Confused by the twin paradox? Maybe philosophy can help
Robert P Crease discusses a puzzle that goes to the heart of science and philosophy
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Can thinking like a scientist help us tackle societal issues?
Eva Amsen reviews Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense by Saul Perlmutter, John Campbell and Robert MacCoun
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Thomas Kuhn: new insights into a revolutionary philosopher of science
Gino Elia reviews The Last Writings of Thomas S Kuhn: Incommensurability in Science edited by Bojana Mladenovic
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Debate, discover, disseminate: why the ‘iron rule’ of science is so effective
Mike Follows reviews The Knowledge Machine: How an Unreasonable Idea Created Modern Science by Michael Strevens
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When physicists and philosophers realize they share a noble truth
Robert P Crease reports from a meeting where physicists and philosophers were, for once, in the same quantum state
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Asking the big questions in the philosophy of physics and quantum biology
In this podcast we speak to a molecular geneticist and a philosopher of science
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How entropy might increase backwards in time – as well as forwards
Sidney Perkowitz reviews The Janus Point: a New Theory of Time by Julian Barbour
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The conundrum at the heart of quantum physics – and how philosophers of science can help
While the technological applications of quantum mechanics are bright, its meaning remains opaque. Thankfully, as Robert P Crease explains, philosophers of science are working on it
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Could a conventional chair be a quantum measuring device?
Roberto Merlin on explaining the quantum measurement problem, and how a particle distinguishes a Geiger counter from a chair
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Thinking outside of the box – but not too far from it
Philip Moriarty reviews Fear of a Black Universe: an Outsider’s Guide to the Future of Physics by Stephon Alexander
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