Meditations with Zohar

Samuel Arbesman: Between Knowledge and Wonder S2 E9

May 24, 2023

01:12:09

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Evolution of Wisdom

3min

The Half Life of Moral Reasoning

2min

The Role of the Non Falsifiable in Relationship to Knowledge and Science

2min

Finding Meaning in an Imperfect World

3min

The Importance of a Worldview in Science

4min

The Evolution of Error in Science

3min

The False Story of Spinach

3min

The Importance of Rejoicing in Science

6min

10.

The Role of Imagination in Science

2min

11.

The Role of Imagination in Science

4min

12.

The Humble King

4min

13.

The Importance of Truth in Society

3min

14.

The Skepticism of the Passover Ritual

2min

15.

The Different Types of Science

4min

16.

How Much Was Put Into the Higgs Boson?

5min

17.

The Status Quo and the Future of Science

3min

18.

The Half Life of Facts

3min

19.

The Flipping Thing of Technology

3min

20.

The Importance of Technology in Modernity

5min

21.

The Role of Sinai in Judaism

3min

22.

The New Dogma for Judaism

3min

23.

The Myth of Chosenness

2min

This week, Zohar is joined by Sam Arbesman, Scientist in Residence of Lux Capital, and author of the Half-Life of Facts, to talk about the pursuit of knowledge, the sociology and business of science, and the enduring importance of imagination and narrative.