The Grand Scheme of Things
What Science can tell us about our place in the universe. In addition to being educational, I have been told that it is a great way to help you go to sleep. Please feel free to use it for either purpose and spread the word. Some great banjo playing too.
Podcasting since 2019 • 12 episodes
The Grand Scheme of Things
Latest Episodes
Episode 1 - The Nature of Science: How it is different from other ways of knowing
In the first episode I introduce you this series of podcasts by explaining what Science is and how to distinguish it from other ways of understanding the world. I talk about whether the universe obeys natural laws, and discuss whether anything ...
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Episode 1
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25:35
Episode 2 - Emergence: How everything in the universe is connected
In this episode I will tell you about how and why Science is organized into different Disciplines and how the knowledge of all the different Scientific disciplines is related by the phenomenon of emergence. We will see why the whole is mo...
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Episode 2
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31:01
Episode 3 - Past, Present and Future: The stubbornly Persistent Illusion
Is time real and universal, or is it just an illusion? Newton Vs. Einstein and other hot topics Including the Great Second Law of Thermodynamics.
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Episode 3
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