{"id":33549,"date":"2018-06-04T16:47:31","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T14:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocasapiens-dweb.blogautore.repubblica.it\/?p=33549"},"modified":"2022-02-13T17:14:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-13T16:14:24","slug":"gavagai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/2018\/06\/04\/gavagai\/","title":{"rendered":"Gavagai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nella fantascienza, riusciamo quasi sempre a farci capire dagli alieni un minuto prima che ci sterminino, a dispetto della <a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ipotesi_di_Sapir-Whorf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">relativit\u00e0 linguistica<\/a> di Sapir-Whorf o dell&#8217;<a href=\"https:\/\/it.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Willard_Van_Orman_Quine#La_indeterminatezza_della_traduzione\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">indeterminatezza della traduzione<\/a>&#8221; di Quine. All&#8217;incirca Quine diceva cos\u00ec. Uno straniero sente un autoctono dire &#8220;gavagai&#8221; mentre passa un coniglio.\u00a0Traduzione:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>io Tarzan, tu Roger Rabbit<\/li>\n<li>toh, un lagomorfo<\/li>\n<li>ti faccio in salm\u00ec<\/li>\n<li>altro?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Con l&#8217;identificazione di migliaia di pianeti, alcuni rocciosi e in &#8220;zona abitabile&#8221;, la linguistica aliena sta diventando una disciplina quasi rispettabile. O cos\u00ec sembrerebbe dal\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/isdc2018.nss.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ISDC-2018-METI-SCHEDULE-5-7-18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">programma<\/a> del seminario della National Space Society e di Messaging Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (<a href=\"http:\/\/meti.org\/mission\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">METI<\/a>)\u00a0che si teneva il 26 maggio scorso a Los Angeles. C&#8217;era anche Noam Chomsky, spero si sia divertito. Titolo di una sessione, per esempio<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dothraki*, Language Creation and Other Fascinations. David J. Peterson<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Nature\u00a0<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/d41586-018-05310-x\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ha intervistato <\/a>\u00a0la linguista Sheri Wells-Jensen, di METI e della Bowling Green State Univ., che sogna di essere un giorno l&#8217;interprete Louise Banks di &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IaUYPiTiMw8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arrival<\/a>&#8221; &#8211; e non \u00e8 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scientificamerican.com\/article\/alien-interpreters-how-linguists-would-talk-to-extraterrestrials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">la sola<\/a>. Nel film l&#8217;indeterminatezza \u00e8 tra arma e strumento, la variante di un esempio molto usato nei corsi di linguistica aliena: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/meti.org\/blog\/would-eti-eat-humans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To serve man<\/a>&#8220;, il titolo di una puntata di Twilight Zone.<br \/>\n* Per chi vuol imparare il <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eA7ksIgiZKo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dothraki<\/a>, parlato dai Khal in &#8220;Trono di spade&#8221;, su You Tube c&#8217;\u00e8 il corso per debuttanti curato da Peterson, creatore di <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.oxforddictionaries.com\/2014\/07\/16\/created-languages-dothraki-valyrian-game-thrones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">altre lingue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lol del luned\u00ec<\/strong><br \/>\nA proposito di intelligenza extra-terrestre, da Quora dei burloni si chiedono qual \u00e8 il <a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/What-is-Gods-IQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Q.I. di Dio<\/a>;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.academiaobscura.com\/fourth-annual-academics-cats-awards-2017-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0e la rover Curiosity ha un auti&#8230; euh&#8230;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RogueNASA\/status\/999507845392535552\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">auriga<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Se avete letto da <a href=\"http:\/\/www.climalteranti.it\/2018\/05\/25\/laltra-meta-del-lavoro-da-fare\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climalteranti<\/a> l&#8217;articolo di Stefano Caserini sulle emissioni negative di CO2, potrebbe interessarvi anche quello di Minx, Fuss e Nemet per<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carbonbrief.org\/guest-post-seven-key-things-to-know-about-negative-emissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carbon Brief<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0le aggiunte di <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Peters_Glen\/status\/1003545209647624193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glen Peters<\/a>, e quello di James Hannam per il <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/environment\/climate-change\/limiting-global-warming-to-2-degrees-now-aspirational-scientists-20180604-p4zjeb.