Tag: René Thom
Eavesdropping in the Platonic Academy
I can relate to the paleontologist Günter Bechly, who, after hearing Sternberg lay out his thesis, lay awake unable to sleep as he considered the implications.
Jay Richards on Babel, Berlinski, and “Science After Darwin”
Something really came undone in the Covid era. Now, the phrase “science says” or “doctors say” prompts a smirk from about half the population.
Science After Babel: An Exercise in Self-Criticism
Until the day before yesterday, the imperial architects of the scientific revolution were well satisfied and sleek as seals.
New! Philosopher and Mathematician David Berlinski on “Science After Babel”
“Many will read this book for the close, elegant reasoning, the astonishing erudition, or the mordant analysis. I confess I read it for the prose.”
Intelligent Design and the Advancement of Science
A little-known fact about intelligent design is that the majority of it scientists already perform their work alongside colleagues with differing views.