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The ending was pretty silly

Revisado: 04-08-25

The book does a decent job of spreading out history but the conclusions were laughable. If only Gallipoli had succeeded there would have been no Russian revolution and the First World War would have been shortened by years saving millions of lives. Sure...

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Touching and authentic

Revisado: 03-10-25

Great discussion with what sounds like a very authentic guy. I guess deans aren't all like the one in the old Disney movies

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So fun, So Informative

Revisado: 01-10-25

I'll admit that geology was my least favorite science. I mean rocks, so what. I liked physics, Don't get me started about inclined planes, especially after a couple of beers.

It was only later in life that I realized there was a chasm in my scientific knowledge (I know, feel free groan). All the years hiking around the world and I had no idea what I was seeing.

Well, if you feel the same way this is the podcast for you. Most of the time I'm too busy laughing to realize that hey, wait I've actually learned something (a rare thing at my age).

Listen to a couple of episodes and I guarantee you'll get hooked.

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An Excellent survey

Revisado: 01-08-25

In 1979 I was sitting in my highschool physics class in Pasadena California. A classmate invited his father, a physicist at Cal Tech, to speak to our class. I had just read The Structure of Scientific Revolutions so I asked what my classmate's father if he was interested in philosophy. He answered in his Brookline accent with one word; "No". His name was Richard Feynman. Well, beyond some pangs of embarrassment later when I found out just who he was I now feel kinda proud I asked him what I did. Over the years I've come to love the philosophy of science and this course is my favorite distillation of the field

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Who knew geology (not my favorite class I'll admit) could be so fun.

Revisado: 01-07-25

I picked this out of the blue and quickly started binge listening. The back and forth discussion is a perfect balance between science and laugh-out-loud funny

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Quickly goes down hill

Revisado: 08-22-24

Wierdly sadistic. Some may enjoy adolescent preoccupations with bodily functions but to flippantly go on and on about animal cruelty can't be enjoyable to anyone sane.

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A good mix of facts and exploration

Revisado: 10-15-22

For those who don't appreciate personal narrative in a science book it's important to remember that science is done by people with backgrounds that impact their perspectives. Steve Brusatte's clear direct prose provides both his perspective and enthusiasm for paleontology. It brings back wonderful memories of childhood excitement with dinosaurs.

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Excellent insights followed by poor prescriptions

Revisado: 07-08-22

Like Marx, Mr. Ridley provides some excellent insights followed by abysmal prescriptions. A classic example is his description of the fracking boom in the Midwest. A constant trope he brings up is how nasty environmental organizations seek out profits over their mission. He allows this to avoid any true science.

My mother's family is from Oklahoma, a state that went from one of the least seismically active states in the nation to the most. Even my pro gas relatives have had enough.

More blatant is his treatment of nuclear power. I believe he could just look across the channel to see a country handling that very differently. But of course that would mean praising the French and that just wouldn't do.

As an American I've always said that Brexit is none of my business but objectively I'd guess Mr. Ridley supports it. Time will tell if England becomes more innovative.

So is this book worth listening to? Surprisingly while I disagree with most of conclusions I think it is. This is an author who at least puts some thought into his positions, a vanishing concept I know. I wouldn't mind hoisting a pint with him and telling him just how much he's wrong.

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An excellent Overview of the state of cosmology.

Revisado: 09-30-21

I enjoyed the balance between the history and sociology cosmology. It provides a clear explanation of how the discipline arrived at the current consensus.

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The Favorite Book in my Audible Library

Revisado: 01-25-21

I keep going back to this book and it seems more prescient each time. Not easy in a world constantly flooded with unsifted information. Anyone interested in a truly objective view of modern thought will enjoy it.

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