Michela Massimi: Defending the Philosophy of Science

Quanta Magazine Season 2018 Episode 8

Overview:
Michela Massimi argues that the philosophy of science doesn’t have to be useful to scientists for it to be useful to humanity.

Genre : Documentary, Animation

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Release Date : 2018-05-24

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Ed Boyden on the Promise of Expansion Microscopy
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3. Erich Jarvis on Theories About the Origin of Vocal Learning
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Barbara Engelhardt on How to Improve Statistical Analyses of Genomes
5. Barbara Engelhardt on How to Improve Statistical Analyses of Genomes
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Donald Richards: A Revealer of Secrets in the Data of Life and the Universe
7. Donald Richards: A Revealer of Secrets in the Data of Life and the Universe
Michela Massimi: Defending the Philosophy of Science
8. Michela Massimi: Defending the Philosophy of Science
Lisa Manning on the Dynamics of Glasses and Embryos
9. Lisa Manning on the Dynamics of Glasses and Embryos
Carina Curto on How Physicists Can Think About Neuroscience
10. Carina Curto on How Physicists Can Think About Neuroscience
Jessica Whited on Limb Regeneration and the Axolotl Genome
11. Jessica Whited on Limb Regeneration and the Axolotl Genome
Cohl Furey on the Octonions and Particle Physics
12. Cohl Furey on the Octonions and Particle Physics
Alessio Figalli: A Traveler Who Finds Stability in the Natural World
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Caucher Birkar: An Innovator Who Brings Order to an Infinitude of Equations
14. Caucher Birkar: An Innovator Who Brings Order to an Infinitude of Equations
Akshay Venkatesh: A Number Theorist Who Bridges Math and Time
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19. Tomas Bohr on Performing the Double-Slit Experiment with Bouncing Droplets
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20. Renee Reijo Pera on the Importance of Timing in Embryo Development
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