Jed Buchwald: Isaac Newton and the Philosophy of Science | Lex Fridman Podcast #214

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Published on August 27, 2021 9:12:28 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRdL6ZzWBS0

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OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
0:31 - How does science progress?
16:44 - Theory of Everything
28:37 - Consciousness
32:12 - Most Beautiful Moments in Science
39:57 - Isaac Newton
1:06:10 - Competition in Science
1:16:44 - Newton's Career
1:29:55 - Importance of Data
1:36:13 - Alchemy
1:40:28 - Newton and Religion
1:43:41 - Showing Newton the future
1:48:25 - Newton and Einstein

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