My day has been quite busy. I had crew this morning, as usual, but because of the downpour we didn’t go onto the water. Instead we went to the gym for circuit training, which was significantly more physically strenuous than rowing, let alone coxing.
Then after a quick shower and breakfast I went to lab, which I’ve decided is actually the “laboratory theology” tutorial. It was probably one of the best classes of the semester. Mr. Kidd is awesome. We’ve been delving into some extracurricular topics, some scientific and some purely philosophical—everything from Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle to the Anthropic Principle to utter randomness in the universe to cell theory, etc. All of this has been sparked because of our reading of Hans Driesch’s lectures on morphogenesis. Mr. Kidd asks us the questions that are bothering him—the ones he’s been working on for his entire career.
After lab I prepared for language and maths, which were both fruitful classes.
Then I spent an hour reading a lecture by Richard Feynman called “Probability and Uncertainty – the Quantum Mechanical view of Nature” in his book The Character of Physical Law for a non-mandatory seminar led by Mr. Casey. We have a lecture this Friday about quantum mechanics and as preparation for it, Mr. Casey volunteered to lead this seminar as an introduction to the overarching mystery of this mind-bending branch of physics. The reading was decent. Considering Feynman wrote/spoke about the “Uncertainty” Principle, there seemed to be no trace of doubt in his lecture; he knows how the universe works now that the philosophers aren’t in the way any more—those silly folk who try to explain things with words instead of equations. The seminar, though, was better for me than the reading. Regardless of how certain Feynman is of his precious quantum mechanics, there is a lot of mystery surrounding it. Again I’m thankful to Mr. Kidd for allowing discussion of all those other principles in lab. Because of my current attitude toward science and philosophy (very distinctly separated by Driesch and Feynman), my brief inquiry into quantum mechanics has been very much enjoyed.
After the quantum mechanics seminar I rushed over to practice in St. John’s Chorus, one of the campus clubs I’ve joined over the past month.
My body is a bit tired, but my mind is alive and pregnant with thought. Where will I put it all, and in so little time?
I’m excited about reading Aristophanes’s Clouds tomorrow. I may start it tonight if I feel so ambitious.
I so enjoy this place! Thank God for bringing me here. (Thanks mom!)
Then after a quick shower and breakfast I went to lab, which I’ve decided is actually the “laboratory theology” tutorial. It was probably one of the best classes of the semester. Mr. Kidd is awesome. We’ve been delving into some extracurricular topics, some scientific and some purely philosophical—everything from Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle to the Anthropic Principle to utter randomness in the universe to cell theory, etc. All of this has been sparked because of our reading of Hans Driesch’s lectures on morphogenesis. Mr. Kidd asks us the questions that are bothering him—the ones he’s been working on for his entire career.
After lab I prepared for language and maths, which were both fruitful classes.
Then I spent an hour reading a lecture by Richard Feynman called “Probability and Uncertainty – the Quantum Mechanical view of Nature” in his book The Character of Physical Law for a non-mandatory seminar led by Mr. Casey. We have a lecture this Friday about quantum mechanics and as preparation for it, Mr. Casey volunteered to lead this seminar as an introduction to the overarching mystery of this mind-bending branch of physics. The reading was decent. Considering Feynman wrote/spoke about the “Uncertainty” Principle, there seemed to be no trace of doubt in his lecture; he knows how the universe works now that the philosophers aren’t in the way any more—those silly folk who try to explain things with words instead of equations. The seminar, though, was better for me than the reading. Regardless of how certain Feynman is of his precious quantum mechanics, there is a lot of mystery surrounding it. Again I’m thankful to Mr. Kidd for allowing discussion of all those other principles in lab. Because of my current attitude toward science and philosophy (very distinctly separated by Driesch and Feynman), my brief inquiry into quantum mechanics has been very much enjoyed.
After the quantum mechanics seminar I rushed over to practice in St. John’s Chorus, one of the campus clubs I’ve joined over the past month.
My body is a bit tired, but my mind is alive and pregnant with thought. Where will I put it all, and in so little time?
I’m excited about reading Aristophanes’s Clouds tomorrow. I may start it tonight if I feel so ambitious.
I so enjoy this place! Thank God for bringing me here. (Thanks mom!)
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