He's the author of the outstanding book, the knowledge machine, which is the focus of most of our conversation. Michael is a professor of philosophy at New York university, where he studies the philosophy of science and the philosophical implications of cognitive science. The contrast between what scientists as people do and the formalized process of science, why Coon and popper are both right, and both wrong and more. Uh, Professor Michael And I talk about the line between scientific knowledge and everything else.
Michael Strevens talks about The Knowledge Machine on The Jim Rutt Show. Michael Strevens talks about The Knowledge Machine on The Night Science Podcast. The Knowledge Machine on BetterWorldBooks. The classic example here is the amount of change in star positions during an eclipse dictated whether Einstein or Newton was more correct about the nature of gravity. Named after the astronomer Tycho Brahe who was one of the first to realize that very sensitive measurements can unlock new knowledge about the world, this is the idea that the secrets of the universe lie in minute details that can discriminate between two competing theories. The iron rule states that “` directs scientists to resolve their differences of opinion by conducting empirical tests rather than by shouting or fighting or philosophizing or moralizing or marrying or calling on a higher power` in the book Michael Makes a strong argument that scientists following the iron rule is what makes science work. Two ideas from the book that we touch on: He’s the author of the outstanding book “The Knowledge Machine” which is the focus of most of our conversation. Michael is a professor of Philosophy at New York University where he studies the philosophy of science and the philosophical implications of cognitive science. 
Professor Michael Strevens discusses the line between scientific knowledge and everything else, the contrast between what scientists as people do and the formalized process of science, why Kuhn and Popper are both right and both wrong, and more.
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