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I need to write a data management plan for a project. The project does not involve data. I have been advised that 'The project does not involve data' is not a data management plan. Has anybody faced this problem and come up with a good solution?
‘ #Trust always plays a role, including in #science.’
Professor by special appointment in Societal Trust and @facultyofphilosophygroningen researcher Leah Henderson argues for the importance of evidence-based science.
According to Henderson, ‘trust is the cement that holds society together.’
As head of the Societal Trust research group at the Rudolf Agricola School for Sustainable Development UG, Henderson will study trust in the coming years.
https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/latest-news/news/archief2025/nieuwsberichten/1202-henderson
I need to write a data management plan for a project. The project does not involve data. I have been advised that 'The project does not involve data' is not a data management plan. Has anybody faced this problem and come up with a good solution?
Fuck Richard Sylvan (1935–1996)
I will be philosophising on Thursday:
https://www.pts.edu.pl/seminarium
Together with the Helmuth Plessner Society, we are organizing a conference on Philosophical #Anthropology in Groningen on 22-23 January 2026.
The lectures will be held in English and participation is free of charge.
Programme and sign-up: https://www.rug.nl/library/collections/special-collections/calendar/20260123-plessner-conference?lang=en
Read about Plessner's time in Groningen and our Plessner archive: https://www.rug.nl/library/gauronica/blogposts/plessner
Picture: Plessner during a class. Copyrights: the Plessner estate.
Following on from yesterday’s short thread on the paper demonstrating that under a Bayesian conception of evidence strength we are much less likely to find strong arguments than weak ones, Popper’s sense that confirmation means nothing if we haven’t sought to falsify a theory because we can *always* find confirming evidence is apt only if we allow that evidence to be arbitrarily weak ….. #philosophy
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“The discovery of instances which confirm a theory means very little if we have not tried, and failed, to discover refutations. For if we are uncritical we shall always find what we want: we shall look for, and find, confirmation, and we shall look away from, and not see, whatever might be dangerous to our pet theories. In this way it is only too easy to obtain what appears to be overwhelming evidence in favour of a theory which, if approached critically, would have been refuted.”
Meanwhile, some musings about the philosophical underpinnings of a version of AI that might actually be practical, rather than a digital blender that regurgitates the past ...
"Why Heideggerian AI failed and how fixing it would require making it more Heideggerian"
#HubertLDreyfus, 2007
I will be philosophising on Thursday:
https://www.pts.edu.pl/seminarium
‘ #Trust always plays a role, including in #science.’
Professor by special appointment in Societal Trust and @facultyofphilosophygroningen researcher Leah Henderson argues for the importance of evidence-based science.
According to Henderson, ‘trust is the cement that holds society together.’
As head of the Societal Trust research group at the Rudolf Agricola School for Sustainable Development UG, Henderson will study trust in the coming years.
https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/latest-news/news/archief2025/nieuwsberichten/1202-henderson
Fuck Richard Sylvan (1935–1996)
Following on from yesterday’s short thread on the paper demonstrating that under a Bayesian conception of evidence strength we are much less likely to find strong arguments than weak ones, Popper’s sense that confirmation means nothing if we haven’t sought to falsify a theory because we can *always* find confirming evidence is apt only if we allow that evidence to be arbitrarily weak ….. #philosophy
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“The discovery of instances which confirm a theory means very little if we have not tried, and failed, to discover refutations. For if we are uncritical we shall always find what we want: we shall look for, and find, confirmation, and we shall look away from, and not see, whatever might be dangerous to our pet theories. In this way it is only too easy to obtain what appears to be overwhelming evidence in favour of a theory which, if approached critically, would have been refuted.”
#Introduction:
My name is Robbie Norlyn! I’m a published author who primarily writes science fiction and fantasy for sale to the public. Anything else I have written, about a wide array of topics, is academic, private, or public domain.
I have had a wide variety of occupations over the years. I’m an #artist, #engineer, #scientist, and #technologist by way of experience and training.
My #AlmaMater is the #UniversityofWashington. Where I completed a #BA in #Philosophy. More specifically the school of #AnalyticPhilosophy with a strong focus on #science. However, I have a vast knowledge of #ethics and #theology due to my environment as a youth.
Why #Babka?
I’m #Jewish by descent (both sides, #Ashkenazi & #Sephardic) and am becoming more spiritual as I get older. I was raised in a #Secular/#CryptoJew environment. I grew up with Jewish memes & traditions without understanding any of their importance. Dreidels, Fiddler on the Roof, Passover, and Shel Silverstein are burned into my memories.
My #introduction needs a refresh.
I'm a #PhD student at the University of #Vermont, studying the #Evolution of #Evolvability. I'm into #AI, #ALife, #Biology, and #Philosophy, because I want to understand #life, #adaptation, and #intelligence using my native language of #ComputerScience. I share my musings and #research on my #blog. I love #science generally, and am full of bitchy #AcademicChatter.
I was a #SoftwareEngineer in #SiliconValley for many years, but left in 2021. I'm glad I did, and now I feel a bit betrayed by the #TechIndustry. I've been going back to my #FOSS roots, and gradually #DeGoogle ing my life. I still love to talk about #code #craft, #UX, and healthy #engineering #culture. Recently I've been enjoying #gpu #programming, mostly in #taichilang.
I have a wife and a #cat. I love #nature, #photography, #cooking, and #yoga.
All kinds of people are valid and worthy, but #trans people, folks on the #autism spectrum, and #bipoc get a shout out right now because they need our support.
My #introduction needs a refresh.
I'm a #PhD student at the University of #Vermont, studying the #Evolution of #Evolvability. I'm into #AI, #ALife, #Biology, and #Philosophy, because I want to understand #life, #adaptation, and #intelligence using my native language of #ComputerScience. I share my musings and #research on my #blog. I love #science generally, and am full of bitchy #AcademicChatter.
I was a #SoftwareEngineer in #SiliconValley for many years, but left in 2021. I'm glad I did, and now I feel a bit betrayed by the #TechIndustry. I've been going back to my #FOSS roots, and gradually #DeGoogle ing my life. I still love to talk about #code #craft, #UX, and healthy #engineering #culture. Recently I've been enjoying #gpu #programming, mostly in #taichilang.
I have a wife and a #cat. I love #nature, #photography, #cooking, and #yoga.
All kinds of people are valid and worthy, but #trans people, folks on the #autism spectrum, and #bipoc get a shout out right now because they need our support.
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