A new book covering the history of scientific inquiry invites us to marvel at the elegance of experimentation. Some philosophers have argued that “beauty” in science stands as a proxy for truth. Many ...

There are precision measurements, and then there’s the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. In each of LIGO’s twin gravitational wave detectors (one in Hanford, Washington, and the ...

Have you ever imagined the solution to a logic problem instead of calculating it? Such “thought experiments” are carried out using one’s imagination rather than doing actual research. Typically ...

Research from MIT Sloan School of Management has demonstrated a new way of designing social science experiments that can ...

HILLSDALE, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Associate Professor of Philosophy Ian Church has concluded a three-year project aiming to establish experimental philosophy of religion as a new, authentic area of ...