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The Language Works ~ Journal Entries ~ TLW 4 |
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~ TLW ~ Short Essays ~ Group Four |
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Contents ~ Journal 4:
1) Cooking is Chemistry
2) Block Chain and AI
3) Occam’s and Other Razors
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S4~1: Cooking is Chemistry
It can be said that cooking is like doing chemistry. Having said that, there is one important difference. With cooking we can eat the results. I don’t need to tell you how great that can be. Yet, some chefs proclaim that you must know the basics of Cooking before you begin. Here are some popular techniques:
1) Boiling food in water-based liquids is related to simmering (gentle boiling) and cooking with steam. 2) Sautéing means “bouncing” in French. It refers to tossing while cooking in a pan over high heat. 3) Stir frying heats ingredients in a small amount of very hot oil while being stirred or tossed in a wok. 4) Roasting uses dry heat with in an oven often with high heat with meat, root vegetables, etc. 5) Baking uses dry heat with in an oven often with lower heat with cakes, breads, pies, etc. 6) Grilling is cooking applied to food from above, below or all around usually on a grill (a wire grid). 7) Braising browns ingredients at a high temperature then simmers them in a pot (wine, water, other).
1) Is chemistry an element in our day-to-lives? Explain. 2) Does food have any influence on your mood? Tell. 3) How do fast food joints cook their burgers? Have you ever worked in a restaurant? Tell your tale. 4) Do you prefer grilling versus stir frying or sautéing? Do you like deep-fried food? (Fish and Chips?) 5) How do people in your country prepare oysters? Where, when, and how? Do you like raw oysters? 6) Have you ever made a delicious meal for anyone? Tell the story. 7) Ask your own foodie questions to your classmates. |
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S4~2: Block Chain and AI
Block Chain is a digital record located on all computers and are related to UINs (universal ID networks).
It’s like a bank but it secures your data (not money) through cryptography. But what’s the difference…
Your data=your money. Hackers have full swing. The outfield catches their hits. It’s a game of time.
Sooner or later the hackers break down encryptions and hit a home run. Data=money at this point.
Transparency cannot be guaranteed. All files on all internet-related content. Block chain tracks products,
checks your digital identity, knows the places you have been, and monitors your voting propensity.
It claims to be tamper-proof. Yet, it is informed and constantly updated by AI. Anonymity is questionable.
1) How comfortable are you in the tech world in which you live? Are you able to live a carefree life?
2) Is pop culture a creation of art or production? Can AI and producers create non-human artifice?
3) Is there anyone in your family or perhaps a friend (or even you) that has a "knack" for this tech?
4) What popular people are cool? Why do you like them? What tech makes them appealing (or not)?
5) How would you describe block chain or AI? What does that mean to you? Can it ever be reversed?
6) Is it possible for AI to make a perfect digital copy of famous people? How could that be dangerous?
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S4~3: Occam’s and other Razors
Occam was an English monk living around 1300 at the end of the "Dark Ages" (compare China). “Occam's Razor” favors the simplest explanation (in scientific circles) with the fewest assumptions.
But other "razors" offer different perspectives: 1) Hanlon's Razor suggests attributing errors to incompetence… Human errors cannot be resolved. 2) Alder's Razor dismisses untestable claims, in other words, impossible assumptions are discarded. 3) Hickam's Dictum (in all science) counters Occam's Razor by acknowledging multiple conditions can exist. Simple results aren't absolute laws, in other words, possibilities beg for research/confirmation.
1) Does philosophy ever invite your interest? Why do people give up thinking about existence? Explain.
2) Do you know of Occam’s bath goods? Which cosmetics do you use? How do you know what’s best? 3) Are all claims born to be tested? What is a hypothesis? What is the scientific method? What is validity? 4) If you were sick, would you go to more than one doctor (second opinions)? What doctors do you visit? 5) What choices of conversation do we have these days? Are we flirting with authoritarian politics? 6) As usual, make and ask your own questions for your classmates... |
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