Biology, the Brain, and the Meaning of Life with Philip Ball
PHILIP BALL | There’s one thing that distinguishes living matter from nonliving matter, it is this notion of agency.
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Meanings of Science in the Modern World
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Nick Spencer
- Apr 12
- 16 min
Defining Science: Language, Method, and Objectives
NICK SPENCER | The British have never felt a particularly pressing need formally to define science. . .Not so America.
Vittorio Hösle
- Mar 1
- 42 min
What Are the Humanities and to What End Does One Study Them?
VITTORIO HÖSLE | Where does the enthusiasm of the 18th century for the humanities come from?
Vittorio Hösle
- Feb 16
- 17 min
The Two Scientific Revolutions: A Conversation with Vittorio Hösle
VITTORIO HÖSLE | We must try to develop again a worldview in which scientific and ethical thinking. . .
Vittorio Hösle
- Feb 2
- 24 min
Greek Mathematics and the Origins of Science: A Conversation with Vittorio Hösle
VITTORIO HÖSLE | Long into the nineteenth century science and natural philosophy were connected, and that one of the great events in . . .
Avi Loeb
- Dec 7, 2023
- 14 min
The Galileo Project: Looking Through the Window with New Telescopes
AVI LOEB | We cannot jump off the train of time as we age. It keeps going, so we better look through its windows. . .
Peter Harrison
- Nov 24, 2023
- 18 min
The Surprising Origins of Experimental Science: A Conversation with Peter Harrison, Part Two
PETER HARRISON | Studying how science actually works as a human enterprise—with fallible human actors—gives you a very different view. . .
Peter Harrison
- Nov 10, 2023
- 17 min
The Paradigm Shift: A New Vision of Science and Religion with Peter Harrison
PETER HARRISON | So there’s a kind of imperialistic assumption about the superiority of the intellectual apparatus that we’re operating . .
Lindy Elkins-Tanton
- Oct 27, 2023
- 36 min
NASA’s Psyche Mission: Lindy Elkins-Tanton in Conversation with Philip Ball
Their conversation is lively and illuminating as they discuss the importance of teamwork for the NASA launch. . .
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