In this episode, Emma Byrne, John Gallagher and Rebecca Roache navigate the deeper issues around swearing, slurring, and slander.
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Folge vom 12.05.2020From the vaults: Bad Language
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Folge vom 05.05.2020From the vaults: Parallel UniversesFay Dowker, Eleanor Knox, and Simon Saunders discuss the strange consequences of the ‘many-worlds interpretation’ of quantum mechanics and why it's so controversial. The post From the vaults: Parallel Universes first appeared on Forum for Philosophy.
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Folge vom 05.05.2020From the vaults: On the Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in ScienceEleanor Knox, Bryan Roberts, and Mairi Sakellariadou discuss why is it that abstract pieces of mathematics, like imaginary numbers, often later turn out to be surprisingly effective in describing the natural world The post From the vaults: On the Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in Science first appeared on Forum for Philosophy.
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Folge vom 05.05.2020From the Vaults: The Trouble with NumbersHow seriously should we take philosophical worries about mathematics? And should mathematical results ever force our philosophical hands? Nicholas Bingham, Tim Button, Mary Leng, and Adam Ostaszewski on the trouble with numbers. The post From the Vaults: The Trouble with Numbers first appeared on Forum for Philosophy.