johncarlosbaez (u/johncarlosbaez)

johncarlosbaez commented on Europe's crusade against air conditioning is insane noahpinion.blog/p/europes... · Posted by u/paulpauper

johncarlosbaez · 8 days ago

"Whatever the reason, the resistance to AC technology is making Europe a more impoverished civilization. It’s a major reason why Europe now feels shabbier and more hardscrabble than America..."

It feels shabbier and more hardscabble than America now? That's news to me.

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johncarlosbaez commented on Doge Is a Wakeup Call for Economists and Attorneys theregreview.org/2025/03/... · Posted by u/herbertl

johncarlosbaez · 5 months ago

It's a little late for a "wakeup call", no? More like "wake up, your house is on fire and behind your bedroom door it's a raging inferno out there".

> The economics profession should reflect on the fact that DOGE is proceeding without the input of economists because economists have downplayed the persistence and extent of government policy failures.

No, that's not the main reason why they're proceeding without the input of economists.

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johncarlosbaez commented on The number pi has an evil twin mathstodon.xyz/@johncarlo... · Posted by u/pkaeding

soneca · 8 months ago

> ” This ∞-shaped curve is called a 'leminscate', and ϖ is called the 'lemniscate constant'. I'll show you the leminiscate in my next post.”

This got me confused, so I went to check. Apparently ”lemniscate” is the correct spelling.

johncarlosbaez · 8 months ago

Fixed - thanks.

johncarlosbaez commented on String theory is not dead knowablemagazine.org/cont... · Posted by u/elashri

johncarlosbaez · 9 months ago

Never a good sign for a physics theory when the headline says it's "not dead".

johncarlosbaez commented on The Original Usenet Physics FAQ math.ucr.edu/home/baez/ph... · Posted by u/nyc111

johncarlosbaez · 10 months ago

My fifteen minutes of fame have finally arrived? :-)

johncarlosbaez commented on Cloud atlas of Mars reveals an atmosphere unlike our own newscientist.com/article/... · Posted by u/Brajeshwar

johncarlosbaez · a year ago

Strange title, since we've known for a long time that Mars has an atmosphere unlike our own.

johncarlosbaez commented on 'The DOJ's Assault on Apple Will Harm Consumers' reason.com/2024/07/17/the... · Posted by u/m463

johncarlosbaez · a year ago

Why would anyone care what Rand Paul thinks?

johncarlosbaez commented on Eric Weinstein and Terrence Howard Debate 1 x 1 = 2 On The Joe Rogan Podcast [video] youtube.com/watch?v=4Chui... · Posted by u/bitcharmer

johncarlosbaez · a year ago

Yes, we've really sunk to this: a rebel theoretical physicist feels the need to debate a guy who claims 1 × 1 = 2, presumably just to get some more publicity.

Howard's Wikipedia page hints at how he became this confused: "He has been married four times to three women". So one times one was two.

u/johncarlosbaez

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I'm a mathematical physicist who works at the math department at U. C. Riverside in California, and also at the Centre for Quantum Technologies in Singapore.

http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/

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