Alchemy

The Dark Art and Curious Science of Creating Magic in Brands, Business, and Life or The Surprising Power of Ideas That Don’t Make Sense By: Rory Sutherland Published: 2019 Read: 2020 Summary Science and logic are useful. They provide rational

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EconTalk — Agnes Callard

On: Philosophy, Progress and Wisdom Episode: N/A Date: June 22, 2020 Background: Philosopher and author. Key Subjects: Progress. In science. Mechanism: seeking consensus truths (“tying up loose ends”). Finite search: once truths are established (and not challenged), the search ends

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How does coronavirus kill?

Clinicians trace a ferocious rampage through the body, from brain to toes. By: Meredith Wadman, Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, Jocelyn Kaiser, Catherine Matacic In: Science. Apr. 17, 2020 How does the virus attack cells around the body? A clear picture is elusive.

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Making Sense — David Deutsch

On: Surviving the Cosmos Episode: 22 Date: December 2015 Key Subjects: Professor in Physics, author of “The Fabric of Reality”, “The Beginning of Inifinty”. Knowledge: A kind of information. It says something that is true and useful about the world.

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