This week, a group of about 100 physicists and philosophers have gathered in Munich to reassess a question at the heart of science: “Why trust a theory?” In an opinion piece by George Ellis and Joe ...
Adapted excerpt from Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray, by Sabine Hossenfelder. Copyright © 2018. Available from Basic Books, an imprint of Perseus Books ...
This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In a recent article, Abraham Miller et al. (1977) attempt to test James Davies' (1969) well-known theory, using SRC survey data from 1956-1968 ...
The entire Reinhart-Rogoff fiasco reminded me of my post from last year on how empirical evidence is overrated at times by a chart-happy blogosphere. Reading Nate Silver’s book gave me a better way of ...
About a decade ago, I talked with my niece and shared this conundrum: “How do you know that the red I see is the red you see?” To this day, I remember her reaction. Her eyes widened, and she said, ...
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