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Chargement... Great Scientific Ideas That Changed the World (édition 2013)par Steven L. Goldman (Narrateur), Steven L. Goldman (Auteur), The Great Courses (Auteur), The Great Courses (Publisher)
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   Aucun Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.   ) kevn57 | Dec 8, 2021 |  It's important to note that Professor Goldman doesn't go into great detail about each discovery, but rather the chain of events that lead to the manifestation of that idea, which eventually lead into the mechanization of that concept or acceptance of that theory. For example, Darwin/Wallace's Theory of Evolution first started out as an idea. They did not discover Natural Selection. It was an idea that began its rumblings during the Roman Empire. A lot of what I learned was mind-blowing indeed. One of the last lectures points out that all of life is just microbes interacting with each other. The idea of the computer was also very interesting. However, there was a lot mathematical information as well that I found a bit difficult to follow. It wasn't jargon heavy but the concepts were complex. Professor Goldman seemed to be in a hurry or was rushed while giving the lectures. He didn't setup each lecture with an introduction and made listening a bit hectic since he would just jump right into whatever subject he was going over. Other teachers in The Great Courses have set up a thesis before beginning their lesson. This was not the case here. Overall, I found the course interesting. There is a lot to go over and absorb. Science is damn awesome! (  ) ProfessorEX | Apr 15, 2021 | SleepyBooksandCakes | Aug 22, 2020 | Course No. 1120 Taught by Steven L. Goldman Lehigh University Ph.D., Boston University  MCGThomeschoolers | Aug 17, 2008 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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HTML: What is the greatest scientific idea of all? Because science has so dramatically altered how we live and how we think about ourselves, the answer may well be the very idea of science itself, because - just like science's most important achievements - it, too, needed to be thought about, perfected, and invented. This 36-lecture series explores the ideas that have helped form the foundation of modern life - when society has been willing to pursue them. The lectures interpret the term "scientific idea" broadly, to include the ideas that made science possible at all, as well as the ideas that make it so immensely powerful. The result will be new insights into how science shapes society, as well as the way in which society, in turn, affects the directions taken by science. You'll learn that there is no sharp distinction between ideas that are classified as scientific and those that are classified as philosophical or mathematical, or even between scientific ideas and political, religious, or aesthetic ideas. And how for 200 years, it has been the interaction of science and technology with society that has been the primary driver of social and cultural change, first in the West, then globally, and at an accelerating rate, affecting social and personal values and relationships; social, political, and economic institutions; and cultural values and activities in ways beyond anything our great-grandparents (or sometimes even parents) would recognize. .Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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