Scientific Method in Theoretical Physics

Join the Hyperthesis team as we wrap up our sixth season for a summer break filled with research and travel. To start, we discuss a publication put out by Pheely based on work done during his Master's degree. He goes into the intricacies of clustering and the idea of no free lunch as he examines trade-offs of clustering and avoiding clustering. As we segue into our main topic, we discuss the details around the scientific method and how it differs from what people are taught. We also delve into the philosophy surrounding creating hypothesis and theories, and how we know where to start doing research. Finally, Liam ends with a story on Unruh and his discovery of analogue gravity. Go check out Pheely's paper here (on the Nature website): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-63278-3 Listen to Pheely talk about his research in our third episode: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hyperthesis/episodes/Gutting-Warships-with-Statistical-Physics-e1jeivt Colour blind accessible palette: https://jfly.uni-koeln.de/color/ Missed an episode? Find us on Spotify Podcast! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hyperthesis Question, comments, concerns? Interested in being a guest on our show? Send us an email: [email protected] Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/thehyperthesis Check out our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@hyperthesispodcast