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The disunity of science is a feature, not a bug
Mathematical models wield miraculous power, but mistaking them for reality has trapped science in a destructive quest for a “Theory of Everything.” Physicist and philosopher Ragner Fjelland argues that this leads to bloated, Frankenstein theories kept alive by clumsy, ad-hoc amendments, which reduce rather than boost science’s power. Fjelland calls for a radical shift in our attitude: we must reorientate towards creating entirely new theories, celebrating rather than lamenting disunity and diversity in science. Science, from the scientific revolution in the seventeenth century to the present day, has more or less developed in a “reductionist” way. The fundamental assumption is that all sciences may be ordered in a hierarchy that can be represented as an upside-down pyramid. At the top we find the human sciences, and at the bottom physics. Strong (or “ontological”) reductionism maintains that all theories at one level can be completely reduced to the lower level, all the way down to theories of atoms and elementary particles, or whatever is “at the bottom.” In the end, all diversity in the world can be unified in one fundamental theory. Hence it is called a final theory, or a Theory of Everything.One of the central figures in developing the idea of a Theory of Everything is the Dutch theoretical physicist Gerard 't Hooft, who received a Nobel Prize in physics in 1999 for his work. He emphasizes the non-empirical status of the theory:There exists no closely resembling alternative theory. This means that any slight change brought about in the rules would make the theory unlikely or inelegant. The theory will be a "package deal": take it, or leave it. This should hold both for the local laws and for the boundary conditions.This endeavor is not new. On the contrary, it goes all the way back to the birth of Western philosophy 2,500 years ago. The Babylonians made regular astronomical observations during a period of 600 years, from 747 BCE until 150 ACE. They developed mathematical techniques to predict astronomical phenomena, but they made no attempts at explaining them. However, the Greeks developed models, both material and theoretical, to explain the observed phenomena.The best example is Plato’s late dialogue Timaeus. Here he introduces a divine craftsman, the Demiurge, who has constructed the universe according to an original plan. Plato seems to have thought that the original plan is what is actually real, while the material world is merely an imperfect realization of it. He therefore does not, in the Timaeus, reconstruct the material universe, but the original plan, which can then be used to explain the material universe.Plato’s aim in producing a theoretical model is to reconstruct the original plan. That is what he carries out in Timaeus—and some modern physicists have embarked on the same project. For example, Einstein’s basic attitude is reflected in the title of Abraham Pais’ biography: “Subtle is the Lord...,” echoing Einstein’s comment, “Subtle is the Lord, but malicious He is not.” In an interview Einstein compared our situation to a child who enters a huge library. The child knows that someone has written the books, but he does not know the languages in which they are written. He suspects that there is a mysterious order, but he does not know what it is.___“We have all been working in what Husserl called the Galilean style; that is, we have all been making abstract mathematical models of the universe to which at least the physicists give a higher degree of reality than they accord the ordinary world of sensation.”Steven Weinberg, Nobel Prize in Physics (1979)___This Platonist view is contrary to a widespread impression of science, symbolized by the picture of the “father” of modern science, Galileo Galilei, with his telescope. According to this impression, Galileo liberated himself from the dominating metaphysics of his day—basically Aristotelian philosophy—and constructed a telescope that he directed towards the sky, showing that Jupiter has four moons. He also performed experiments with bronze balls rolling down inclined planes and found the law of freely falling bodies.However, in other cases Galileo emphasized the unreliability of our senses. It is easy to see why. He defended Copernicus’ heliocentric hypothesis. According to this hypothesis, we are not at rest at the center of the universe, but moving at a tremendous speed through space. Why don’t we observe this motion? Galileo praises Copernicus because “with reason as his guide he resolutely continued to affirm what sensible experience seemed to contradict.” In other places he directly refers to Plato. SUGGESTED VIEWING The quest for a final theory With Michio Kaku Galileo’s Platonism goes back to his early writings. In The Assayer, published as early as 1623, Galileo compared the universe to a grand book that is written in the language of mathematics, and “its characters are triangles, circles, and other geometric figures without which it is humanly impossible to understand a single word of it.” Therefore, things that cannot be described by mathematics—for example, colors, smells and odors—are not real. They are merely subjective.This division into subjective and objective, advocated by Galileo and his younger contemporary René Descartes, is normally associated with a mechanistic world view, which is regarded as the opposite of Platonism. When we reduce something to, for example, molecules and atoms, we move “downwards.” In contrast, the Platonist moves “upwards,” to abstract entities. However, it only shows that when we address fundamental questions, we should be careful in applying everyday spatial metaphors like “up” and “down.”___Nature is complex, and we cannot in general construct mathematical models that adequately describe the world.___The endeavor of finding a Theory of Everything has been heavily criticized. In 2006, the theoretical physicist Lee Smolin published “The Crisis in Fundamental Physics.” He argued that one of the most fundamental principles of science is that we should only regard theories as scientific if we have the possibility to show that they are false by experiments. Although he did not refer to Karl Popper, other critics have referred to Popper and argued that a theory is not scientific if it cannot be falsified (see for example Ellis & Silk 2014).These were not the first physicists to be anti-reductionists. In 1972, the journal Science published an article by the physicist Philip Anderson with the title “More Is Different.” This is the kind of article a scientist would normally write only after he has won a Nobel Prize. However, Anderson won the Nobel Prize for physics five years later, in 1977. The article is amazing, not primarily because it argues in favor of anti-reductionism in general, but because it argues for anti-reductionism within physics itself. Anderson’s conclusion was:At each stage entirely new laws, concepts, and generalizations are necessary, requiring inspiration and creativity to just as great a degree as in the previous one. Psychology is not applied biology, nor is biology applied chemistry.We may say that Plato started the “unity of science movement,” based on Euclidean geometry as the model of all knowledge. A distinguishing mark of geometry is that all possible constructions can be reduced to a few fundamental principles. We have to acknowledge that this approach has limitations. In general, we can easily model technological systems. In addition, we may construct simplified and idealized models that capture important aspects of systems, from various perspectives and for various purposes. But nature is complex, and we cannot in general construct mathematical models that adequately describe the world. In a complex system, each level has its distinct, emergent, properties that are characteristic of this level. Therefore, a complex system should be investigated at different levels and from different perspectives. Instead of exclusively pursuing a scientific ideal based on the unity of science, we should acknowledge the diversity—or even the disunity—of science.
