The chapter delves into the debate within the physics community on choosing between simple questions and more complex, challenging problems. Physicists prioritize questions like electron behavior and complex system connections for potential progress in understanding, emphasizing the significance of persistence in advancing both fields.
Guests:
- David Krakauer, President and William H. Miller Professor of Complex Systems at the Santa Fe Institute
- Sean Carroll, External Professor and Fractal Faculty at the Santa Fe Institute, Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University
Hosts: Abha Eli Phoboo & Chris Kempes
Producer: Katherine Moncure
Podcast theme music by: Mitch Mignano
Additional sound credits: Digifishmusic, Trundlefly, Greenvwbeetle, Miksmusic, Brewlabboffin
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- Disputed Inheritance: The Battle over Mendel and the Future of Biology by Gregory Radick
- Quanta and Fields: The Biggest Ideas in the Universe by Sean Carroll
- Worlds Hidden in Plain Sight: The Evolving Idea of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute, 1984-2019 Edited by David Krakauer
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