Interview with a Physics Mentor: Nugatory - Comments

In summary, the latest PF Insights post features an interview with a Physics Mentor, Nugatory. The interview discusses various topics such as the lack of protection for shouting "Fire!" in a crowded theatre and the importance of working through hard corner cases in life. The interview also reveals that the mentor is not based in England, contrary to what the reader may have assumed.
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Interview with a Physics Mentor: Nugatory

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Although my then-girlfriend didn’t form quite the right mental image when she heard that I was “hacking on the Eunuchs’ colonel”.
Priceless!
 
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So what is the logically coherent principle behind the lack of protection for shouting "Fire!" in a crowded theatre?
 
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I like this passage:

"This sense that clarity and completeness come from working through the hard corner cases… That’s applicable everywhere in life."

Great little motivator.

P.S How do I quote something properly from the actual interview?
 
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What a wonderfully interesting story! I might comment that, for some reason, I always pictured you living and working in England. Go figure.
 
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