tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post173674782047232124..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: Wordplay - designA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-89182898936467895902011-10-30T16:42:21.925+00:002011-10-30T16:42:21.925+00:00JH - that's another word they avoid by using t...JH - that's another word they avoid by using the word 'model'.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-6730609963041078052011-10-30T12:55:23.014+00:002011-10-30T12:55:23.014+00:00Or to put it another way - they are hypotheses. N...Or to put it another way - they are hypotheses. Nothing wrong with a hypothesis, as long as it's treated as such and not as some god-given pronouncement from on high.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-26985401960100473222011-10-30T11:01:26.322+00:002011-10-30T11:01:26.322+00:00rogerh - I was a lab rat too and I certainly remem...rogerh - I was a lab rat too and I certainly remember Friday afternoon sessions "tidying up". <br /><br />I also remember how problematic environmental data really is - uncertainty of measurement is just the start of the fun and games.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-14747239957599345022011-10-30T09:24:48.760+00:002011-10-30T09:24:48.760+00:00Making a model is tricky, at the beginning it mer...Making a model is tricky, at the beginning it merely fits-where-it-touches and no big decisions can be made using it - overtly. The only test of a model is a good experiment.<br /><br />As a lab rat long ago I suffered a few runaway experiments and was lucky. Let us hope humanity is lucky too, there being no senior lab rat around to say "er, I <br />wouldn't do that if I were you...". Finally, much excellent data is fabricated on a Friday afternoon.rogerhnoreply@blogger.com