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Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe - Roger Penrose
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Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe - Roger Penrose
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61 minutes
Released:
Oct 19, 2016
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Podcast episode
Description
What can fashionable ideas, blind faith, or pure fantasy have to do with the scientific quest to understand the universe? Surely, scientists are immune to trends, dogmatic beliefs, or flights of fancy? In this lecture, based on his new book, Roger will argue that fashion, faith, and fantasy, while sometimes productive and even essential, may be leading today's researchers astray, most notably in three of science's most important areas - string theory, quantum mechanics, and cosmology. Yet Roger will also describe how fashion, faith, and fantasy have, ironically, also been invaluable in shaping his own work.
Released:
Oct 19, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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