This is Episode 3 of Theories of Everything's "Rethinking the Foundations of the Academy: How to improve scientific inquiry?" series featuring Harry Collins. Harry Collins is a pioneering sociologist of science known for his work on the sociology of scientific knowledge, particularly his studies on the nature of expertise, scientific discovery, and the social dynamics within scientific communities. Harry is a Distinguished Research Professor at Cardiff University and a Fellow of the British Academy, with numerous published works, including his influential books Gravity’s Kiss and The Golem: What You Should Know about Science. SPONSOR: As a listener of TOE, you can now enjoy full digital access to The Economist. Get a 20% off discount by visiting: https://www.economist.com/toe Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:11 - How to Improve Science 05:56 - Einstein and Hawkins 11:10 - Discovery of Gravitational Waves 21:03 - The Stages of Discovery 26:57 - The Fractal Model of Society 36:52 - How Society Forms You 45:08 - Moral Truths and Science 55:30 - Outro / Support TOE LINKS: - Rethinking the Foundations playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ7ikzmc6zlOYgTu7P4nfjYkv3mkikyBa - Gravity's Kiss (book) - https://www.amazon.ca/Gravitys-Kiss-Detection-Gravitational-Waves/dp/0262036185 - Professor Harry Collins - https://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/staff/collinshm - Gravity's Ghost and Big Dog (book) - https://www.amazon.ca/Gravitys-Ghost-Big-Dog-Twenty-First-ebook/dp/B00HSOJ9KS - Expertises (paper) - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0039368107000593 - TOE’s String Theory Iceberg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4PdPnQuwjY - A Brief History of Time (book): https://www.amazon.com/Brief-History-Time-Stephen-Hawking/dp/0553380168 - The Evolution of Physics (book): https://www.amazon.com/Evolution-Physics-Albert-Einstein/dp/0671201565/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Y6PG41AKP0VB&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hs3RH-krpskq--FQLA49yaEQo7mquj0dVMYsWaYwlJ6S2ahhlLC0fVa7ikYPe5BqvSYx4PH15Fn9pENdUIwDKzLVi5XF4JGC89uYR9jsX6dqpSUief3XMuD_igB_tJ8zi2ZuNGi4-3wvCzUxjIcxjw3Mf3u_1cXX1zI2IysdGDbt6Xmww980j2ShUKsvEbkK_Zm_tODCmdvhhgcL_shBOz5Av-uZtmVKg5RIWxXx0Xg.fEzRTtYSoAriPDuyZiJt2zf1aQeOkiCTWr-cf4z7pO0&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+evolution+of+physics&qid=1725909573&s=books&sprefix=the+evolution+of+physic%2Cstripbooks%2C101&sr=1-1 - Carlo Rovelli on TOE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_fUPbBNmBw - Harry’s paper with Gary Sanders (on expertise): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0039368107000593?via%3Dihub - The TEA Set (paper): https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/030631277400400203 TOE'S TOP LINKS: - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e - Become a YouTube Member Here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join - Join TOEmail at https://www.curtjaimungal.org SPONSORS (check them out!): THE ECONOMIST - As a listener of TOE, you can now enjoy full digital access to The Economist. Get a 20% off discount by visiting: https://www.economist.com/toe INDEED - Get your jobs more visibility at https://www.Indeed.com/THEORIES ($75 credit to book your job visibility) HELLOFRESH - For FREE breakfast for life go to https://www.HelloFresh.com/freetheoriesofeverything Support TOE: - Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad-free audio episodes!) - Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE - PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE - TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerch Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdWIQh9DGG6uhJk8eyIFl1w/join #science #physics #podcast #einstein #hawkins Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.