Episode · EconTalk · 2019-09-30
Russ Roberts & Sabine Hossenfelder: books mentioned on EconTalk
Sabine Hossenfelder on Physics, Reality, and Lost in Math
Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder talks about her book Lost in Math with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Hossenfelder argues that the latest theories in physics have failed to find empirical confirmation.
Russ Roberts discussed Lost in Math by Sabine Hossenfelder and Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine by Alan P. Lightman. Sabine Hossenfelder discussed The End Of Science by John Horgan.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Lost in Math
Lost in Math by Sabine Hossenfelder is a science book that critiques the modern theoretical physics community's obsession with mathematical beauty and elegance, arguing that this aesthetic preference has led the field astray and hindered scientific progress.
Discussed“and she is the author of the book lost in math how beauty leads physics astray”
Where to get it
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The End Of Science
Discussed“I mean you have probably read this book which is called the end of science by John Horgan”
Where to get it
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Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine
Discussed“about his recent book searching for stars off an island of Maine he talked about the power of transcendence”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Lost in Math
“and so this is what my book is called lost in math”