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On Oct 21, 10:44 am, Pentcho Valev <pva...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> http://www.bnl.gov/community/Tours/TYSaDTW.asp
> "Take Your Sons and Daughters to Work Day....Afternoon brought a
> special production of Einstein! Einstein!....Herr Professor Doctor
> Doctor (brilliant and handsome, but lacking a well-stuck mustache)
> explains physics.....The lecture was followed by a rousing game of
> "That's my Theory!"  Herr Doctor introduced three scientists who all
> claimed to be Einstein. Each of the scientists answered questions
> about themselves -- and their theories -- and the audience was asked
> to figure out which one was really "Einstein.".....The audience
> applauded to vote which scientist they thought was "Einstein."
> Professor Chanteuse led the audience in singing "Divine Einstein"
> while the scientists changed into their real costumes......Einstein
> explains that imagination is more important than knowledge. Einstein!
> Einstein!  He's our man! led by volunteers from the audience.
> Einstein! Einstein!  He's our man! If he can't solve it, no one can!"
>
> The final results:
>
> http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/ingdahl2.html
> "But there has been a marked global decrease of students willing to
> study physics, and funding has decreased accordingly. Not only that,
> the best students are not heading for studies in physics, finding
> other fields more appealing, and science teachers to schools are
> getting scarcer in supply. In fact, warning voices are being heard
> about the spread of a "scientific illiteracy" where many living in
> technologically advanced societies lack the knowledge and the ability
> for critical thinking in order to function in their daily
> environment."
>
> http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/comment/story/0,9828,1648111,...
> "We are nearing the end of the "World Year of Physics", otherwise
> known as Einstein Year, as it is the centenary of his annus mirabilis
> in which he made three incredible breakthroughs, including special
> relativity. In fact, it was 100 years ago yesterday that he published
> the most famous equation in the history of physics: E=mc2. But instead
> of celebrating, physicists are in mourning after a report showed a
> dramatic decline in the number of pupils studying physics at school.
> The number taking A-level physics has dropped by 38% over the past 15
> years, a catastrophic meltdown that is set to continue over the next
> few years. The report warns that a shortage of physics teachers and a
> lack of interest from pupils could mean the end of physics in state
> schools. Thereafter, physics would be restricted to only those
> students who could afford to go to posh schools. Britain was the home
> of Isaac Newton, Michael Faraday and Paul Dirac, and Brits made world-
> class contributions to understanding gravity, quantum physics and
> electromagnetism - and yet the British physicist is now facing
> extinction. But so what? Physicists are not as cuddly as pandas, so
> who cares if we disappear?"
>
> http://dogma.free.fr/txt/EK-ScienceQuiestion.htm
> "Par ailleurs, on remarque qu'aujourd'hui, les theses «relativistes»,
> par exemple celle de Paul Feyerabend, ont un impact tres fort,
> notamment dans les milieux etudiants. Meme si leur diffusion
> s'accompagne de contresens et de malentendus, elles servent de socle a
> des critiques de plus en plus vives adressees aux professionnels de la
> recherche : Votre science dit-elle reellement le vrai? Comment osez-
> vous pretendre qu'elle se refere a la rationalite alors que les
> jugements esthetiques, les prejuges metaphysiques et autres desirs
> subjectifs impregnent sinon sa demarche tout entiere, du moins
> certaines de ses phases? Votre legitimite incontestee est-elle fondee
> sur autre chose que des effets de pouvoir?"
>
> http://www.i-sem.net/press/jmll_isem_palermo.pdf
> "La science souffre d'une forte perte de credit, au sens propre comme
> au sens figure: son soutien politique et economique, comme sa
> reputation intellectuelle et culturelle connaissent une crise grave."
>
> Pentcho Valev

Duhh!

Harry C.