Crisis in physics: Are we missing 17 layers of reality? (philosophy of reductionism)

#1
C C Offline
https://youtu.be/cY6Y4lE3LTo

INTRO: Big things are made of smaller things, and those smaller things are made of smaller things still. That’s reductionism in a nutshell, and digging our way to the smallest layer has been one of the primary goals of physics for ever. But what if, just before we reach the bottom, we find out that reductionism fails?

The crisis in physics: Are we missing 17 layers of reality? ... https://youtu.be/cY6Y4lE3LTo

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/cY6Y4lE3LTo
Reply


Possibly Related Threads…
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  Article Quantum mechanics works, but it doesn't describe reality (philosophy of physics) C C 3 47 Jan 9, 2026 08:57 PM
Last Post: C C
  Article Yes, reductionism can explain everything in the whole Universe C C 2 645 Oct 19, 2025 12:35 AM
Last Post: Magical Realist
  Article Biology, not physics, holds the key to reality + The Universe is not symmetric C C 0 581 May 10, 2025 01:04 AM
Last Post: C C
  Article Fairness is still missing in physics departments C C 1 592 Apr 27, 2025 01:22 AM
Last Post: Syne
  Article Why the hunt for reality is an impossible burden for physics C C 1 652 Apr 2, 2025 03:45 AM
Last Post: Magical Realist
  Article The Ironic Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics (philosophy of physics) C C 0 643 May 28, 2024 07:38 PM
Last Post: C C
  Article Laws of physics have not always been symmetric + Poison pill for objective reality C C 2 739 May 25, 2023 12:13 AM
Last Post: confused2
  The Case of the Missing Fractals Magical Realist 1 452 May 2, 2023 07:18 AM
Last Post: C C
  Crisis in particle physics forces a rethink of what is ‘natural’ C C 1 619 Mar 3, 2022 05:01 AM
Last Post: Kornee
  The end of reductionism could be nigh, or not + Can math help you escape hungry bear? C C 1 536 Jun 30, 2021 07:17 PM
Last Post: Magical Realist



Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)