[Triumf-seminars] TRIUMF Seminar today at 14:00

Thu May 24 05:00:03 PDT 2012

Date/Time: Thu 2012-05-24 at 14:00

Location:  Auditorium          

Speaker:   Byron Jennings (TRIUMF)

Title:     Higgs vs Popper: Falsification Falsified

Abstract: Finding the Higgs boson will have no epistemic value whatsoever.  A provocative statement. However, if you believe that science is defined by falsification, it is a true one.  Can it really be true or is the flaw in the idea of falsification.  Should we thumb our noses at Sir Karl Popper (1902 – 1994), the philosopher who introduced the idea of falsification? In this seminar, I will explore the implications of  Higgs vs Popper.

Stimulants available 15 minutes before the talk.

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