tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748646417094752248.post1202433194228058704..comments2023-12-28T09:07:39.210+00:00Comments on Adventures in Sound: Good vibrations?Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10412300721454784537noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748646417094752248.post-10608332856310487682010-09-12T09:57:36.734+01:002010-09-12T09:57:36.734+01:00I guess the original post was only half serious. ...I guess the original post was only half serious. What we know now about contamination of evidence - DNA, radio-carbon etc - suggests there is more to learn. Perhaps the idea that we can learn anything from subtley vibrating molecules is a little far-fetched but the kind of thing I would raise at a meeting make others feel uncommfortable. And once the thought occurs it can't be unthought. <brJonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412300721454784537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748646417094752248.post-6381292819318215542010-09-10T09:02:40.977+01:002010-09-10T09:02:40.977+01:00Fair comment.... I gave it some more thought and ...Fair comment.... I gave it some more thought and decided I should also mention that it's really the museum curators' call, their responsibility, which we hope they exercise with due diligence.Mark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748646417094752248.post-4873669437190835282010-09-07T21:15:52.305+01:002010-09-07T21:15:52.305+01:00How did you know about the caterpillar? Please do...How did you know about the caterpillar? Please don't tell my kids. But true: the world is for living in and has plenty to worry about already without inventing things. Even so - it occurred to me so I thought I'd share.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10412300721454784537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748646417094752248.post-9359815630957436372010-09-07T10:40:39.022+01:002010-09-07T10:40:39.022+01:00Keep stum and be grateful. We can only act accord...Keep stum and be grateful. We can only act according to our beliefs and the current state of our knowledge.<br /><br />It's possible that if you play loudly you will damage some precious artifacts. But when you last rode your bike you ran over a caterpillar.<br /><br />You cannot live a day without harming somethingMark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.com