I wonder just how far this concept can be stretched. Is focusing a translation from the part of you that thinks in feelings to the part of you that thinks in words? If you’re translating some philosophical idea into math, are you just translating from the language of one culture to the language of another?
And if so, it strikes me that some languages are more effective than others. Constance may have had better ideas, but if Shor knew the same stuff as Constance (in his own language) perhaps he would have done better. Shor’s language seems to be more expressive, precise and transferable.
So:
In a given context, which language is “best”?
In a given context, which languages have the best ideas/data?
Where might we find large opportunities for arbitrage?
For example, I think we should be translating spiritual ideas into the language of cognitive science and/or economics. Any others?
Great work.
I wonder just how far this concept can be stretched. Is focusing a translation from the part of you that thinks in feelings to the part of you that thinks in words? If you’re translating some philosophical idea into math, are you just translating from the language of one culture to the language of another?
And if so, it strikes me that some languages are more effective than others. Constance may have had better ideas, but if Shor knew the same stuff as Constance (in his own language) perhaps he would have done better. Shor’s language seems to be more expressive, precise and transferable.
So:
In a given context, which language is “best”?
In a given context, which languages have the best ideas/data?
Where might we find large opportunities for arbitrage?
For example, I think we should be translating spiritual ideas into the language of cognitive science and/or economics. Any others?