tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post2673477100369463451..comments2024-03-28T21:11:46.849-07:00Comments on Perfume Project NW: COLLECTING, CURIOSITY, AND PERFUMEDoc Ellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-5173570255553947602011-06-10T15:30:17.922-07:002011-06-10T15:30:17.922-07:00Ed, Glad you like the post. Your comments about st...Ed, Glad you like the post. Your comments about statistical analysis are interesting. Over and over again I see people use statistical methods without knowing why, or what they really can and can't show. <br /><br />Gail, I do have mixed feelings about collecting stuff, and try to keep it to a minimum of things that, like your music equipment, are useful to my various lines of work and preferably ones that turn over on a regular basis. <br /><br />Regarding the e-pat lifestyle, that's pretty much how I grew up, but I was never quite sure which countries were the "ex" and which were the "pat" part. It does require traveling light, but you can "collect" a treasure trove of experiences that way.Doc Ellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376377441504529063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-82225318650360710312011-06-09T12:05:44.300-07:002011-06-09T12:05:44.300-07:00As I get older I'm trying to curb my collectin...As I get older I'm trying to curb my collecting while preserving my curiosity. The trouble with my collecting methods (really just habits, there are no methods) is accumulation. Searching for hands on information has inspired a variety of extensive, integrated and catalogued collections that at some point will have to be broken up and given away or sold. Lately I have inadvertently started re-collecting perfumes. So far I have successfully divested myself of a collection of rare books and my orchids (sadly). Because of my work (an excuse?) I feel I should still maintain my music library and my instrument collection (except for the electronics which I do get rid of or update periodically). Maintaining collections (whether animal, vegetable, musical or mineral) not only takes up space but also a good deal of time, energy and money. Lately I've been contemplating returning to the life of an ex-pat and find that all of my collections and other "stuff" would make such a transition difficult. GailAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5453792360015486892.post-25879031939920637462011-06-09T06:03:30.237-07:002011-06-09T06:03:30.237-07:00Great post. Collecting methods, where they work &...Great post. Collecting methods, where they work & when they fail, ought to be more explicit in every scientist's training. Too often we drop what we already know when we learn something new. E.g., designing multi-variate experiments and using statistical analyses can displace thinking about the fundamental science. Interestingly, I was just browsing a new book about Richard Feynman, Quantum Man, yesterday & it made the same point. Feynman systematically investigated every question by every possible method, including some he made up.EdCnoreply@blogger.com