#214 – Jed Buchwald: Isaac Newton and the Philosophy of Science
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<p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br />
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(00:00) – Introduction<br />
(06:34) – How does science progress?<br />
(22:48) – Theory of Everything<br />
(34:40) – Consciousness<br />
(38:15) – Most Beautiful Moments in Science<br />
(46:00) – Isaac Newton<br />
(1:12:13) – Competition in Science<br />
(1:22:47) – Newton’s Career<br />
(1:35:58) – Importance of Data<br />
(1:42:17) – Alchemy<br />
(1:46:31) – Newton and Religion<br />
(1:49:44) – Showing Newton the future<br />
(1:54:28) – Newton and Einstein</p>