Re: Re:[tips] A brilliant discovery
"Too bad there's no job for people who remember odd bits of arcana" I think there is ... a psychology professor :) --Mike --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7099 or send a blank email to leave-7099-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
RE: Re:[tips] A brilliant discovery
Interesting A friend of mine was just on Jeopardy this year.
I'm not sure I could handle the fame, though. :)
m
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It's not exactly a job, but you can make money...
How can I try out for JEOPARDY!...
http://www.jeopardy.com/beacontestant/contestantfaqs/
On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 9:22 AM, Marc Carter
mailto:marc.car...@bakeru.edu>> wrote:
Wow!
Brains are interesting things. I often cannot remember where I left my shoes,
but I can recall an odd bit of trivia from something I read when I was in the
second grade
Too bad there's no job for people who remember odd bits of arcana
m
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Re: Re:[tips] A brilliant discovery
It's not exactly a job, but you can make money... How can I try out for JEOPARDY!... http://www.jeopardy.com/beacontestant/contestantfaqs/ On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 9:22 AM, Marc Carter wrote: > > Wow! > > Brains are interesting things. I often cannot remember where I left my > shoes, but I can recall an odd bit of trivia from something I read when I > was in the second grade > > Too bad there's no job for people who remember odd bits of arcana > > > m > > -- > Marc Carter, PhD > Associate Professor and Chair > Department of Psychology > College of Arts & Sciences > Baker University > -- > > -- Rick Stevens Psychology Department University of Louisiana at Monroe stevens.r...@gmail.com SL - Evert Snook --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7086 or send a blank email to leave-7086-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
RE: Re:[tips] A brilliant discovery
Wow!
Brains are interesting things. I often cannot remember where I left my shoes,
but I can recall an odd bit of trivia from something I read when I was in the
second grade
Too bad there's no job for people who remember odd bits of arcana
m
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> -Original Message-
> From: Allen Esterson [mailto:allenester...@compuserve.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2010 2:31 AM
> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
> Subject: Re:[tips] A brilliant discovery
>
> Marc Carter wrote re Archimedes and "eureka!":
>
> >Without looking I'm going to guess that he wanted to know
> how to assess
> >the purity of an oddly-shaped bit of precious metal, and needed to
> >compare volume with weight.
>
> Good recollection, Marc!
>
> Or as Wikipedia expresses it:
>
> "Archimedes was asked by the local king to detect whether a
> crown was pure gold, or if the goldsmith had added silver.
> During his trip to the public bath, he noticed that water is
> displaced when his body sinks into the bath, and that the
> volume of water displaced equals the volume of the body
> immersed in the water. This means that he can measure the
> density of the crown, and compare it to a bar of pure gold."
>
> But: "This story is thought to be a myth, because it was
> first mentioned by the Roman writer Vitruvius nearly 200
> years after the event, and because the method described by
> Vitruvius would have been inaccurate."
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_effect
>
> Allen Esterson
> Former lecturer, Science Department
> Southwark College, London
> allenester...@compuserve.com
> http://www.esterson.org
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> From: Marc Carter
> Subject: RE: Re:A brilliant discovery
> Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 09:10:30 -0600
>
> Without looking I'm going to guess that he wanted to know how
> to assess the purity of an oddly-shaped bit of precious
> metal, and needed to compare volume with weight.
>
> But that's dragged from the deep recesses of my childhood, so
> I'm probably wrong.
>
>
> m
>
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Re:[tips] A brilliant discovery
Marc Carter wrote re Archimedes and "eureka!": >Without looking I'm going to guess that he wanted to know >how to assess the purity of an oddly-shaped bit of precious >metal, and needed to compare volume with weight. Good recollection, Marc! Or as Wikipedia expresses it: "Archimedes was asked by the local king to detect whether a crown was pure gold, or if the goldsmith had added silver. During his trip to the public bath, he noticed that water is displaced when his body sinks into the bath, and that the volume of water displaced equals the volume of the body immersed in the water. This means that he can measure the density of the crown, and compare it to a bar of pure gold." But: "This story is thought to be a myth, because it was first mentioned by the Roman writer Vitruvius nearly 200 years after the event, and because the method described by Vitruvius would have been inaccurate." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_effect Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London allenester...@compuserve.com http://www.esterson.org --- From: Marc Carter Subject:RE: Re:A brilliant discovery Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 09:10:30 -0600 Without looking I'm going to guess that he wanted to know how to assess the purity of an oddly-shaped bit of precious metal, and needed to compare volume with weight. But that's dragged from the deep recesses of my childhood, so I'm probably wrong. m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7081 or send a blank email to leave-7081-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
RE: Re:[tips] A brilliant discovery
Without looking I'm going to guess that he wanted to know how to assess the
purity of an oddly-shaped bit of precious metal, and needed to compare volume
with weight.
But that's dragged from the deep recesses of my childhood, so I'm probably
wrong.
m
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Department of Psychology
College of Arts & Sciences
Baker University
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> -Original Message-
> From: Allen Esterson [mailto:allenester...@compuserve.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 2:20 AM
> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
> Subject: Re:[tips] A brilliant discovery
>
> Chris Green cried:
> >Eureka!
>
> "This exclamation is most famously attributed to the ancient
> Greek scholar Archimedes; he reportedly proclaimed "Eureka!"
> when he stepped into a bath and noticed that the water level
> rose - he suddenly understood that the volume of water
> displaced must be equal to the volume of the part of his body
> he had submerged."
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_(word)
>
> Read on for why this was important.
