Harry Collins: Why the Michelson-Morley Experiment Is Misunderstood

Harry Collins, a distinguished sociologist of science, discusses how expertise, discovery, and social dynamics shape scientific inquiry, critiquing the legacy of the Michelson–Morley experiment and its impact on modern physics. The conversation explores the stages of discovery, the fractal model of society, and the interplay between moral truths and scientific truth.

- 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

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RESOURCES:

- 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
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