Life is simple: How Occam's razor liberated science and became the key to understanding the secrets of the universe
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Life is simple: How Occam's razor liberated science and became the key to understanding the secrets of the universe
19.99 €
Centuries ago, the principle of Occam's razor changed the way we see the world, showing that simplicity is the underlying principle of the universe. Biological scientist Jonjo McFadden traces the history of scientific discovery over several centuries, from geocentric space to quantum mechanics to DNA. According to McFadden, life could only have emerged through maximum simplicity, and the fundamental law of the universe is nothing more than a cosmological form of natural selection that always favors the survival of the simplest elements. By reinterpreting the history of science and the origin of the universe, this book fundamentally changes the way we think about ourselves and the world around us.
"Before William Occam, the search for answers to questions was usually accompanied by the appearance of additional entities. William Occam was the first to talk about the need to get to simple solutions that capture the essence of the problem. Thanks to him, this principle has become fundamental to science and a hallmark of its modernity. Occam's Razor is everywhere. It paves the way, breaking through the thick of the distortions, dogmas, bigotry, prejudices, false beliefs, and faiths that have prevented science from moving forward everywhere and at all times. Simplicity is not something brought into modern science; it is modern science, which through scientific knowledge reveals to us the modern world." Jonjo McFadden
"Before William Occam, the search for answers to questions was usually accompanied by the appearance of additional entities. William Occam was the first to talk about the need to get to simple solutions that capture the essence of the problem. Thanks to him, this principle has become fundamental to science and a hallmark of its modernity. Occam's Razor is everywhere. It paves the way, breaking through the thick of the distortions, dogmas, bigotry, prejudices, false beliefs, and faiths that have prevented science from moving forward everywhere and at all times. Simplicity is not something brought into modern science; it is modern science, which through scientific knowledge reveals to us the modern world." Jonjo McFadden
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