Does science explain our everyday world? Surprisingly enough, it doesn't. In this video, we will explore why. Then, we will look into the amazing consequence of this fact: that, for all we know, our everyday reality may be co-governed by forces and agencies way beyond our current scientific understanding. For more information, see:
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Some relevant bibliography for the subjects tackled in this video:
-- David J. Chalmers, "The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory," Oxford University Press, 1996;
-- Joseph Levine, "Conceivability, Identity, and the Explanatory Gap," in: Stuart R. Hameroff, Alfred W. Kaszniak, and David J. Chalmers, editors, "Toward a Science of Consciousness III, The Third Tucson Discussions and Debates," October 1999;
-- Joseph Levine, "Materialism and Qualia: The Explanatory Gap," Pacific Philosophical Quarterly 64, 1983, pp. 354-361;
-- Iain Nicolson, "Dark Side of the Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Fate of the Universe," Canopus Publishing Limited, 2007;
-- Brian Greene, "The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory," Vintage, 2005;
-- Mile Gu, Christian Weedbrook, Alvaro Perales, and Michael A. Nielsen, "More Really is Different," arXiv:0809.0151v1 [cond-mat.other], August 2008;
-- Robert B. Laughlin and David Pines, "The Theory of Everything," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 97(1), January 2000;
-- Samir Okasha, "Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction," Oxford University Press, 2002, pp. 58-76;
-- Larry Laudan, "Demystifying Underdetermination," in: J. A. Cover and M. Curd (editors), "Philosophy of Science: The Central Issues," W. W. Norton & Company, 1998, pp. 320-353.
This is episode 1 of the 6-episode series "Reflections and Meditations."
Music tracks "Lone Harvest" and "Deliberate Thought" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0.
