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Chapters & Sections (66)
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3:34
Historical Context and the Separation of Physics and Philosophy
5:07
The Limitations of Philosophers in Modern Physics
5:40
Einstein's Training and the Distinction between Physicists and Philosophers
6:42
The Limitations of Specialization in Science
7:13
Historical Examples of Interdisciplinary Collaboration
8:16
The Current State of Science and the Need for Broader Perspectives
9:16
The Edge of Science and the Limits of Empirical Testing
12:54
Decisions Made in the Cold War Era to Fund Science
13:24
The Role of Vanavar Bush and the Creation of NSF
14:25
Science and the Public, Introduction to Science Funding
15:58
Philosophy of Science and Education
16:31
No Centralized Approach to Science Funding
17:01
Philosophy and the Scientific Method
18:44
The Role of Philosophy in Science
19:49
Kepler's Platonic Solids and Tupperware
20:22
The Dangers of Philosophical Bias in Science
21:24
Academic Philosophy vs. New Age Philosophy
22:59
The Importance of Setting Aside Philosophical Preconceptions in Science
24:04
The Ineliminability of Interpretive Frames
24:34
Religious and Cultural Influences in Science
25:06
Personal and Social Factors in Scientific Inquiry
26:10
The Ties Between Philosophy and Personal Perspective
27:12
Using Egg Yolk as an Emulsifier
27:42
Philosophy and Science Methodology
28:44
Comparing Newton's and Einstein's Philosophies
30:19
Einstein's Concerns with Newtonian Space and Time
31:54
Inertial Mass and the Problem of Innate Properties
32:56
Einstein's Alternative to Newtonian Mass
33:26
Einstein's Motivation for a New Theory of Space and Time
33:58
Supplanting Newton's Gravity with General Relativity
34:29
Development of Theories and Building on Previous Work
34:59
Newton's Laws of Motion and the Need for Relative Motion
35:29
The Role of Interpretive Moments in Physics
36:29
Old Quantum Theory and the Work of Zmerfeld
37:00
Einstein's Nobel Prize and the Photoelectric Effect
37:31
Brownian Motion and Quantum Effects
38:01
Einstein's Explanation of Brownian Motion
39:04
Heisenberg and the Development of Quantum Theory
40:05
Schroinger's Wave Mechanics and Heisenberg's Matrix Mechanics
41:07
Entanglement and Quantum Questions
42:12
Classical Sensibility vs. Quantum Reality
43:16
Inflationary Paradigms and Quantum to Classical Transition
44:18
Entanglement and the Early Universe
46:20
The Complexity of Understanding and Confusion
46:52
Seeking Answers and the Limits of Knowledge
47:23
The Importance of Critical Thinking and Exploration
47:55
The Interplay Between Knowledge and Ignorance