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|content=I would take a look at [https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/06/samuelson-lecture.pdf '''Paul Samuelson'''âs Nobel lecture]. He goes into depth on revealed preference and preference field non-integrability. I think we have lost track of the fact that integrability of tastes was never actually settled except by fiat. Will talk on this. | |content=I would take a look at [https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/06/samuelson-lecture.pdf '''Paul Samuelson'''âs Nobel lecture]. He goes into depth on [[Revealed Preference|revealed preference]] and preference field non-integrability. I think we have lost track of the fact that integrability of tastes was never actually settled except by fiat. Will talk on this. | ||
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|content=I am not sure. But the first question I have is do we believe ordinal preference maps are constructable from revealed preference. | |content=I am not sure. But the first question I have is do we believe ordinal preference maps are constructable from [[Revealed Preference|revealed preference]]. | ||
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|content=I was lucky enough as a younger man to get to know Ken Arrow and | |content=I was lucky enough as a younger man to get to know [[Ken Arrow]] and [[Paul Samuelson]] slightly. They didnât have this trait. Talking to [[Ken Arrow|Arrow]] or [[Paul Samuelson|Samuelson]] was like talking to a research mathematician, biologist or physicist at the time. It wasnât switching between reality & propoganda. | ||
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|content=He was very supportive of me. If I had to make a single choice it might be him or | |content=He was very supportive of me. If I had to make a single choice it might be him or [[Paul Samuelson|Samuelson]]. | ||
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|content=[[François Divisia]] or [[Ken Arrow]] or | |content=[[François Divisia]] or [[Ken Arrow]] or [[Paul Samuelson]] or Satoshi or [[Ronald Coase]] etc.... would be easy to defend.  | ||
But Graciela Chichilnisky or Bert Balk would be more interesting offbeat choices I could defend. I don't think they got their due for what is coming in mathematical econ. | But Graciela Chichilnisky or Bert Balk would be more interesting offbeat choices I could defend. I don't think they got their due for what is coming in mathematical econ. | ||
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|content=[[Ken Arrow|Arrow]], Frisch, | |content=[[Ken Arrow|Arrow]], Frisch, [[Paul Samuelson|Samuelson]], VonNeumann, Nash, Friedman, Smith, Mill, [[François Divisia|Divisia]], [[Ronald Coase|Coase]], Marshall, Fisher, Debreu, Tinbergen, etc.  | ||
I have deep issues with economics. But I donât think I understand your point. | I have deep issues with economics. But I donât think I understand your point. | ||
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|content=Itâs as if we, the U.S., hate being the worlds premier homegrown scientific community. All it takes is reversing self inflicted damage. Thatâs it. Thatâs all. | |||
We seem to hate our own scientists. | |||
It makes no sense. At least to me. | |||
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|content=Yes. Iâm saying that the [[Jim Simons]], [[Richard Feynman]], [[Jim Watson]], [[Steven Weinberg]], [[Sidney Coleman]], [[Ken Arrow]], [[Linus Pauling]], [[Isadore Singer]], [[Joshua Lederberg]], [[Steve Smale]], [[Paul Samuelson]], [[Mark Ptashne]], [[John Milnor]], model of homegrown American scientific genius is being destroyed. | |||
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|content=Is anyone concerned about this? It sure doesnât seem it. | |||
Science needs [[Academic Freedom|academic freedom]]. It needs resources. It needs independence. | |||
Fauci and Collins would have been impossible if we were healthy. | |||
It is not safe to make scientists into mere employees. | |||
Itâs way too dangerous. | |||
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