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Originally posted by normbenign
There is another condition which is neither left or right. Although the left tends more toward the condition of looking for solutions than does the right, the right does it too.

It is a matter of visions, which Sowell describes as constrained and unconstrained. Those with an unconstrained vision, see solutions to virtually any problem, often not cons ...[text shortened]... human nature of not seeing the big picture and creating problems with so called total solutions.
Can you translate this "constrained vision" into a more practical application? How would dealing with the presence of STDs in a society look like using this constrained vision? How does is it differ from an unconstrained vision?

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A particle physicist, entomologist, and civil engineer walked into a bar on International Pi Day…


Oh, are we not talking about scientists' favorite jokes anymore!?

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Originally posted by Soothfast
A particle physicist, entomologist, and civil engineer walked into a bar on International Pi Day…


Oh, are we not talking about scientists' favorite jokes anymore!?
http://www.realclearscience.com/lists/funny_lab_signs/

19 funny lab signs. Use the {text}>> to advance.

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In my experience scientists like jokes that contain a little inside information and are a little self-deprecating.

Compare and contrast with:

car salesmen

preachers

lawyers

CEOs (Oops, those are car salesmen with a Harvard degree, evangelical fervor, and a good lawyer.)


The museum of creation is a scientific joke.

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Originally posted by JS357
http://www.realclearscience.com/lists/funny_lab_signs/

19 funny lab signs. Use the {text}>> to advance.
Ha! 😉

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Originally posted by JS357
http://www.realclearscience.com/lists/funny_lab_signs/

19 funny lab signs. Use the {text}>> to advance.
a howler!

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Originally posted by Ponderable
a howler!
Some good ones here:

http://chemicalengineeringnews.org/top-50-funny-science-memes-funny-pictures-about-science/

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Originally posted by JS357
Some good ones here:

http://chemicalengineeringnews.org/top-50-funny-science-memes-funny-pictures-about-science/
Indeed. I think about printing out some of those for use in our labs 😉