Jim Al-Khalili: The Joy of Science
It's a challenge to make the best decisions in a world that is unpredictable and full of contradictions. Help is now available in the form of advice from quantum physicist Jim Al-Khalili, who shares 8 lessons from the heart of science that he says can help people get the most out of life.
As he writes in The Joy of Science, Al-Khalili invites people to engage with the world as scientists have been trained to do. The scientific method has served mankind well in its quest to see things as they really are. Underpinning the scientific method are core principles that can be deployed outside of the laboratory too, in our own lives. Knowing the nature of truth and uncertainty, the role of doubt, the pros and cons of simplification, the value of guarding against bias, the importance of evidence-based thinking and more—Al-Khalili says these are all deeply relevant to everyday lives.
Jim Al-Khalili is distinguished professor of theoretical physics at the University of Surrey and is one of Britain’s best-known science communicators. His other books include The World According to Physics, Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed, and Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology.
In Association with Wonderfest.
Photo courtesy the speaker.
October 16, 2023
Speakers
Jim Al-Khalili
Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Surrey; Author, The Joy of Science; Twitter jimalkhalili
In Conversation with Kishore Hari
Program Manager, Science in Society, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; Twitter @sciencequiche
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As he writes in The Joy of Science, Al-Khalili invites people to engage with the world as scientists have been trained to do. The scientific method has served mankind well in its quest to see things as they really are. Underpinning the scientific method are core principles that can be deployed outside of the laboratory too, in our own lives. Knowing the nature of truth and uncertainty, the role of doubt, the pros and cons of simplification, the value of guarding against bias, the importance of evidence-based thinking and more—Al-Khalili says these are all deeply relevant to everyday lives.
Jim Al-Khalili is distinguished professor of theoretical physics at the University of Surrey and is one of Britain’s best-known science communicators. His other books include The World According to Physics, Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed, and Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology.
In Association with Wonderfest.
Photo courtesy the speaker.
October 16, 2023
Speakers
Jim Al-Khalili
Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Surrey; Author, The Joy of Science; Twitter jimalkhalili
In Conversation with Kishore Hari
Program Manager, Science in Society, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; Twitter @sciencequiche
👉Join our Email List! https://www.commonwealthclub.org/email
🎉 BECOME a MEMBER: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/membership
The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum 📣, bringing together its 20,000 members for more than 500 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy.
Founded in 1903 in San Francisco California 🌉, The Commonwealth Club has played host to a diverse and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt in 1911 to Anthony Fauci in 2020.
In addition to the videos🎥 shared here, the Club reaches millions of listeners through its podcast🎙 and weekly national radio program📻.
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