Philosophy
To be aired November 2nd, 2011 on PBS's Nova.
Brian Greene Previews NOVA's "The Fabric of the Cosmos"
- The Fabric Of The Cosmos - The Illusion Of Time
In the first episode of the Fabric of the Cosmos series, we learned a little bit about the weirdness of space, so hopefully that massaged your brain enough for something even weirder: time. Philosophers and scientists have been trying to understand what...
- The Fabric Of The Cosmos - What Is Space?
That's probably not the first question that comes to mind for most people when they wake up in the morning, but it is definitely one that has kept some of the greatest minds of all time awake at night. What exactly is space? Is it a substance? Is...
- "science--philosophy Rules" Poll
"String Theory"--Knot Should a set of rules be established to discern the difference between "science" and "philosophy"--to make clear, recognizable, and a sound epistemology...i.e., "string theory" as being simply wild speculation--science fiction?...
- "living Popular Scientist" Poll
Who is your choice for living "popular" scientist? Brian Greene...0 Freeman Dyson...3 Lawrence Krauss...0 Neil deGrasse Tyson...2 Stephen Hawking...3 Somewhat surprised. I suppose Hawking would lead...he is quite an icon. I expected Krauss to be at the...
- Neil Degrasse Tyson...new Representative
A few nights ago the local PBS station began to rebroadcast NOVA's four part series called Origins that attempted to explain the origins of the solar system with emphasis on Earth. Like the majority of these type of programs of popularization of...
Philosophy
Time for some "science fiction" from Brian Greene
To be aired November 2nd, 2011 on PBS's Nova.
Brian Greene Previews NOVA's "The Fabric of the Cosmos"
- The Fabric Of The Cosmos - The Illusion Of Time
In the first episode of the Fabric of the Cosmos series, we learned a little bit about the weirdness of space, so hopefully that massaged your brain enough for something even weirder: time. Philosophers and scientists have been trying to understand what...
- The Fabric Of The Cosmos - What Is Space?
That's probably not the first question that comes to mind for most people when they wake up in the morning, but it is definitely one that has kept some of the greatest minds of all time awake at night. What exactly is space? Is it a substance? Is...
- "science--philosophy Rules" Poll
"String Theory"--Knot Should a set of rules be established to discern the difference between "science" and "philosophy"--to make clear, recognizable, and a sound epistemology...i.e., "string theory" as being simply wild speculation--science fiction?...
- "living Popular Scientist" Poll
Who is your choice for living "popular" scientist? Brian Greene...0 Freeman Dyson...3 Lawrence Krauss...0 Neil deGrasse Tyson...2 Stephen Hawking...3 Somewhat surprised. I suppose Hawking would lead...he is quite an icon. I expected Krauss to be at the...
- Neil Degrasse Tyson...new Representative
A few nights ago the local PBS station began to rebroadcast NOVA's four part series called Origins that attempted to explain the origins of the solar system with emphasis on Earth. Like the majority of these type of programs of popularization of...