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Sydney Morning Herald<\/em><\/a> sull&#8217;aumento delle emissioni cinesi e il declino molto modesto di quelle statunitensi e U.E.:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Bill Hare, director of non-profit science think tank <a href=\"http:\/\/climateanalytics.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Analytics<\/a>, said the planet is currently on course for 3.4 degrees warming, although planned but as-yet unimplemented climate action could trim that to 3.1 degrees.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>(link aggiunto)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p>PubPeer ha creato &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/peeriodicals.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peeriodicals<\/a>&#8220;, un raccoglitore di articoli gi\u00e0 usciti su riviste o in archivi, spiegazione di uno dei fondatori da <a href=\"https:\/\/retractionwatch.com\/2018\/06\/04\/see-a-paper-you-like-pubpeer-wants-to-help-you-create-a-journal-around-it\/#more-66298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Retraction Watch<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>The idea is to make it easy for anyone to create and edit their own overlay journal<\/em> [come<a href=\"http:\/\/discreteanalysisjournal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em> Discrete Analysis <\/em><\/a>di Timothy Gowers]<em>, which we call a peeriodical to emphasize that it is open to all. \u00a0Once they have created an account, users can manage their peeriodical alone or with an editorial board of their choosing. [&#8230;]\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<em>We encourage editors to explain why they select manuscripts&#8230;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Effetto Streisand, cont.<\/strong><br \/>\nNell&#8217;ultima settimana, <a href=\"https:\/\/pubpeer.com\/search?q=Giorgio+Zauli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">altri quattro paper <\/a>con immagini &#8220;problematiche&#8221; del rettore Giorgio Zauli <em>et al.<\/em> sono approdati su PubPeer, l&#8217;ultimo dei quali uscito su <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oncotarget.com\/index.php?journal=oncotarget&amp;page=article&amp;op=view&amp;path[]=15542&amp;pubmed-linkout=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oncotarget <\/a>\u00a0nel 2017 senza la partecipazione della prof. Secchiero. Cos\u00ec fan trenta e dovrebbero arrivarne un altro paio.<br \/>\nChiss\u00e0 se il 1 giugno la commissione etica dell&#8217;universit\u00e0 di Ferrara non abbia &#8220;esaminato l&#8217;ammissibilit\u00e0&#8221; della richiesta di un parere firmata da Leonid Schneider. Dopo tutto si \u00e8 rifiutato di mandare il pdf della propria carta d&#8217;identit\u00e0 preteso dall&#8217;incaricata del &#8220;supporto tecnico-amministrativo&#8221; secondo la quale la richiesta sarebbe &#8220;anonima&#8221;, sebbene Leonid fosse gi\u00e0 stato diffidato e querelato con nome e cognome dal Rettore&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Esprit de corps<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/forbetterscience.com\/2018\/05\/17\/french-biologists-cnrs-sorbonne-investigators-totally-incompetent-data-manipulations-in-jessus-papers-intentionally-fraudulent-forgeries\/#comment-15757\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sempre colpa di Leonid<\/a>&#8230;<br \/>\nCatherine Jessus &#8211; direttrice dell&#8217;Institut des Sciences Biologiques al CNRS &#8211; ha pubblicato una decina di articoli dalle immagini chiaramente manipolate, ma va bene cos\u00ec stando a un rapporto di una commissione anonima del CNRS. Su <em>Le Monde<\/em> del <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/sciences\/article\/2018\/05\/22\/integrite-scientifique-a-geometrie-variable_5302602_1650684.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">22 maggio<\/a>\u00a0e l&#8217;indomani sul <a href=\"http:\/\/alasource.blog.lemonde.fr\/2018\/05\/23\/quand-les-chercheurs-deraillent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suo blog<\/a>, David Larousserie ha osato citare i commenti di critici anonimi sui social e in un <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sauvonsluniversite.com\/IMG\/pdf\/rapportfraude.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contro-rapporto<\/a>. In una\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scienceactive.