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It was not new experimental data that led to the great conceptual leap represented by special relativity, but rather Einstein’s faith in the conceptual appropriateness of theories that had shown themselves to be empirically adequate, their apparent contradictions notwithstanding. This reconstruction of the logic of a scientific revolution stands al
... See moreCarlo Rovelli • Anaximander: And the Birth of Science
He goes on to say that abstract knowledge always presupposes knowledge which is “intuitive” (i.e., of perception), and this is caused by individual things.
Bertrand Russell • History of Western Philosophy
Hologram
Sam Blumenthal • 3 cards
For example, Nvidia’s founder and CEO, Jensen Huang, sees the next step for immersive simulations as something greater than more realistic explosions or street races. Instead, it’s the application of the “laws of particle physics, of gravity, of electromagnetism, of electromagnetic waves, [including] light and radio waves … of pressure and sound”. ... See more
Matthew Ball • Compute and the Metaverse — MatthewBall.co
theoretical physics
Prashanth Narayan • 1 card
Meta-Crisis
Glen Isham • 5 cards
Cognitive Science
Matthew Sparks • 1 card
este principio se le suele llamar «la ley de Price», en honor a Derek J. de Solla Price,