I Tried Honor's Win Gaming Phone: It's Built Like a Tank and Has a Behemoth Battery
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The best entertainment photos of 2025
Photographers share behind-the-scenes anecdotes about some of their favorite entertainment shoots of 2025 and reveal how they got 'the' shot.
The best entertainment photos of 2025
Photographers share behind-the-scenes anecdotes about some of their favorite entertainment shoots of 2025 and reveal how they got 'the' shot.
Central Indiana's Top 10 stories of 2025, from sports to Trump
The year in sports brought unlikely rises and dramatic falls. The year in politics shook Indiana's foundations. Here are the Top 10 stories of 2025.
Atoms form basic building blocks of life
The tiny atom, the basic building block of everything, is itself almost nothing, but atoms form a crossroads where science and theology can meet.
Non-crime hate incident recording system for police ‘not fit for purpose’
Police chiefs to call for non-crime hate incidents to be scrapped and replaced with a ‘common sense’ checklist system
Doctor, 56, Says It Was Finally the 'Right Time' for Plastic Surgery After Health Journey Had Her Body 'Aging in Reverse' (Exclusive)
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'The ambition around the club feels different now'
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Samsung Electronics unit Harman to acquire ZF Group's ADAS business for $1.8 billion
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UW-Stevens Point launches sport business program in fall 2026
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ChatGPT recapped your personal AI habits in 2025. Here's how to see yours.
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HARMAN to Acquire ZF’s ADAS Business
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The Best of BoF 2025: Fashion and Sports Forge a Powerful Alliance
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Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky high school sports scores, Dec. 22-28
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Alabama Basketball Climbs to No. 14 in Latest AP Poll
Crimson Tide rebounds strongly, ascending to No. 14 after decisive wins. This momentum builds as SEC play looms.
Lady Vols defeat Southern Indiana ahead of SEC basketball play
Nya Robertson leads the Lady Vols in win against Southern Indiana.
Family, friends remember former WBRC sports reporter Christina Chambers
A funeral Mass was held Monday morning at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cullman. Chambers was killed at her home in Hoover on Dec. 16, 2025.
JD Vance responds to Nick Fuentes' use of racial slur against wife Usha
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Oregon Counties and State Strike Major Deal on Mental Health Care
Oregon’s state government and its main association of counties have settled on a plan that would empower the Oregon Health Authority to more closely monitor and shape mental health and addiction services at the local level.
John Harbaugh addresses job security as Ravens' playoff hopes dwindle
Questions about Harbaugh's future in Baltimore are as loud as ever
Trump administration to scrap federal rule requiring transparency into health AI tools
The Trump administration wants to scrap rules that require developers to disclose how AI tools used to treat patients were developed and tested.
Fantasy Football 2025: Waiver wire, Week 17 championship edition
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Best Of: What Beards Tell Us About Power, Politics And How We See Each Other : 1A
Abraham Lincoln was the first U.S. president to sport a beard. For the next 50 years, whiskers were commonplace in the White House. But then, they went out of style.Now, Vice President JD Vance is the first executive branch leader in more than a century with a furry face.And others are following suit. From the Senate to the campaign trail, more and more men in politics are letting their facial hair grow free. But what does that tell us about masculinity, power, and how we see each other?Why did our politicians remain bare faced for so long? And what does the reemergence of whiskers in the White House represent?Find more of our programs online. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.
Media developments to watch for in 2026
Sports media developments to watch for in 2026
Is CBS News censoring 60 Minutes?
Bari Weiss blocked a critical story about the Trump administration — as CBS’s billionaire backers seek Trump’s help.
US Signs New Health Deals With 9 African Countries That Mirror Trump's Priorities
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The U.S. government has signed health deals with at least nine African countries, part of its new approach to global health funding, with agreements that reflect the Trump administration’s interests and priorities and are geared toward providing less aid and more mutual ...
enGene Reports Full Year 2025 Financial Results and Provides Business Update
BOSTON & MONTREAL, December 22, 2025--enGene Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: ENGN, "enGene" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage, non-viral genetic medicines company, today announced its financial results for the full year ended October 31, 2025, and provided a business update.
