interpretation

Interesting article about quantum computing that mentions the many-worlds interpretation. I've never heard of this before. What would the Copenhagen interpretation be? From: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/opinion/mg19225811.800-lone-voices-special-at-play-in-the-multiverse.html "Say we...

I've been reading the thread Ashles posted on dreams and it reminded me of a book review I once read. I didn't buy the book but I just wondered what you all make of it? http://www.uncommon-knowledge.co.uk/dreaming.html Dreaming Interpretation Example A woman had the following dream: she would...

Ok, this is what I dreamt last night. I would love to hear what it might mean. (even if I don't believe in it) I was trying to get somewhere. It was a journey that would last several days, but I wasn't sure where I was going. I had this PDA-like thing with me that had a map to show me where I...

In another thread Wrath of the Swarm posed a question about the interpretation of medical test results. Some of you may be aware that this thread took a direction that, to some degree, moved away from the original point. I think the direction that this thread should have moved in (if we are to...

Let's say that I went for an annual medical checkup, and the doctor wanted to know if I had a particular disease that affects one out of every thousand people. To check, he performed a blood test that is known to be about 99% accurate. The test results came back positive. The doctor concluded...