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The Reith Lectures John Zachary Young - Doubt and Certainty in Science Episodes

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  1. Made in What Image?

    8/8 J Z Young looks at how scientific models are being applied to us and our brains.

  2. The Mechanistic Interpretation of Nature

    7/8 J Z Young dissects the characteristics of the biological approach to scientific enquiry.

  3. The Changing Symbols of Science

    6/8 J Z Young examines the advantages and limitations of scientific systems of communication.

  4. How We Learn to Communicate

    5/8 J Z Young considers the characteristically human methods of communication.

  5. The Establishment of Certainty

    4/8 J Z Young examines how each brain sets up its own regular patterns of cell activity.

  6. The Human Calculating Machine

    3/8 J Z Young examines how brain cells function.

  7. Brains as Machines

    2/8 J Z Young gives an overview of some recent discoveries about nerve and brain activity.

  8. The Biologist's Approach to Man

    1/8 J Z Young questions what biologists consider the important functions of man.