Robert P. Crease on 10 great thinkers throughout history (2/20/20)
When does a scientific discovery become accepted fact? Why have scientific facts become easy to deny? And what can we do about it? In his latest book “The Workshop and the World: What Ten Thinkers Can Teach Us About Science and Authority” philosopher and science historian Robert P. Crease considers the origins of our scientific infrastructure and the role of 10 of the world’s greatest thinkers in shaping it. Join us for a discussion of some of the greatest scientific the world has ever known with Robert P. Crease in this installment of Leonard Lopate on WBAI.