Missing Evidence | Tara Shears, Rupert Sheldrake, Massimo Pigliucci

Philosophy For Our Times

English - November 17, 2016 00:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MB - ★★★★ - 260 ratings
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We think science is based on facts and evidence. But from gravity to dark matter, string theory to parallel universes, its theories are curiously bereft of hard evidence. Is evidence less important than we think and conjecture alone capable of leading to greater understanding? Or has science dangerously drifted into fantasy?

New York philosopher Massimo Pigliucci, CERN physicist Tara Shears and author of The Science Delusion Rupert Sheldrake seek answers.

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