The National Post speaks to David Orrell about the “beauty problem” and the seduction of science.
09 Feb 2013
Symmetry, unity, harmony, elegance and beauty are concepts that crop up in science with striking regularity. From the music of the spheres that inspired the earliest Greek philosophers to modern supersymmetrical string theory, physics has been especially prone to mistake a beautiful theory for a true one. But there is a growing sense that biologists, psychologists, economists and even mathematicians can also be preoccupied with subjective aesthetics over falsifiable science, and confuse the one for the other.
OUP Canada Trade News
25 Sep 2013
Aging in Canada: An informed, up-to-date look at Canada's aging population
23 Sep 2013
Lorne Tepperman talks about his latest book, The Dostoevsky Effect on CBC Ideas.
29 May 2013
The Toronto Star talks to Joel Paris, author of "The Intelligent Clincian's Guide to DSM-5.
21 Apr 2013
David Orrell attends Sunday School at CBC
15 Mar 2013
Author of A Slap in the Face spoke with The Globe about the social importance of the insult.
04 Mar 2013
Allan Gregg: Lorna Marsden looks at women's rights in Canada.
09 Feb 2013
The National Post speaks to David Orrell about the “beauty problem” and the seduction of science.
07 Dec 2012
The Jazz Standards gets picked as top 5 books of Globe 100 for 2012.
14 Nov 2012
The Huffington Post prints David Orrell’s article on Truth or Beauty.