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269 | Sahar Heydari Fard on Complexity, Justice, and Social Dynamics

Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas

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Navigating Assumptions and Complexity Across Fields

The chapter explores the implications of societal assumptions on justice and fairness, highlighting the challenges of applying local-scale intuitions to larger populations. It discusses the role of modeling in testing the reliability of assumptions and draws parallels between philosophy and physics in prioritizing reasoning over answers. The conversation delves into the concept of complexity in understanding systems, emphasizing the limitations of analytic solutions and statistical models.

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