Humanity started off instead with merely a baseline view on the universe, consisting of whatever was useful to hunter gatherers. Einstein introduces his sort of geometrical perspective of space time in 1905, and Picasso generates cubism in 1907. Both were supposedly influenced by this book by Poincare called science and hypothesis which talks about how to draw and understand the fourth dimension. The two perspectives of the sources of our greatest triumphs, like our ability to observe galaxies light years away, and also the elegance and beauty of the stories we tell.
Neuroscientist and author Erik Hoel talks about his book, The World Behind the World, with EconTalk's Russ Roberts. Is it possible to reconcile the seemingly subjective inner world of human experience with the seemingly objective outer world of observation, measurement, and science? Despite the promise of neuroscience, Hoel argues that this reconciliation is surprisingly difficult. Join Hoel and Roberts for a wide-ranging exploration of what it means to be human and the limits of science in helping us understand who we are.