial markets, hedge funds, leverage, speculation, innovative financial products, the profit motive, private enterprise and wealth accumulation f...") | ||||
| N 17:02 | Why does an economy need derivatives? diffhist +1,326 Pyrope talk contribs (Created page with "thumb <blockquote> ''Economies need derivatives and speculators because of the need to transfer uncertainty from those who require stability to those with an ability to bear and manage risk. ''The question could be better phrased, as derivatives are not actually speculative instruments. They are financial instruments which are sometimes used by speculators. To see the importance of this point, imagine a world without in...") | ||||
| N 16:57 | What are some of the most badass photos ever taken? diffhist +798 Pyrope talk contribs (Created page with "thumb <blockquote> In an effort to draw attention to the plight of the homeless, Robert Overacker traded his life for a single breathtaking shot of a lone man careening over the edge of sanity and into eternity......on a Jetski. We share in this picture, his exaltation and frozen moment of greatest triumph with his fist held high above his head, as he soars above the maelstrom. A split s...") | ||||
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N 16:53 | What is Gauge Theory (intuitively)? 2 changes history +355 [Pyrope (2×)] | |||
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16:50 (cur | prev) +388 Pyrope talk contribs (Created page with "<blockquote> ''A gauge theory is a geometric theory of differentiation in which the Rise in Rise/Run is computed as the Rise above a reference level determined endogenously within the theory.'' - '''Eric Weinstein''' on [https://www.quora.com/What-is-Gauge-Theory-%28intuitively%29/answer/Eric-Weinstein-1?ch=10&share=6b553738&srid=uqwOWv Quora] </blockquote> Category:Quora Answers") | |||