Tag: Science Philosophy
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DISCUSSION EVENT: Foundations on Sand: Do We Actually Know Anything?
HARMONIA PHILOSOPHICA EVENT Foundations on Sand: Do We Actually Know Anything? A 30-Minute Harmonia Philosophica Flash Philosophy Session Science is often presented as a knowledge realm related to truth. But every scientific theory rests on axioms—assumptions that cannot be proven, only accepted. If our scientific 'truths' are built on 'soft' faith, where does that leave…
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Citizens' science… Nothing to do with science…
Hundreds of thousands of volunteers have helped to overturn almost a century of galaxy classification, in a new study using data from the longstanding Galaxy Zoo project. The new investigation uses classifications of over 6000 galaxies to reveal that 'well known' correlations between different features are not found in this large and complete sample. (1)…
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How do we know the stars are suns? (On the limits of astronomy)
Abstract: The Sun being another star is common knowledge. However, as it happens with all things that are considered obvious, few can actually name exactly who and how the Sun was considered as just another star. It seems that besides evidence from stellar spectroscopy and the measurement of astronomical distances, philosophical principles also played a…
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On the untrustworthiness of axiomatic-founded science
On the untrustworthiness of axiomatic-founded science Spyridon Kakos1, Athens, Greece, July 2020 1 phD, National Technical University of Athens Table of Contents Abstract Περίληψις (Summary in Greek) 1. INTRODUCTION 2. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 3. RESEARCH METHODS 4. FINDINGS 4.1 Axioms: From Euclid to quantum physics 4.1.1 The case of the 5th axiom 4.1.2 Logic…
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Lust for knowledge. The sin of our era…
A new computational-model reveals that serotonin, one of the most widespread chemicals in the brain, can speed up learning. (1) Researchers have found that piano lessons have a specific effect on kindergartners' ability to distinguish different pitches, which translates into an improvement in discriminating between words. (2) We live in a knowledge-centric world. Wanting to…
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