PPT-Newcomb’s paradox and spacetime

Mark Hogarth Cambridge University 1 Talk in three parts Newcombs paradox Spacetime predictable spacetimes and timetravel Newcombs P revisited 2 Newcombs P You decide whether to take just B2 or B1 and B2. The animator speci731es what the character has to do for instance 730jump from here to there clearing a hurdle in between how the motion should be performed for instance 730dont waste energy or 730come down hard enough to splatter whatever you land . Presented by: Sara Parker and Amanda Melini. Frederick: Writers Mind. What is a Paradox? . A Paradox is a statement that is inconsistent because it often contains two statements that are both true, which in general cannot both be true at the same time.. The Tripartite Analysis. : S knows that p . iff. p is true,. S believes that p. ; and. S’s belief that p is . justified.. The Four-Part Analysis. : . S knows that p . iff. p is true,. S believes that p;. Condorcet Method. Compare each choice with every other choice.. A. 1. 4. 4. 4. B. 2. 1. 2. 2. C. 3. 2. 1. 3. D. 4. 3. 3. 1. Total # of voters. 8. 5. 6. 7. Begin by comparing A with B, then with C and finally with D.. Phylogenetics. Ziheng. Yang , Mol. Biol. . Evol. . 2007. Presented by Caroline . Uhler. and Anna-. Sapfo. . Malaspinas. Outline. What is the star-tree paradox?. Simulations. Explanation: the fair-coin paradox.. Paradoxes Continued. Recap. The Barber Paradox. Once upon a time there was a village, and in this village lived a barber named B. . B shaved . all. the villagers who did . not. shave themselves, . And . Monday, Oct. 22. If you could travel through time, where would you go? What would you do?. Paradox. A paradox . is a statement that sounds absurd or self-contradictory, but may be true. . A paradox contradicts itself or seems impossible.. Spacetime and Gravity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_relativity_resources. . S3.1 Einstein’s Revolution. Our goals for learning. What are the major ideas of general relativity?. Is all . motion relative. Condorcet Method. Compare each choice with every other choice.. A. 1. 4. 4. 4. B. 2. 1. 2. 2. C. 3. 2. 1. 3. D. 4. 3. 3. 1. Total # of voters. 8. 5. 6. 7. Begin by comparing A with B, then with C and finally with D.. Dr. Kupervasser Oleg. Second law of thermodynamics. Contradiction between the second law and reversible laws of physics. The entropy of a closed system in a finite volume can only increase until achievement of its maximum – thermodynamic equilibrium . Shakespeare’s . Romeo and Juliet. Oxymoron. An . oxymoron. is a combination of words, or parts of words, that . contradict. each other. . Examples:. Jumbo shrimp. Boneless ribs. Bittersweet. Honest thief. Do you react when you hear a car alarm?. Why not?. Approximately 250,000,000 motor vehicles are registered in the U.S.. Approximately . 700,000 cars are stolen each year, which is 0.3%.. The False Positive Paradox. A . paradox. is a statement that apparently contradicts itself and yet might be true (or wrong at same time). Some logical paradoxes are known to be . invalid. arguments but are still valuable in promoting . An . OXYMORON. . is a . combination of . contradictory. words. that are . stuck together. in a . way that actually . seems to . make sense.. open secret. act naturally. found missing. deafening silence.