Discussing "Science And Method" By Henri Poincare

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In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Science And Method," which was written by Henri Poincare and published in 1908.
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פרקים

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Science As A Means Of Efficiency (00:00:59)

3. Answering Tolstoy's Criticism Of Science For Its Own Sake (00:05:10)

4. How Various Sciences Seek Basic Facts; The Difficulty Of Sociology (00:10:06)

5. The Hidden Harmony In Nature (00:15:20)

6. How A Scientist Chooses Facts To Pursue; The Value Of Science For Its Own Sake (00:21:59)

7. Introducing Order Into Complexity; The Relationship Between Math And The Natural World (00:23:51)

8. Poincare Was Bad At Chess (00:26:38)

9. His Observations Of His Own Creative Inspiration (00:29:54)

10. The Connection Between The Subconscious, The Aesthetic Sensibility, And Creative Inspiration (00:41:11)

11. What The Subconscious Does Not Do (00:48:03)

12. Chance Is Only The Measure Of Our Ignorance; Sensitivity To Initial Conditions (00:48:16)

13. The Relativity Of Measurements And The Selection Of Causes In Forming An Explanation (00:53:51)

14. Closing (00:58:17)