The Great Paradox of Science

The Great Paradox of Science
Title The Great Paradox of Science PDF eBook
Author Mano Singham
Publisher
Pages 321
Release 2020
Genre Philosophy
ISBN 0190055057

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Many people are admirers of science and are eager to know more about it but are woefully unaware of why that knowledge is so powerful. That lack of understanding can be exploited by those with harmful agendas to sow doubt about the validity of the consensus conclusions arrived at by scientists about issues of major importance. This book's explanation of why the theories of science work so well without being true may not only surprise them, it would also enable them to counter harmful anti-science agendas and provide practical benefits by enabling them to make much better judgments about issues in their everyday lives.

The Great Silence

The Great Silence
Title The Great Silence PDF eBook
Author Milan M. Ćirković
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 502
Release 2018-05-03
Genre Science
ISBN 0192552872

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The Great Silence explores the multifaceted problem named after the great Italian physicist Enrico Fermi and his legendary 1950 lunchtime question "Where is everybody?" In many respects, Fermi's paradox is the richest and the most challenging problem for the entire field of astrobiology and the Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence (SETI) studies. This book shows how Fermi's paradox is intricately connected with many fields of learning, technology, arts, and even everyday life. It aims to establish the strongest possible version of the problem, to dispel many related confusions, obfuscations, and prejudices, as well as to offer a novel point of entry to the many solutions proposed in existing literature. Milan Cirkovic argues that any evolutionary worldview cannot avoid resolving the Great Silence problem in one guise or another.

Paradox

Paradox
Title Paradox PDF eBook
Author Jim Al-Khalili
Publisher Random House
Pages 306
Release 2013
Genre Games & Activities
ISBN 0552778060

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How can a cat be both dead and alive at the same time? Why will Achilles never beat a tortoise in a race, no matter how fast he runs? And how can a person be ten years older than their twin? Throughout history, scientists have been coming up with theories and ideas that just do not seem to make sense

The Motion Paradox

The Motion Paradox
Title The Motion Paradox PDF eBook
Author Joseph Mazur
Publisher Penguin
Pages 278
Release 2007
Genre Science
ISBN 9780525949923

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Traces the epic history of Greek philosopher Zeno's yet-unsolved paradox of motion, citing the contributions of top minds to the scientific community's understanding of the elusive basic structure of time and space.

Plagues and the Paradox of Progress

Plagues and the Paradox of Progress
Title Plagues and the Paradox of Progress PDF eBook
Author Thomas J. Bollyky
Publisher MIT Press
Pages 277
Release 2018-10-09
Genre Medical
ISBN 0262038455

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Why the news about the global decline of infectious diseases is not all good. Plagues and parasites have played a central role in world affairs, shaping the evolution of the modern state, the growth of cities, and the disparate fortunes of national economies. This book tells that story, but it is not about the resurgence of pestilence. It is the story of its decline. For the first time in recorded history, virus, bacteria, and other infectious diseases are not the leading cause of death or disability in any region of the world. People are living longer, and fewer mothers are giving birth to many children in the hopes that some might survive. And yet, the news is not all good. Recent reductions in infectious disease have not been accompanied by the same improvements in income, job opportunities, and governance that occurred with these changes in wealthier countries decades ago. There have also been unintended consequences. In this book, Thomas Bollyky explores the paradox in our fight against infectious disease: the world is getting healthier in ways that should make us worry. Bollyky interweaves a grand historical narrative about the rise and fall of plagues in human societies with contemporary case studies of the consequences. Bollyky visits Dhaka—one of the most densely populated places on the planet—to show how low-cost health tools helped enable the phenomenon of poor world megacities. He visits China and Kenya to illustrate how dramatic declines in plagues have affected national economies. Bollyky traces the role of infectious disease in the migrations from Ireland before the potato famine and to Europe from Africa and elsewhere today. Historic health achievements are remaking a world that is both worrisome and full of opportunities. Whether the peril or promise of that progress prevails, Bollyky explains, depends on what we do next. A Council on Foreign Relations Book

The Paradox of God and the Science of Omniscience

The Paradox of God and the Science of Omniscience
Title The Paradox of God and the Science of Omniscience PDF eBook
Author Clifford A. Pickover
Publisher Macmillan + ORM
Pages 369
Release 2015-04-28
Genre Religion
ISBN 1250083095

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In his most ambitious book yet, Clifford Pickover bridges the gulf between logic, spirit, science, and religion. While exploring the concept of omniscience, Pickover explains the kinds of relationships limited beings can have with an all-knowing God. Pickover's thought exercises, controversial experiments, and practical analogies help us transcend our ordinary lives while challenging us to better understand our place in the cosmos and our dreams of a supernatural God. Through an inventive blend of science, history, philosophy, science fiction, and mind-stretching brainteasers, Pickover unfolds the paradoxes of God like no other writer. He provides glimpses into the infinite, allowing us to think big, and to have daring, limitless dreams.

The Paradox Men

The Paradox Men
Title The Paradox Men PDF eBook
Author Charles L. Harness
Publisher
Pages 159
Release 1953
Genre English fiction
ISBN 9780450029967

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