nudibranchTwo Uncertainty PrinciplesHeisenberg’s uncertainty principle of quantum mechanics is certainly the most famous uncertainty principle. This states that there is a…Feb 9, 2022Feb 9, 2022
nudibranchModel TheoryMany people regard Kurt Gödel’s incompleteness theorems as the end of David Hilbert’s project to use logic and set theory o provide a…Feb 8, 2022Feb 8, 2022
nudibranchErrors in Jurassic ParkWhen I discuss errors in Jurassic Park, I’m to the first movie of the same title (1993) directed by Steven Spielberg, not the novel by…Feb 8, 2022Feb 8, 2022
nudibranchNeoliberal RedefinedNeoliberal is usually used as a term of abuse by critics of the free market.Feb 7, 2022Feb 7, 2022
nudibranchPhilosophy of MindWhat the brain does to produce consciousness is extraordinary. However, that doesn’t mean it can’t be explained by science just any other…Feb 6, 2022Feb 6, 2022
nudibranchStructural RealismI’m a structural realist. More specifically, an ontic structural realist. This means I believe there is real world independent of our minds…Feb 4, 2022Feb 4, 2022
nudibranchSolving the problem of inductionThe problem of induction was first posed by philosopher David Hume in 1739 in his “A Treatise of Human Nature.” The problem arises from…Feb 4, 2022Feb 4, 2022
nudibranchUniversal AcidEvolution is a beautiful theory that unites all living species, ourselves included. However, it does make it impossible to draw any clean…Feb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022
nudibranchUtilitarianism from an economist’s perspectiveI’m far from the only economist who’s also a utilitarian in ethics. Notably, Nobel laureate John Harsanyi — who won the prize along with…Feb 3, 2022Feb 3, 2022