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lettera aperta<\/a>, 503 baroni in maggioranza del CNRS se la prendono con il lui e con il quotidiano:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>La pratique de l&#8217;anonymat d\u00e9cr\u00e9dibilise les commentaires de ces soi-disant \u00abexperts\u00bb qui s&#8217;exon\u00e8rent de toute responsabilit\u00e9 face \u00e0 leurs actes. Ce type de pratique, relay\u00e9e de fa\u00e7on tr\u00e8s \u00e9tonnante par un journaliste du Monde, au m\u00e9pris de la d\u00e9ontologie si ch\u00e8re \u00e0 Hubert Beuve-M\u00e9ry et Pierre Viansson-Pont\u00e9, rappelle les d\u00e9nonciations et les lettres anonymes d&#8217;un autre \u00e2ge.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Informarsi, no? Grazie anche a Beuve-M\u00e9ry et Viansson-Pont\u00e9, in Francia l&#8217;anonimato delle fonti \u00e8 protetto per legge.<br \/>\nMeno male, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gjpvernant\/status\/1003384196251955202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">altri baroni dissentono<\/a>.\u00a0<strong>Agg. 5 giugno<\/strong>:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/sciences\/article\/2018\/06\/05\/affaire-jessus-deontologie-journalistique-et-integrite-scientifique_5309854_1650684.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> risposta di Le Monde <\/a>ai 503.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boycott Elsevier, <em>passim<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nNon sappiamo se esistono geni dell&#8217;intelligenza e della creativit\u00e0, ma <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0160289618300266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sia chiaro che<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Creativity in the arts and sciences is influenced by genes and unique environment.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Artistic but not scientific creativity is also influenced by shared environment.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>There is a genetic overlap between openness and creativity in the arts and sciences.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Most genetic influences on intelligence are also involved in scientific creativity.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>h\/t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DegenRolf\/status\/1003151437071896577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Rolf Degen<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>&#8211; All&#8217;Istituto dei tumori di Napoli, hanno inventato la pizza che previene il cancro.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>&#8211; L&#8217;ho vista anch&#8217;io.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>&#8211; <\/em>Ah s\u00ec?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ansa.it\/canale_terraegusto\/notizie\/cibo_e_salute\/2018\/05\/28\/pizza-arriva-la-pascalina-buona-e-previene-i-tumori_4dae82b3-ffc9-4a64-83bc-ebc337b67b4b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ah no<\/a>. L&#8217;hanno inventata per promuovere alcuni\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcrf.org\/dietandcancer\/recommendations\/wholegrains-veg-fruit-beans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cibi della dieta mediterranea<\/a>\u00a0raccomandati anche dal World Cancer Research Fund, quelli della &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietanutrizionista.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PIRAMIDE-ALIMENTARE-CARMEN-ZEDDA-NUTRIZIONISTA-copia-1024x1024.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">piramide alimentare<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Aspiranti omicidi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Il virus Nipah \u00e8 trasmesso da pipistrelli ad altri animali, tra umani attraverso i fluidi corporei, ed \u00e8 altrettanto letale di Ebola (50-70%). Nel Kerala le autorit\u00e0 dicono essere &#8220;preparate&#8221; e di aver circoscritto l&#8217;epidemia, ma\u00a0<em>The Hindustan Times <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/analysis\/why-india-is-finding-it-difficult-to-handle-nipah\/story-VBxjCKuOWbEwzysIEIRGtL.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">non \u00e8 convinto<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Social media and WhatsApp rumors are making the rounds with false information on the villages affected, of fake spiritual therapies, and on Nipah\u2019s supposed origins in chicken broilers. The economic consequences are being felt. The UAE has banned the import of fruits from Kerala, and the state\u2019s tourism industry has taken a hit.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">L&#8217;agenzia cinese <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2018-06\/02\/c_137225414.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xinhua<\/a> nemmeno.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Non potevano mancare le pericolose fantasie degli omeopati locali, <a href=\"http:\/\/edzardernst.com\/2018\/06\/nipah-epidemic-the-hubris-of-homeopaths-knows-no-bounds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">scrive<\/a> Edzard Ernst, citando da\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/news\/india\/homeopathy-associations-kerala-unit-claims-to-have-medicines-to-treat-nipah-virus-1767327.