Our Lives Matter S1E08: The Big Bang to the Periodic Table of the Elements
The Big Bang was a huge explosion of energy. Some of it condensed into matter. That set the universe in motion. It led to the formation of atoms. It also…
Our Lives Matter S1E07: A Philosophy of Four Mathematical Laws
Math is the metaphysics of science. Every scientific discovery is the discovery of a mathematical pattern in the world. To tell a mathematical story of the world that people…
Our Lives Matter S1E06: The Philosophical Foundation of Science
Science is a philosophy. The metaphysics are math. The epistemology is the five step process of observation, self consistency, universality, reproducibility, and debate. Those lead to hypotheses and theories. …
Our Lives Matter S1E05: Religious Fundamentalism versus Education
Teachers learn eight principles of learning in the course of their certification training, which show us different ways of making information memorable. If you compare how religious leaders use them…
Our Lives Matter S1E04: The Evolution of Intelligence and Religion
Archeology shows us a lot about the origin of religion. History and current events tell us a lot about where religions went from there. Different religions have different stories about…
Our Lives Matter S1E03: The Philosophies of Religion and Science
Science is the systematic search for reliable information. Religions are stories about the world that assume events have supernatural origins, but that bring believers together. Those two seem incompatible at…
Our Lives Matter S1E02: Learning by Stories
People think and learn in terms of stories. We think about how things happen in terms of a beginning, a middle, and an end. All your classes in school…
Our Lives Matter S1E01: Many Songs with One Chorus
Greta Thunberg’s school strike has spread all over the world. Black Lives Matter and most other movements for inclusion have student branches. Student activists, and changes to the education system,…