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The end of science
Facing the Limits of Knowledge in the Twilight of the Scientific Age
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In 'The End of Science,' John Horgan discusses the idea that science may be nearing its theoretical limits.
He interviews various eminent scholars, including Fred Hoyle, Noam Chomsky, and John Wheeler, to explore topics such as God, superstrings, quarks, consciousness, and the Omega Point.
Horgan argues that science is facing significant challenges, including the constraints imposed by special relativity, quantum mechanics, and chaos theory.
He also critiques the trend of 'ironic science,' where theoreticians engage in speculative and often untestable theories, potentially reducing science to a status akin to literary criticism.
The book presents a contrarian view on the future of scientific discovery and its place in the hierarchy of disciplines.
He interviews various eminent scholars, including Fred Hoyle, Noam Chomsky, and John Wheeler, to explore topics such as God, superstrings, quarks, consciousness, and the Omega Point.
Horgan argues that science is facing significant challenges, including the constraints imposed by special relativity, quantum mechanics, and chaos theory.
He also critiques the trend of 'ironic science,' where theoreticians engage in speculative and often untestable theories, potentially reducing science to a status akin to literary criticism.
The book presents a contrarian view on the future of scientific discovery and its place in the hierarchy of disciplines.
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when discussing the potential slowdown of scientific progress.


Sabine Hossenfelder

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What's Wrong With (Fundamental) Physics? | Sabine Hossenfelder
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, written by John Horgan.

Lee Vinsel

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Savannah Mandel on an Argument for the End of Human Space Exploration
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, and people do have this idea that there can be an end point to knowledge.


Brett Hall

Ep 237 - Brett Hall | Knowledge Creation & Human Potential
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when contrasting the themes of "The End of Science" with David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity"


Brett Hall

Ep 64 Ch 18 "The Beginning" Part 3
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in the context of the slowing progress in science.

Nicholas Bloom

Nicholas Bloom on Management, Productivity, and Scientific Progress
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when discussing diminishing returns in science.


David Chalmers

#67 – David Chalmers on the nature and ethics of consciousness
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as the author of "The End of Science," a book contrasting with Deutsch's optimistic view.


Brett Hall

Ep 58 Ch 18 "The Beginning" Part 1
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when discussing the potential end of major scientific breakthroughs.


Robert Lawrence Kuhn

What is the Philosophy of Scientific Breakthroughs?
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as his first book, published in 1996.

John Horgan

Quantum Mechanics and the Quest for Final Knowledge (John Horgan & Philip Ball)
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while comparing it to David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity", highlighting Horgan's errors in concluding science's end.


Brett Hall

Ep 61 Ch 18 "The Beginning" Part 2