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Today I talked to John L. Rudolph about his book Why We Teach Science (and Why We Should) (Oxford UP, 2023).

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A bold reimagining of life that bridges science, philosophy, cybernetics, and the complexities of biological existence

The Organism Is a Theory: Giuseppe Longo on Biology, Mathematics, and AI (Giuseppe Longo and Adam Nocek, 2026) is an intriguing s... more

As a graduate student at MIT, Steve Ramirez successfully created false memories in the lab. Now, as a neuroscientist working at the frontiers of brain science, he foresees a future where we can replace our negative memories with positive ones. In How... more

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John Rudolph
Distinguished professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Episode: John L. Rudolph, "Why We Teach Science (and Why We Should)" (Oxford UP, 2023)
Steve Ramirez
Associate professor in Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University and author of How to Change a Memory
Boston University
Episode: Steve Ramirez, "How to Change a Memory: One Neuroscientist’s Quest to Alter the Past" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Dr. Justin Gregg
Senior Research Associate with the Dolphin Communication Project and adjunct professor specializing in animal cognition.
Dolphin Communication Project
Episode: Justin Gregg, "If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human Stupidity" (Little, Brown, 2022)
Dagomar Degroot
Associate Professor of Environmental History at Georgetown University and author of Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean.
Georgetown University
Episode: Dagomar Degroot, "Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean: An Environmental History of Our Place in the Solar System" (Harvard UP, 2025)
Professor Alison Bashford
Historian and author
University of Sydney
Episode: Alison Bashford, "Decoding the Hand: A History of Science, Medicine, and Magic" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
Kenneth Aizawa
Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Episode: Kenneth Aizawa, "Compositional Abduction and Scientific Interpretation: A Granular Approach" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Marc Berman
Cognitive neuroscientist and Professor of Psychology at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
Episode: Marc Berman, "Nature and the Mind: The Science of How Nature Improves Cognitive, Physical, and Social Well-Being" (Simon and Schuster, 2025)
Kevin J. Mitchell
Author and researcher in genetics and neuroscience
Trinity College Dublin
Episode: Kevin J. Mitchell, "Free Agents: How Evolution Gave Us Free Will" (Princeton UP, 2023)
James Franklin
Professor of Mathematics and Statistics with a focus on realism in philosophy and mathematics
University of New South Wales
Episode: James Franklin and Jeremiah Joven Joaquin eds., "The Necessities Underlying Reality: Connecting Philosophy of Mathematics, Ethics and Probability" (Bloomsbury, 2025)

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John L. Rudolph, "Why We Teach Science (and Why We Should)" (Oxford UP, 2023)
Q: Can you tell us how this book came about? Why did you decide to write a book about why we teach science and why we should teach science?
My field of research is primarily the history of science education, and I wanted to explore why educators may not think about the deeper purposes of science education despite their enthusiasm.
Giuseppe Longo and Adam Nocek, "The Organism Is a Theory: Giuseppe Longo on Biology, Mathematics, and AI" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)
Q: What do you think biologists could learn from Bergson's reflection on the consciousness of time?
Bergson suggests that time in biology is complex and involves not just physical clocks but autonomous rhythms characteristic of living organisms.
Giuseppe Longo and Adam Nocek, "The Organism Is a Theory: Giuseppe Longo on Biology, Mathematics, and AI" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)
Q: What specifically do you mean by the line with no thickness, and why is that important?
It is fundamental in mathematics and influences the mathematical theory of surfaces, indicating the importance of conceptual invention in mathematics.
Giuseppe Longo and Adam Nocek, "The Organism Is a Theory: Giuseppe Longo on Biology, Mathematics, and AI" (U Minnesota Press, 2026)
Q: Adam, why did you co-write The Organism Is a Theory and who is the target audience?
The target audience includes scholars in theoretical humanities and philosophy, particularly those interested in the intersections of biology, computation, and philosophy.
Rafael Yuste, "Lectures in Neuroscience" (Columbia UP, 2023)
Q: How is the brain incorporating math in its functions?
The brain seems to operate on Bayesian principles, optimizing predictions based on past experiences and adjusting behavior accordingly; it behaves as if it incorporates complex mathematical modeling.

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