>
> Question for students: Which do you think is more
> valuable/useful, Archimedes' brainwave or this:
> http://kottke.org/10/12/how-to-fold-a-fitted-sheet
>
> > Allen Esterson
> > Former lecturer, Science Department
> > Southwark College, London
> > allenester...@compuserve.com
> > http://www.esterson.org
>
>
> From: Christopher Green
> Subject: Re: A brilliant discovery
> Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 19:43:18 -0500
>
> Eureka!
> ---
> Christopher D Green
> Department of Psychology
> York University
> Toronto, ON M6C 1G4
> Canada
>
> chri...@yorku.ca
>
> On Dec 7, 2010, at 6:25 PM, Allen Esterson
> wrote:
>
> > A useful tip:
> >
> > http://kottke.org/10/12/how-to-fold-a-fitted-sheet
> >
> > Allen Esterson
> > Former lecturer, Science Department
> > Southwark College, London
> > allenester...@compuserve.com
> > http://www.esterson.org
>
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Re:[tips] A brilliant discovery
The Wikipedia Eureka/Archimedes link should have been: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_effect Allen -- Re:[tips] A brilliant discovery Allen Esterson Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:19:59 -0800 Chris Green cried: >Eureka! "This exclamation is most famously attributed to the ancient Greek scholar Archimedes; he reportedly proclaimed "Eureka!" when he stepped into a bath and noticed that the water level rose — he suddenly understood that the volume of water displaced must be equal to the volume of the part of his body he had submerged." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_(word) Read on for why this was important. Question for students: Which do you think is more valuable/useful, Archimedes' brainwave or this: http://kottke.org/10/12/how-to-fold-a-fitted-sheet > Allen Esterson > Former lecturer, Science Department > Southwark College, London > allenester...@compuserve.com > http://www.esterson.org --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7068 or send a blank email to leave-7068-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
Re:[tips] A brilliant discovery
Chris Green cried: >Eureka! "This exclamation is most famously attributed to the ancient Greek scholar Archimedes; he reportedly proclaimed "Eureka!" when he stepped into a bath and noticed that the water level rose — he suddenly understood that the volume of water displaced must be equal to the volume of the part of his body he had submerged." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_(word) Read on for why this was important. Question for students: Which do you think is more valuable/useful, Archimedes' brainwave or this: http://kottke.org/10/12/how-to-fold-a-fitted-sheet > Allen Esterson > Former lecturer, Science Department > Southwark College, London > allenester...@compuserve.com > http://www.esterson.org From: Christopher Green Subject:Re: A brilliant discovery Date: Tue, 7 Dec 2010 19:43:18 -0500 Eureka! --- Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M6C 1G4 Canada chri...@yorku.ca On Dec 7, 2010, at 6:25 PM, Allen Esterson wrote: > A useful tip: > > http://kottke.org/10/12/how-to-fold-a-fitted-sheet > > Allen Esterson > Former lecturer, Science Department > Southwark College, London > allenester...@compuserve.com > http://www.esterson.org --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7067 or send a blank email to leave-7067-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
RE: [tips] A brilliant discovery
It seems to matter which "this edge" you do third and which fourth. And to think my time used to be spent wondering which section of the Appalachian Trail I'd hike the weekend after finals. . . Tim ___ Timothy O. Shearon, PhD Professor, Department of Psychology The College of Idaho Caldwell, ID 83605 email: tshea...@collegeofidaho.edu teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and systems "You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker From: Annette Taylor [tay...@sandiego.edu] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 5:16 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] A brilliant discovery Very good Allen! I've been using this technique and my sheets still come out looking halfway between the one on the right and the one on the left; of course I don't have such a large accomodating table to work with, only the top of the washer/dryer with the lids all closed ;) of course, this IS psychology related, right? Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 tay...@sandiego.edu From: Allen Esterson [allenester...@compuserve.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 3:25 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] A brilliant discovery A useful tip: http://kottke.org/10/12/how-to-fold-a-fitted-sheet Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London allenester...@compuserve.com http://www.esterson.org --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: tay...@sandiego.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a21b0&n=T&l=tips&o=7055 or send a blank email to leave-7055-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: tshea...@collegeofidaho.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13545.bae00fb8b4115786ba5dbbb67b9b177a&n=T&l=tips&o=7056 or send a blank email to leave-7056-13545.bae00fb8b4115786ba5dbbb67b9b1...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7061 or send a blank email to leave-7061-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
Re: [tips] A brilliant discovery
Eureka! --- Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M6C 1G4 Canada chri...@yorku.ca On Dec 7, 2010, at 6:25 PM, Allen Esterson wrote: > A useful tip: > > http://kottke.org/10/12/how-to-fold-a-fitted-sheet > > Allen Esterson > Former lecturer, Science Department > Southwark College, London > allenester...@compuserve.com > http://www.esterson.org > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: chri...@yorku.ca. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd0da&n=T&l=tips&o=7055 > or send a blank email to > leave-7055-13132.a868d710aa4ef67a68807ce4fe8bd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7059 or send a blank email to leave-7059-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
RE: [tips] A brilliant discovery
Very good Allen! I've been using this technique and my sheets still come out looking halfway between the one on the right and the one on the left; of course I don't have such a large accomodating table to work with, only the top of the washer/dryer with the lids all closed ;) of course, this IS psychology related, right? Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Professor, Psychological Sciences University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 tay...@sandiego.edu From: Allen Esterson [allenester...@compuserve.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 3:25 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] A brilliant discovery A useful tip: http://kottke.org/10/12/how-to-fold-a-fitted-sheet Allen Esterson Former lecturer, Science Department Southwark College, London allenester...@compuserve.com http://www.esterson.org --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: tay...@sandiego.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a21b0&n=T&l=tips&o=7055 or send a blank email to leave-7055-13534.4204dc3a11678c6b1d0be57cfe0a2...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=7056 or send a blank email to leave-7056-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
