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Re: those folks at MIT (fwd)
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Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:24:31 -0700
From: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla list <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>, tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: those folks at MIT (fwd)
At 03:39 PM 6/12/2007, Tesla list wrote:
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>Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:22:00 EDT
>From: ashumate3@xxxxxxx
>To: tesla@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: those folks at MIT (fwd)
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>Sometimes taking a look with different eyes will cause a trip down a
>different path that maybe may have been missed before.
Indeed, and I support the idea of using different conceptual models
to get a fresh viewpoint on a problem.
However, when it comes to basic experimental technique, these guys
aren't just taking a different path, they've left the flashlight at home.
One should also be able to relate the new model to the old ones in
some tractable way.
Jim