The Meaning Of Human Existence, And The Search For Alien Life - Avi Loeb
The Joe Walker Podcast
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The Importance of Intellectual Gymnastics in Science
The scientific profession doesn't agree precisely on the definition of its own method well it's not because if you're driven by intellectual gymnastics what i call intellectual gymnastics which is basically showing that you are smart. Having a group of people impress each other give each other awards does not change what the unification of quantum mechanics and gravity is in nature, he says. The fact that people will propose all kinds of ideas and never test them and be very proud of themselves means nothing so talking about the multiverse as an idea that is intellectually stimulating is fine for a dinner conversation but you really need the evidence in order to make it a scientific endeavor.
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