A Theory of Live Players - Geoff Anders, Leverage Research - DSPod #310
The DemystifySci Podcast
Intro
This chapter examines the vital role of scientific institutions in progressing knowledge and addresses their potential decline. The discussion highlights the need for innovation and skepticism in the face of challenges to ensure the future of scientific inquiry.
Geoff Anders is the director of Leverage Research, a think tank devoted to understanding the nature of progress and the arc of scientific insights. Anders wants to understand what sort of cultural context creates the ability to make valuable insights into the mechanisms of nature. After mapping some of the interplay between science, society, and religion, we turn to the questions of how to spark a golden age at a time where institutions feel increasingly frail, just how effective we want our science to be, and what to do with the fact that everyone seems to really love magic. DEMYSTICON 2025 ANNUAL MEETING IN PORTUGAL!!! June 12-16: https://demystifysci.com/demysticon-2025 PATREON: get episodes early + join our weekly Patron Chat https://bit.ly/3lcAasB MERCH: Rock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci.myspreadshop.com/ AMAZON: Do your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98 SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci (00:00) Go! (00:00:08) Demysticon 2025 (00:05:26) Challenging Conventional Understanding (00:07:06) Institutional Life Cycles (00:13:29) Transition from Natural Philosophy to Science (00:24:09) Magic, Myth, and Mysticism (00:30:34) Hypotheses and the Infinite Regression (00:35:10) Science v Technology (00:40:07) Nature and the Human Relation to It (00:45:08) Culture, Technology, and Societal Choices (00:54:00) Science as Mythology (01:00:28) The Challenge of Paradigm Shifts (01:11:09) Reforming Scientific Society (01:15:58) Biological Complexity and Reconstruction (01:24:23) Science Education and Historical Insights (01:32:21) Anomalous Evidences (01:46:16) Nanotechnology and Quantum Biology (01:57:10) AI & Quantum Computing Paradigms (02:05:02) Bridging the Knowledge Gap (02:09:10) The Importance of Practical Application (02:23:50) Historical Discoveries (02:26:21) Francis Hawksbee (02:33:02) Scarcity Mindset in Academia and Research (02:38:16) The Pace of Progress (02:41:10) Balance Between Order and Chaos #philosophy, #scientificinnovation, #quantumbiology, #scienceandphilosophy, #paradigmshift, #cosmology,#paradigmshiftinscience, #philosophyofscience, #natureandtechnology, #futureofai, #philosophypodcast, #sciencepodcast, #longformpodcast Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671
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