If? What if? Hypothesis as a Leitmotif in Measure for Measure

If we measure a number, we get an interval. What if we measure a function or an operator?

Assume that we measure a physical ~mntity x with a measuring device whose accuracy is ~ (i.e., whose prtniucers guarantee that the difference a: ~ between the actual value :r and the measured value d{ms m~t exceed 5). If the result of this measurement is ~, then Ix~ssible values of a: fiwm an interval [~-~,~+~]. Suppose nnw that we know that a physical qtiantity y is a function of the physical ...

What if the Hereditarian Hypothesis Is True?

Rushton and Jensen (in press) review ten bodies of evidence to support their argument that the long-standing, worldwide Black-White average differences in cognitive ability are more plausibly explained by their “hereditarian” (50% genetic causation) theory than by “cultureonly” (0% genetic causation) theory. This commentary evaluates the relevance of their evidence, the overall strength of thei...

سیستم پشتیبانی برنامه ریزی (اگر ... چه می شود؟ What if?)

سیستم What if سیستمی است متعامل که بر پایه نقشه استوار است. این سیستم از اطلاعات GIS که قبلا تهیه گردیده، یا در حال تهیه هستند، استفاده نموده تا زمینه برای آسان تر شدن و تسریع مهمترین، زمان برترین و مشکل­ ترین جنبه برنامه ­ریزی زمین فراهم گردد. ایسن سیستم یک بسته کامل برنامه­ ای  می باشد که وظایف برنامه­ ریزی را کاهش می­ دهد و این در حالی است که انجام همین وظایف، به هفته­ ها و یا حتی ماه ...

If You Can't Measure It, You Can't Manage It

Start of the lab: 2006 Size of the lab: Currently ten—size has fluctuated between five and 20 Research field: Systems and synthetic biology In 2005, I was working in the bioinformatics group of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, a subsidiary of DuPont. The company was downsizing its research and development effort. At the same time, synthetic biology was emerging as a new discipline, and I wanted t...

"If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it".