In her 2018 book, Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray, Hossenfelder, research fellow at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, excoriated her colleagues for falling in love with theories that bear little relation to reality. A contrarian argues that modern physicists obsession with beauty has given us wonderful math but bad science Whether pondering black holes or predicting. Lost in Math has the air of a disenchanted author making a final tour of the topic she loves before leaving for a job in industry, so it is heartening to find Hossenfelder still in fundamental physics. A German physicist digs into a host of existential quandaries.

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Details Select delivery location Only 2 left in stock - order soon. She uses the term “ascientific” for ideas that are beyond the reach of science-the “hypothesis of God,” the existence of additional universes, the belief that subatomic particles are conscious-and explores fascinating questions about predictability (“Instead of worrying about simulating human brains, we should pay more attention to who gets to ask questions of artificial brains”), the meaning of life (passing on knowledge, as she sees it), and the existence of free will (“the future is determined by the past”), sometimes offering provocative conclusions: “It sounds crazy, but the idea that the past and future exist in the same way as the present is compatible with all we currently know.” Readers will want to have a basic knowledge of physics before entering, and will be quickly convinced by Hossenfelder’s case that the fact that “physics has something to say about our connection to the universe is not so surprising.” And though she asserts that “physicists are really good at answering questions, but really bad at explaining why anyone should care,” her curiosity and clever prose prove that doesn’t have to be the case. Hossenfelder finishes with some thoughts on other types of cognitive and social bias, and even provides an appendix of remedies to address them. Lost in Math: Sabine Hossenfelder, Laura Jennings: 9781978643383: : Books Books Science & Math Physics Buy new: 19.27 List Price: 29.99 Save: 10.72 (36) FREE delivery October 18 - 20. Physicist Hossenfelder (Lost in Math) considers what “physics says about the human condition” in this smart survey.

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