Gravitational Singularities
Gravitational singularities in general relativity are spacetime locations where the gravitational field becomes infinite. Scalar invariant curves of spacetime include a measure of matter density. Some physicists and philosophers believe that because the density of matter tends to become infinite … Citeşte mai mult
Epistemic Intelligence Communities. Counterintelligence
Epistemic communities are informal networks of knowledge-based experts who influence decision-makers in defining issues they face, identifying different solutions, and evaluating results. Epistemic communities have the greatest influence in conditions of political uncertainty and visibility, usually following a crisis or … Citeşte mai mult
Psychology of the film Solaris directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
Tarkovski’s film is a drama of pain and partial recovery centered on the psychology of the Solaris station crew. Tarkovski wanted to address this way the deeply emotional and intellectual science-fantastic genre, considered by him to be superficial. The film … Citeşte mai mult
Intelligence Analysis
The analysts are in the field of „knowledge”. Intelligence refers to knowledge and the types of problems addressed are knowledge problems. So, we need a concept of work based on knowledge. We need a basic understanding of what we know … Citeşte mai mult
Ce este eugenia?
Termenul eugenie, ca practică și domeniu de studiu, a fost inventat către Francis Galton în 1883, bazându-se pe opera vărului său, Charles Darwin, genetica mendeliană și teoriile lui August Weismann (teoria plasmei germenilor, conform căreia informația ereditară este transmisă numai … Citeşte mai mult
The future of eugenics
A „free-market” approach to the genetic development of children may result in a homogenizing. Parents may be inclined to choose according to models accepted by society. In this case, improving technologies „will grant racism and homophobia an unprecedented efficacy.” One … Citeşte mai mult
Knowledge Engineering and Intelligence Gathering
A process of intelligence gathering begins when a user enters a query into the system. Several objects can match the result of a query with different degrees of relevance. Most systems estimate a numeric value about how well each object … Citeşte mai mult
Solaris, regia Andrei Tarkovsky – Aspecte psihologice
Filmul lui Tarkovski este o „dramă a durerii și a redresării parțiale” concentrată asupra psihologiei echipajului stației de pe Solaris. Tarkovski a dorit astfel să abordeze mai profund emoțional și intelectual genul științifico-fantastic, considerat de el ca fiind superficial. Filmul … Citeşte mai mult
La technologie blockchain
De par sa conception, une blockchain est „un grand livre ouvert et distribué capable d’enregistrer les transactions entre deux parties de manière efficace, vérifiable et permanente”, généralement gérée par un réseau d’égal à égal adhérant à un protocole communication de … Citeşte mai mult
Sculpting in Time, with Andrei Tarkovsky
Tarkovsky opposed to the movie editing and considered that the basis of the art of cinematography (movie art) is the internal rhythm of images. He considers cinema as a representation of distinctive currents or time waves, transmitted in the film … Citeşte mai mult
Intelligence cycle
The intelligence cycle is a set of processes used to provide useful information for decision-making. The cycle consists of several processes. The related counter-intelligence area is tasked with preventing information efforts from others. A basic model of the process of … Citeşte mai mult
Evoluția contemporană a conceptului de siguranță națională
După încheierea Războiului Rece, guvernele și agențiile de informații au continuat să utilizeze modelul convențional pentru a evalua amenințările de stat. Dar conceptele de securitate s-au îndepărtat de o confruntare extrem de militarizată între adversari cunoscuți și a crescut îngrijorarea … Citeşte mai mult
Newton-Hooke controversy in the opinion of scientists
A presentation of Hooke’s 1674 monograph introducing the idea of universal gravity was included in the Philosophical Transactions (Royal Society 1775) and subsequently several letters containing observations, including one of Huygens. But obviously, after the publication of Principia in 1687, … Citeşte mai mult
Support and trend of falsifiability
Popper’s supporters argued that most criticism is based on an incomprehensible interpretation of his ideas. They argue that Popper should not be interpreted as meaning that falsifiability is a sufficient condition for the demarcation of science. Some passages seem to … Citeşte mai mult
La revendication de Hooke sur la loi de la gravité
Dans une note intitulée « Un état vrai de l’affaire et la controverse entre Sr Isaak Newton et le Dr Robert Hooke comme priorité de cette noble hypothèse du mouvement des planètes autour du Soleil en tant que leurs centres … Citeşte mai mult
Imre Lakatos, The methodology of scientific research programmes – An Overview
The methodology of scientific research programmes is a collection of papers published over time expressing a radical review of Popper’s demarcation criterion between science and non-science, leading to a new theory of scientific rationality. Volume I address aspects of the … Citeşte mai mult
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Criticism of Falsifiability
Thomas Kuhn criticized falsifiability because it characterized „the entire scientific enterprise in terms that apply only to its occasional revolutionary parts,” and it cannot be generalized. In Kuhn’s view, a delimitation criterion must refer to the functioning of normal science. … Citeşte mai mult
Imre Lakatos despre falsificaționismul dogmatic
Falsificaționismul dogmatic admite falsificabilitatea tuturor teoriilor științifice fără calificare, dar păstrează un fel de bază empirică infailibilă. Este strict empiricist fără a fi inductivist: neagă faptul că certitudinea bazei empirice poate fi transmisă teoriilor. Astfel, falsificabilitatea dogmatică este cea mai … Citeşte mai mult
The Intelligence Community
Intelligence services are currently focusing on the fight against terrorism, leaving relatively little resources to monitor other security threats. For this reason, they often ignore external information activities that do not pose immediate threats to their government’s interests. Extremely few … Citeşte mai mult
Falsification and refutation
A scientific theory, according to Popper, can be legitimately saved from falsification by introducing an auxiliary hypothesis to generate new, falsifiable predictions. Also, if there are suspicions of bias or error, the researchers might introduce an auxiliary falsifiable hypothesis that … Citeşte mai mult