Redefining Reality - The Intellectual Implications of Modern Science

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Redefining Reality
The Intellectual Implications of Modern Science

2015

No subject is bigger than reality itself, and nothing is more challenging to understand, since what counts as reality is undergoing continual revision and has been for centuries. For example, the matter that comprises all...

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Steven Gimbel Ph.D.
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In This Series

Metaphysics and the Nature of Science
Episode 1
Metaphysics and the Nature of Science
Defining Reality
Episode 2
Defining Reality
Mathematics in Crisis
Episode 3
Mathematics in Crisis
Special Relativity
Episode 4
Special Relativity
General Relativity
Episode 5
General Relativity
Big Bang Cosmology
Episode 6
Big Bang Cosmology
The Reality of Atoms
Episode 7
The Reality of Atoms
Quantum Mechanics
Episode 8
Quantum Mechanics
Quantum Field Theory
Episode 9
Quantum Field Theory
Chaos Theory
Episode 10
Chaos Theory
Dark Matter and Dark Energy
Episode 11
Dark Matter and Dark Energy
Grand Unified Theories
Episode 12
Grand Unified Theories
Quantum Consciousness
Episode 13
Quantum Consciousness
Defining Reality in the Life Sciences
Episode 14
Defining Reality in the Life Sciences
Genes and Identity
Episode 15
Genes and Identity
The Birth of Psychology
Episode 16
The Birth of Psychology
Jung and the Behaviorists
Episode 17
Jung and the Behaviorists
The Rediscovery of the Mind
Episode 18
The Rediscovery of the Mind
The Caring Brain
Episode 19
The Caring Brain
Brain and Self
Episode 20
Brain and Self
Evolutionary Psychology
Episode 21
Evolutionary Psychology
The Birth of Sociology
Episode 22
The Birth of Sociology
Competition and Cooperation
Episode 23
Competition and Cooperation
Race and Reality
Episode 24
Race and Reality
Social Progress
Episode 25
Social Progress
The Reality of Money
Episode 26
The Reality of Money
The Origin of Life
Episode 27
The Origin of Life
Exoplanets and Extraterrestrial Life
Episode 28
Exoplanets and Extraterrestrial Life
Technology and Death
Episode 29
Technology and Death
Cloning and Identity
Episode 30
Cloning and Identity
Genetic Engineering
Episode 31
Genetic Engineering
Medically Enhanced Humans
Episode 32
Medically Enhanced Humans
Transhumans: Making Living Gods
Episode 33
Transhumans: Making Living Gods
Artificial Intelligence
Episode 34
Artificial Intelligence
The Internet and Virtual Reality
Episode 35
The Internet and Virtual Reality
Data Analytics
Episode 36
Data Analytics