theorywatch

Even for someone who isn’t particularly interested in biblical interpretation, this is a wonderful introduction to understanding exegesis by Andrew K. M. Adam, who is not nearly as impressed with himself as he ought to be. (I love, love, love the fact that he bases his online vita on his entry in Wikipedia. If only I had an entry in Wikipedia, I’d do the same!)

All comedy aside, this series of entries is well worth reading for anyone interested in the collaborative search for truth and meaning via applied hermeneutics in any field.

has uses far beyond bibliometrics, according to this new paper by Richard J. C. Brown in The Analyst (2007, 132, 344 – 349):

The use of Zipf’s law in the screening of analytical data: a step beyond Benford.
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Is it just me, or is this a bit of hype from Carnegie Mellon? After all, Polya’s classic book How to Solve It has been available since 1945. However, since Luciano Floridi has just enthusiatically recommended Paul Humphrey’s book Extending Ourselves, which is certainly related to Wing’s and Polya’s work, perhaps I need a bit more data on this issue!