How Simple Ideas Lead to Scientific Discoveries
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Adam Savage walks through two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative methods anyone could have followed -- Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumference around 200 BC and Hippolyte Fizeau's measurement of the speed of light in 1849. (Launching a series on Inventions that Shaped History) ... Read more
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- -: How Simple Ideas Lead to Scientific Discoveries
March 13, 2012 (about 12 years ago)Adam Savage walks through two spectacular examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative methods anyone could have followed -- Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumference around 200 BC and Hippolyte Fizeau's measurement of the speed of light in 1849. (Launc...
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- -: Doing Science in the Open
June 27, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)Google Tech Talk (more info below) March 12, 2011 Presented by Michael Nielsen. ABSTRACT A remarkable transformation is now underway in how scientists make discoveries. Mass online collaborations are being used to prove mathematical theorems; online markets are allowing scientific problems to ...
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Dan Cobley: What Physics Taught Me About Marketing
July 1, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)Dan Cobley shows several physics concepts that can all be applied to economics and marketing.
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Michael Specter: The Danger of Science Denial
February 1, 2010 (over 14 years ago)Michael Specter talks about how the fear of science and scientific data can damage the bright future that lays ahead of us.
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