Four Facts Everyone Ought to Know about Science: The Two-Culture Concerns of Philip W. Anderson

被引：1

作者：

Zhang, Andrew ^{[1
]}

Zangwill, Andrew ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Phys, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA

来源：

PHYSICS IN PERSPECTIVE | 2018年 / 20卷 / 04期

关键词：

scientific communication; scientific realism; epistemology; artificial intelligence; religious fundamentalism; Bayesian statistics; aesthetics in science; PHYSICIST; SYMMETRY; BRAINS;

D O I：

10.1007/s00016-018-0229-8

中图分类号：

N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;

摘要：

Lay people have a large appetite for information about scientific and technological issues that affect them, such as self-driving automobiles, gene manipulation, and climate change. However, this information must be clear and accurate if they are to use it to make informed political decisions. In 1994, the Nobel prize-winning physicist Philip W. Anderson used a newspaper essay to convey his concerns about the fidelity of the communication channels that connect the public to the creators of technical knowledge. He also suggested strategies to improve the quality of that communication. We analyze that essay and other writings by Anderson to identify the origins of his concerns and to place them in the larger context of his scientific philosophy.

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页码：342 / 369

页数：28