http://www.teachastronomy.com/ Cosmology is the study of the universe, its history, and everything in it. It comes from the Greek root of the word cosmos for order and harmony which reflected the Greek belief that the universe was a harmonious entity where everything worked in concert to
From playlist 22. The Big Bang, Inflation, and General Cosmology
There are two different types of reductionism. One is called methodological reductionism, the other one theory reductionism. Methodological reductionism is about the properties of the real world. It’s about taking things apart into smaller things and finding that the smaller things determ
From playlist Philosophy of Science
What is Science? by Pierre Hohenberg (New York University)
28 December 2016, 16:00 to 17:00 VENUE ICTS campus, Bengaluru In this talk we propose a new definition of science based on the distinction between the activity of scientists and the product of that activity: the former is denoted (lower-case) science and the latter (upper-case) Science. Th
From playlist DISTINGUISHED LECTURES
Daniel Dennett: How Does the Brain Store Beliefs? | Big Think
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From playlist Daniel Dennett: How to Think Like a Philosopher
DeepSec 2009: The Developmental Psychology of Intrusion Detection Systems
Thanks to the DeepSec organisation for making these videos available and let me share the videos on YouTube. Speaker: Stefan Schumacher Stefan Schumacher talks about psychologic aspects when designing intrusion detection systems. For more information visit: http://bit.ly/DeepSec_2009_i
From playlist DeepSec 2009
What are Scientific Breakthroughs in Biology? | Episode 2104 | Closer To Truth
What is the world fundamentally, deeply made of? What is life? We are always searching for Scientific Breakthroughs: those leaps in knowledge and jumps in understanding that change how we see the world. Now, we focus on Biology. What are Scientific Breakthroughs in Biology? Featuring inte
From playlist Closer To Truth | Season 21
What the World Gets Wrong about Science
One of the most common misconceptions is that science is a "method" more than a body of knowledge. Yes—the scientific method generates that body of knowledge. It gives us a model of how the world works. But the result isn’t static. Things can change; indeed, things are guaranteed to change
From playlist Science
Albert Einstein, Holograms and Quantum Gravity
In the latest campaign to reconcile Einstein’s theory of gravity with quantum mechanics, many physicists are studying how a higher dimensional space that includes gravity arises like a hologram from a lower dimensional particle theory. Read about the second episode of the new season here:
From playlist In Theory
Why do some scientists believe that our universe is a hologram?
In this video, I explain why some scientists believe that our universe is a hologram and we really live in the 2-dimensional projection of a higher dimensional space. First, I explain just what physicists mean by the "holographic principle." The holographic principle says that the degrees
From playlist Physics
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From playlist Science Unplugged: General Relativity
What is Anthropology? | College Majors | College Degrees | Study Hall
What can you do with an anthropology major? In anthropology you can expect to study past and present cultures, how we evolved to our current state, and so much more. Basically, anthropology is the study of what makes us human. If you possess an inquisitive mind and could see yourself work
From playlist Fast Guides: To Electives and Majors
01 of 28 Heidegger's Being & Time Hubert Dreyfus 2007
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From playlist Heidegger being & time Hubert dreyfus
Dune | The Science of Science Fiction
In Frank Herbert's Dune, just one planet produces a commodity so valuable, it's responsible for faster-than-light space travel and granting its users extended lifespans and psychic powers. This product, known as spice, is related to the planet's fearsome 400-meter sandworms and becomes the
From playlist Geology & Earth Science
Epistemology: How Do I Know? | Episode 1807 | Closer To Truth
Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with the theory of knowledge. How can we have confidence in what we know or believe? What is knowledge? What is belief? How is belief justified? And is justified belief knowledge? How can we not doubt everything? Featuring interviews with
From playlist Closer To Truth | Season 18
Nicholas Christakis: The Sociological Science Behind Social Networks and Social Influence
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From playlist The Floating University Sessions | Big Think
Quantum Mechanics 1.1: Introduction
In this video I provide some motivation behind the development of quantum mechanics, kicking off a new series on everything you've been wondering about quantum mechanics! Twitter: https://twitter.com/SciencePlease_
From playlist Quantum Mechanics