We present a detailed analysis of assumptions that J. Bell used to show that local realism contradicts QM. We find that Bell’s viewpoint on realism is nonphysical, because it implicitly assume that observed physical variables coincides with ontic variables (i.e., these variables before measurement). The real physical process of measurement is a process of dynamical interaction between a system ...

The 2013 arrival of SportVU player tracking data in all NBA arenas introduced an overwhelming amount of on-court information information which the league is still learning how to maximize for insights into player performance and basketball strategy. Knowing where the ball and every player on the court are at all times throughout the course of the game produces almost endless possibilities, and ...

We consider finite graphs G with vertex set V (G). For a subset S ⊆ V (G), we define by G[S] the subgraph induced by S. By n(G) = |V (G)| and δ(G) we denote the order and the minimum degree of G, respectively. Let k be a positive integer. A subset S ⊆ V (G) is a connected global offensive k-alliance of the connected graphG, ifG[S] is connected and |N(v)∩S| ≥ |N(v)−S|+k for every vertex v ∈ V (G...

The Internet and online forums such as Reddit have become an increasingly popular medium for citizens to engage in political conversations. However, the online disinhibition effect resulting from the ability to use pseudonymous identities may manifest in the form of offensive speech, consequently making political discussions more aggressive and polarizing than they already are. Such environment...

Most literature on network modeling takes a functional perspective. That is, it models the network based on the needs the network must serve. As information assurance has risen as a functional need, the network models have added the need for a protective stance. In almost all instances, such a stance has been defined in terms of firewalls. As cyberspace becomes the next sphere of warfare, we mu...

We examine the prevalent use of the phrase “local realism” in the context of Bell’s Theorem and associated experiments, with a focus on the question: what exactly is the “realism” in “local realism” supposed to mean? Carefully surveying several possible meanings, we argue that all of them are flawed in one way or another as attempts to point out a second premise (in addition to locality) on whi...

This paper investigates the nature of scientific realism. I begin by considering the anomalous fact that Bas van Fraassen’s account of scientific realism is strikingly similar to Arthur Fine’s account of scientific non-realism. To resolve this puzzle, I demonstrate how the two theorists understand the nature of truth and its connection to ontology, and how that informs their conception of the r...