Henri Poincare – Science And Method
In this episode of Canonball we discuss "Motley Stones" which was written by Adalbert Stifter and published in 1853.
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:59 Science As A Means Of Efficiency
00:05:10 Answering Tolstoy's Criticism Of Science For Its Own Sake
00:10:06 How Various Sciences Seek Basic Facts; The Difficulty Of Sociology
00:15:20 The Hidden Harmony In Nature
00:21:59 How A Scientist Chooses Facts To Pursue And The Value Of Science For Its Own Sake
00:23:51 Introducing Order Into Complexity; The Relationship Between Math And The Natural World
00:26:38 Poincare Was Bad At Chess
00:29:54 His Observations Of His Own Creative Inspiration
00:41:11 The Connection Between The Subconscious, The Aesthetic Sensibility, And Creative Inspiration
00:48:03 What The Subconscious Does Not Do
00:48:16 Chance Is Only The Measure Of Our Ignorance; Sensitivity To Initial Conditions
00:53:51 The Relativity Of Measurements And The Selection Of Causes In Forming An Explanation
00:58:17 Closing