Radost z vědy – Al-Khalili Jim (2023)

The current world is sometimes quite a complicated place, where we don't always find it easy to navigate. Quantum physicist and successful science popularizer Jim Al-Khalili offers in his new book eight reflections on how beneficial it can be for every person to adopt (at least a little) the scientific method of understanding the world. The way of thinking that scientists have refined over centuries has brought undeniable successes to humanity - just look at our modern technologies, the achievements of medical science, and other results of scientific work. The basic principles that govern scientific reasoning have universal validity and anyone who wants to be objective and not get lost in the pitfalls of life in the 21st century can rely on them. So let's consider what truth actually means, why it's important to doubt, what the advantages and disadvantages of simplification are, why we are fond of conspiracy theories, how the human brain works, what to do with our own prejudices, and why we should base our claims on evidence. Each of us can learn to think like a scientist!