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News 18<\/a>,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>The Indian Homeopathic Medical Association&#8217;s Kerala unit has claimed to have the medicines to treat Nipah virus.\u00a0B Unnikrishnan, an association official, said homeopathy has the appropriate medicines for all types of fever and hence they should be allowed to treat the infected patients.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Non hanno hanno<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsminute.com\/article\/homeo-pills-claiming-prevent-nipah-30-people-fall-sick-kerala-82374\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> aspettato l&#8217;autorizzazione<\/a>\u00a0della ministra per la sanit\u00e0 (che l&#8217;ha <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eq8DZSf7IOs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">negata ieri<\/a>\u00a0per la prevenzione, ma \u00e8\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.homeobook.com\/kerala-government-plans-to-open-20-more-homoeopathy-dispensaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">una credente<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Homeo medicines, under the pretext of being an effective medicine against Nipah Virus infection, had been distributed at Mukkam Manasshery government homeo dispensary in Kozhikode district on Friday.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.manoramanews.com\/news\/breaking-news\/2018\/06\/02\/anti-nipah-homeo-medicines-at-government-dispensary-explanation-sought-02.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reports<\/a>\u00a0say around 30 people who had taken the medicines have now developed fever and body aches.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Acqua con &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.quora.com\/Is-there-any-precautionary-homeopathic-medicine-for-the-Nipah-virus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gelsemium s. 200<\/a>&#8221; scritto sulla confezione, <a href=\"https:\/\/bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com\/bangalore\/others\/fake-news-buster-homeopathy-doesnt-protect-from-nipah\/articleshow\/64420315.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">probabilmente<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><em>Kozhikode Homeo District Medical Officer Dr. Kavitha Purushothaman told TNM, \u201cAn attender who was doing an in service course, had distributed the immunity boosting homeo medicines. The doctor on duty had been on leave. This was brought to my attention later. The attender has been suspended and District level expert committee has been asked to investigate the matter and submit the report.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Non ci sono n\u00e9 farmaci n\u00e9 vaccini per ora, anche se un antivirale gi\u00e0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicaltrials.gov\/ct2\/results?cond=&amp;term=Favipiravir+&amp;cntry=&amp;state=&amp;city=&amp;dist=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sperimentato<\/a> per altre infezioni\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41598-018-25780-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sembra efficace<\/a> <em>in vitro<\/em> e nei criceti.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Promedmail dice che nel Bengala occidentale l&#8217;allarme \u00e8 rientrato, il soldato non \u00e8 morto di Nipah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nella fantascienza, riusciamo quasi sempre a farci capire dagli alieni un minuto prima che ci sterminino, a dispetto della relativit\u00e0 linguistica di Sapir-Whorf o dell&#8217;indeterminatezza della traduzione&#8221; di Quine. All&#8217;incirca Quine diceva cos\u00ec. Uno straniero sente un autoctono dire &#8220;gavagai&#8221; mentre passa un coniglio.\u00a0Traduzione: io Tarzan, tu Roger Rabbit toh, un lagomorfo ti faccio in&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/2018\/06\/04\/gavagai\/\">Continua a leggere <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Gavagai<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,10,20,22,23],"tags":[1181,1342,2266,2895,3047,3951,4003,4535,4841,4978],"class_list":["post-33549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bufala","category-clima","category-medicina","category-neuroscienze","category-non-profit","tag-catherine-jessus","tag-ciarlatani","tag-emissioni-negative","tag-gas-serra","tag-giorgio-zauli","tag-leonid-schneider","tag-linguistica-aliena","tag-misconduct","tag-nipah-virus","tag-omeopatia","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33549"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33549\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45547,"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33549\/revisions\/45547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archivio.ocasapiens.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}