Re: Kuhn - Breakthroughs (and Trump)
[{"sender": "Robert Lawrence Kuhn", "recipients": [], "timestamp": "Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 12:50 AM", "subject": "Re: Kuhn - Breakthroughs (and Trump)", "body": "Hi: When are you back in NY?\nAttached is the complete Preproduction Book for Radical Breakthroughs - now including Misha Gromov!\nLove your feedback, suggestions.\nAlso attached is the budget and timing of funding, as presented originally, now updated for the completion of preproduction (phase I). We are ready to go into production (phase II). See Budget, p. 4. Committed and excited.\nWhen to meet?\nRobert"}, {"sender": "jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com>", "recipients": [], "timestamp": "Dec 28, 2017, at 7:40 AM", "subject": "Re: Kuhn - Breakthroughs (and Trump)", "body": "great work , but needs some editing, did not like multi verse and sensience. seems more blahblah"}, {"sender": "Robert Kuhn", "recipients": [], "timestamp": "Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 1:45 AM", "subject": "Re: Kuhn - Breakthroughs (and Trump)", "body": "`Blahblahs' forbidden in 'Radical Breakthroughs'. So we need two replacements (for Multiverse as Science and Rare Sentience).\nInitial ideas:\n* Expand the first episode \"Mathematics and Truth\" into two or likely three episodes. I'm intrigued by this because there is so much rich material - pure math, philosophy (discovered or invented), physics (Wigner's 'unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics in the natural sciences)', astrophysics, cosmology, biology, general systems theory. I've felt frustrated in this first episode because there is so much material. I think three episodes could work - if you agree, I'll get back to you with a suggested structure of the 2 or likely 3 parts. Also, Closer To Truth has had only a few videos and one episode on mathematics per se (out of 277 episodes!), so this would be original and complementary. In this may, math would become about half the series.\n* Integrated Information Theory - quantifying and explaining consciousness (Giulio Tononi, Un of Wisconsin-Madison), plus supporters and critics. New controversial, science-based radical theory.\n* Evolutionary Dynamics - your program at Harvard - mathematical models. This is not an area of my expertise, but it could well fit Closer To Truth in general and Radical Breakthroughs in particular. But you need to tell me if you would like to include this.\n* Replicability Crisis - Problems in Statistics in Search for Truth. Deep problems of replicability in biomedical and especially psychological research - the scandal in recent years. See links and attachments.\n* Other possibile areas you suggest\nWe would like to set a mutually agreed schedule so we can confirm and reserve the Closer To Truth 'season' of 13 episodes for 'Radical Breakthroughs', which we need to plan well in advance - especially as we begin 2018.\nSee you Jan. 5 - Looking forward to brainstorming.\nRobert"}, {"sender": "jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com>", "recipients": [], "timestamp": "Dec 29, 2017, at 6:19 AM", "subject": "Re: Kuhn - Breakthroughs (and Trump)", "body": "lets talk today. I went through the candidates in math. . we should talk, I have great hopes for this and am sure you woudl want to get it right though some of the math people write well , their speakinn style and presence is less than A , and probaby closer to a C +/ . Im around today or hte weekend if you would like to chat."}, {"sender": "Robert Kuhn", "recipients": [], "timestamp": "Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 3:21 PM", "subject": "Re: Kuhn - Breakthroughs (and Trump)", "body": "Terrific; looking forward.\nExcited to go through math candidates on the list, others too.\nEqually important, discuss edits/modifications to the 13 episodes (cutting blahs), expanding math episodes -\nsee below. Assuming we expand math episodes, we will need more mathematicians.\nHow's late afternoon after 5:30 pm / early evening today? - or weekend, day/times? (Family issues today -\nmother 102 in May.)"}, {"sender": "jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com>", "recipients": [], "timestamp": "Dec 29, 2017, at 3:27 PM", "subject": "Re: Kuhn - Breakthroughs (and Trump)", "body": "weekend easy"}, {"sender": "Robert Kuhn", "recipients": ["jeffrey E. [jeevacation@gmail.com]"], "timestamp": "12/31/2017 1:04:06 AM", "subject": "Re: Kuhn - Breakthroughs (and Trump)", "body": "Tomorrow Sunday after 1:00 pm? Flexible. Anytime.\nSkype? FaceTime? Phone?"}]