Tag Archives: History of science

Steven Weinberg’s new book on the history of science

Posted on February 9, 2015 by

Jerry Coyne has a post up discussing Steven Weinberg’s new book on the history of science, including an exclusive excerpt: Steven Weinberg’s new book on the history of science (with excerpts) « Why Evolution Is True. The portion of the excerpt … Continue reading →

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Naomi Oreskes: Why we should trust scientists

Posted on June 29, 2014 by

This excellent TED talk by Naomi Oreskes covers many of the same topics we’ve discussed before, concerning the limitations of scientific expertise, why scientists trust experts in other fields, and why lay people should trust scientific consensuses. via Naomi Oreskes: Why … Continue reading →

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How a Medieval Philosopher Dreamed Up the ‘Multiverse’ | Space.com

Posted on April 2, 2014 by

The idea that our universe may be just one among many out there has intrigued modern cosmologists for some time. But it looks like this “multiverse” concept might actually have appeared, albeit unintentionally, back in the Middle Ages. When scientists … Continue reading →

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Science and naturalism

Posted on March 28, 2014 by

Sean Carroll has an interesting piece at The Stone on the New York Times site, pointing out that the theory of cosmic inflation was motivated by naturalism.  In other words, it was motivated by the desire to find a natural explanation … Continue reading →

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Top 10 scientists of the 13th century | Science News

Posted on March 17, 2014 by

One of the things I used to think was that the scientific revolution in the 16th and 17th centuries was a revolution of method, that before that period the scientific method either didn’t exist or was not yet complete.  But … Continue reading →

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