And that one cspan2s booktv more television for serious readers. Great evening. My name is steven woolfolk, director of programming and marketing at the kansas city public library. Before we get started i should mention if you have questions that you can leave those in the comments or the checkbox on the youtube page and we would get to as many as we can. If youre interested in persecuting trend that is available at most major retailers but we like to point people to shop. Org where your purchases for independent booksellers at a a time when ty need your support most. If you are a longtime follower of programming either in person or online you know that weve been heavily on the humanities. Tonight we turn our attention to the sciences obvious with every dose of the humanities on the side. Our guest is dr. Michael strevens, born and raised in new zealand he moved to the United States in 1991 earning his phd at rutgers university. Now a professor at New York University his book the knowl
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Anytime they need your support the most would if you are long time follower a Library Programming in person or online, you know we lean heavily on the humanities but tonight we turn our attention to the sciences albion with a heavy dose of the humanities. Our guest is michael strevens, here and his phd at rutgers university. His book the knowledge machine how irrationality created modern science is i think critically important at a time when distrust of science is on the rise. The book begins with a simple question with a not at all simple answer. Why did it take 2000 years after the invention of philosophy and mathematics for humans to start using science to learn the secrets of the universe . The answer as it turns out might also help us better understand why we should have more faith in the Scientific Community. Michael strevens, thank you for joining us. Guest thanks very much, great to be here and talk a little bit about the book. And about what i am sitting out to do. I wrote thi
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