Jump to content
Toggle menu
Toggle preferences menu
Toggle personal menu
Not logged in
Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits.

Lecture videos: Difference between revisions

From Sense & Sensibility & Science
// Edit via Wikitext Extension for VSCode
 
// Edit via Wikitext Extension for VSCode
Line 1: Line 1:
== 1.1 Introduction and When Is Science Relevant ==
== The Purpose and Limitations of Science ==
 
=== Introduction and When Is Science Relevant ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/LGsn9sq0D_s</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/LGsn9sq0D_s</youtube>


== 1.2 Shared Reality and Modeling ==
=== Shared Reality and Modeling ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/6b-_Wmyfgd4</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/6b-_Wmyfgd4</youtube>


== 2.1 Senses and Instrumentation ==
== What we can Measure ==
 
=== Senses and Instrumentation ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/uYravgWpl6o</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/uYravgWpl6o</youtube>


== 2.2 Systematic and Statistical Uncertainty ==
=== Systematic and Statistical Uncertainty ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/d1cXjT6f7fE</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/d1cXjT6f7fE</youtube>
Line 17: Line 21:
<youtube>https://youtu.be/WT4xqZjGWUQ</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/WT4xqZjGWUQ</youtube>


== 3.1 Probabilistic Reasoning ==
== Statements of Uncertainty ==
 
=== Probabilistic Reasoning ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/QMXl0P_xX7Q</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/QMXl0P_xX7Q</youtube>
Line 23: Line 29:
<youtube>https://youtu.be/ydgLEE0dRrQ</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/ydgLEE0dRrQ</youtube>


== 3.2 Calibration of Credence Levels ==
=== Calibration of Credence Levels ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/cKFOQcTVps4</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/cKFOQcTVps4</youtube>


== 4.1 Signal and Noise ==
== Dealing with Noise ==
 
=== Signal and Noise ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/S2AIAv_sTq8</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/S2AIAv_sTq8</youtube>


== 4.2 Finding Patterns in Random Noise ==
=== Finding Patterns in Random Noise ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/VnTzHNRpJaM</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/VnTzHNRpJaM</youtube>


== 5.1 False Positives and Negatives ==
== Trade-offs nad Progress ==
 
=== False Positives and Negatives ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/nlMjGMe-Msk</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/nlMjGMe-Msk</youtube>


== 5.2 Scientific Optimism ==
=== Scientific Optimism ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/P5phOVIEmJs</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/P5phOVIEmJs</youtube>


== 6.1 Correlation and Causation ==
== Establishing Causation ==
 
=== Correlation and Causation ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/dQiHsFj3zwk</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/dQiHsFj3zwk</youtube>


== 6.2 Hill's Criteria ==
=== Hill's Criteria ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/VYLznjXXXCU</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/VYLznjXXXCU</youtube>


== 7.1 Causation, Blame, and Policy ==
== Types and Consequences of Causation ==
 
=== Causation, Blame, and Policy ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/sWFCyxmZIpM</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/sWFCyxmZIpM</youtube>


== 7.2 Emergent Phenomena ==
=== Emergent Phenomena ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/LMZH1wBaZOI</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/LMZH1wBaZOI</youtube>


== 8.1 Orders of Understanding ==
== Describing and Simplifying Reality ==
 
=== Orders of Understanding ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/7Mm2J45inA0</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/7Mm2J45inA0</youtube>


== 8.2 Fermi Problems ==
=== Fermi Problems ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/zD-dX1lY4yY</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/zD-dX1lY4yY</youtube>


== 9.1 Heuristics ==
== Heuristics and Biases ==
 
=== Heuristics ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/KPtvVh903h4</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/KPtvVh903h4</youtube>


== 9.2 Biases ==
=== Biases ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/_iKuqvhyE6A</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/_iKuqvhyE6A</youtube>


== 10.1 Confirmation Bias ==
== Catching and Countering Biases ==
 
=== Confirmation Bias ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/pyB3WZFTf08</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/pyB3WZFTf08</youtube>


== 10.2 Blinding ==
=== Blinding ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/tovt651VVZ4</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/tovt651VVZ4</youtube>


== 11.1 Pathological Science ==
== Science Gone Wrong ==
 
=== Pathological Science ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/oaxHKHpwlxw</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/oaxHKHpwlxw</youtube>


== 11.2 When Is Science Suspect ==
=== When Is Science Suspect ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/9pcntu0WNBE</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/9pcntu0WNBE</youtube>


== 12.1 Wisdom of Crowds and Herd Thinking ==
== Group Evaluations ==
 
=== Wisdom of Crowds and Herd Thinking ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/CngkRkOEVn4</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/CngkRkOEVn4</youtube>


== 13.1 Denver Bullet Study ==
== Better Group Decision Making ==
 
=== Denver Bullet Study ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/Qs6kZ0dv_Ec</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/Qs6kZ0dv_Ec</youtube>


== 13.2 Deliberative Polling ==
=== Deliberative Polling ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/NcW3LoY3UPs</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/NcW3LoY3UPs</youtube>


== 14.1 Wrap Up ==
== The Outlook and Potential of Science ==
 
=== Wrap Up ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/lwSTdhRrp34</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/lwSTdhRrp34</youtube>


== 14.2 Scenario Planning ==
=== Scenario Planning ===


<youtube>https://youtu.be/c8roOW8W9bI</youtube>
<youtube>https://youtu.be/c8roOW8W9bI</youtube>

Revision as of 18:16, 30 June 2023

The Purpose and Limitations of Science

Introduction and When Is Science Relevant

Shared Reality and Modeling

What we can Measure

Senses and Instrumentation

Systematic and Statistical Uncertainty

Statements of Uncertainty

Probabilistic Reasoning

Calibration of Credence Levels

Dealing with Noise

Signal and Noise

Finding Patterns in Random Noise

Trade-offs nad Progress

False Positives and Negatives

Scientific Optimism

Establishing Causation

Correlation and Causation

Hill's Criteria

Types and Consequences of Causation

Causation, Blame, and Policy

Emergent Phenomena

Describing and Simplifying Reality

Orders of Understanding

Fermi Problems

Heuristics and Biases

Heuristics

Biases

Catching and Countering Biases

Confirmation Bias

Blinding

Science Gone Wrong

Pathological Science

When Is Science Suspect

Group Evaluations

Wisdom of Crowds and Herd Thinking

Better Group Decision Making

Denver Bullet Study

Deliberative Polling

The Outlook and Potential of Science

Wrap Up

Scenario Planning

Contents