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EPISODE · May 3, 2021 · 30 MIN

Ep 61 Ch 18 "The Beginning" Part 2

from ToKCast · host brettroberthall

In this second part I spend a large portion of our time comparing author John Horgan's work "The End of Science" to David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity". What errors does Horgan make on the way to reaching the conclusion that science is coming to an end? I also summarise cases where critics of Popper seem to turn to character assassination rather than being focussed on his ideas. We end by considering reasons why - particularly in fundamental physics - science is not at an end given open questions especially in cosmology. Consider becoming a supporter of the podcast by subscribing through either of my Patreon pages. For a "per episode" donation here: https://www.patreon.com/tokcast or a "per month" donation here: https://www.patreon.com/BrettRHall or go here http://www.bretthall.org and click on the yellow "Donate" button to make a one-off Paypal donation. Any and all contributions are highly appreciated.

In this second part I spend a large portion of our time comparing author John Horgan's work "The End of Science" to David Deutsch's "The Beginning of Infinity". What errors does Horgan make on the way to reaching the conclusion that science is coming to an end? I also summarise cases where critics of Popper seem to turn to character assassination rather than being focussed on his ideas. We end by considering reasons why - particularly in fundamental physics - science is not at an end given open questions especially in cosmology. Consider becoming a supporter of the podcast by subscribing through either of my Patreon pages. For a "per episode" donation here: https://www.patreon.com/tokcast or a "per month" donation here: https://www.patreon.com/BrettRHall or go here http://www.bretthall.org and click on the yellow "Donate" button to make a one-off Paypal donation. Any and all contributions are highly appreciated.

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