Switch 2 Holiday Sale Includes 75% Off Cyberpunk 2077 And More
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US business equipment borrowings down more than 4% y/y in November, ELFA says
U.S. companies borrowed 4.4% less to finance equipment investments in November compared with the same period a year earlier, the Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) said on Monday.
I advise lottery winners. People are shocked by how little guidance you get — here's what to do if you win the Powerball.
Wells Fargo advisor says lottery winners are on their own. If you win the Powerball, you'll need to make strategic decisions. Here's what to do.
North College Hill police ask public to help ID suspect in business, vehicle break-ins
As they investigate the break-ins, North College Hill police are asking business owners and residents in each area to review any available camera footage, photos or info regarding their suspect.
Indie Game Awards retracts Expedition 33 prizes due to generative AI
The game lost its Game of the Year and Debut Game awards.
Ohio State's Jeremiah Smith jabs Miami over 2002 national title ahead of CFP meeting
Ohio State can improve to 2-0 against the Hurricanes in postseason matchups with a victory in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals
Governments Are Starting to Compete Like Startups — And That Changes Everything for Entrepreneurs
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Youth in Ugandan Politics
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How Trump’s ‘crony capitalism’ has shaken up U.S. business
His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government.
AP Top 25: Duke drops after first loss in updated college basketball rankings
Arizona held the No. 1 spot in the poll for the third consecutive week
Is FanDuel Sports, which has Bucks and Brewers on TV, in jeopardy?
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Vermont high school sports scores, results, stats for Monday, Dec. 22
Vermont high school sports scores and results as reported to the Burlington Free Press sports department.
Year in review: Congress' successes & failures : The NPR Politics Podcast
As we approach 2026, the NPR Politics Podcast is taking a look back at the year that was in different political areas. Today, we look at what lawmakers were able to get done -- or not -- in 2025, and how that may influence their 2026 agenda.This episode: political correspondent Sarah McCammon, congressional correspondent Deirdre Walsh, and senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith.This podcast was produced by Casey Morell & Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.Listen to every episode of the NPR Politics Podcast sponsor-free, unlock access to bonus episodes with more from the NPR Politics team, and support public media when you sign up for The NPR Politics Podcast+ at plus.npr.org/politics.
The Indie Game Awards snatches back two trophies from Clair Obscur over its use of generative AI
The Indie Game Awards has stripped Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of two awards over its use of generative AI. The awards ceremony doesn't allow the use of generative AI in any capacity.
Home for the holidays? So are COVID, flu and the stomach bug.
'Tis the season for getting sick. Here's what to know about the pathogens circulating in the U.S. this December and how to stay healthy.
D1 Training in Crystal Lake helps you work out like sports pros
Who was the best girls athlete on the Northshore for the week of Dec. 14-20? Vote now!
Vote for who you think was the best girls athlete on the Northshore last week.
138th Boonville-Oneida County Fair Features Nashville Star
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Trump administration removes dozens of career diplomats from overseas posts
The Trump administration is removing numerous career ambassadors from their posts abroad, marking the latest shake-up of the US State Department and diplomatic corps.
Trump named Gov. Jeff Landry a special envoy to Greenland. Denmark isn’t happy about it.
The Danish foreign minister said he was summoning the U.S. ambassador to explain the move.
A look back at art and entertainment in 2025 in New Orleans.
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2025 was a tumultuous year in New Orleans politics
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Calls for penalties as outrage grows over limited release of Epstein files
Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie build bipartisan coalition to hold attorney general Pam Bondi in contempt of Congress
Revealed: how big businesses are rolling back public support for Pride
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San Mateo seeks to solidify local business
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This Louisiana 20 year old turned four years in a hospital into a business idea
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Pac-12 agrees to deal with Playfly Sports
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Washington State vs. Utah State prediction, odds, spread: 2025 Potato Bowl picks from proven model
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The best wedding gowns of 2025 revealed: from Eve Jobs to Hum Fleming
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Five big global health wins in 2025 that will save millions of lives
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Small Business Support Hubs Spotlight: Battle Creek Food Reimagined
As a Small Business Support Hub and SmartZone, Battle Creek Food Reimagined provides support and a business ecosystem to empower Michigan’s food entrepreneurs
Snow globe, voucher sprinkles, Trump dinner: A gift guide for Texas’ political players
Need to give your favorite political power player a gift? Here's a guide for the holiday season.
Where is Santa? NORAD, Google Santa trackers are here, where to find them
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Indiana twins bridge political divide with kindness: ‘You have one family’
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Gazing into our 2026 crystal ball: Predictions for the new year
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Maggie O'Farrell didn't want to write 'Hamnet's' script. How Chloé Zhao changed her mind
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Lee Health: A thoughtful transition; a confident future
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Brooklyn DeLeye, NiJaree Canady put Topeka on the college sports map in 2025
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How President Trump reshaped capitalism in 2025
His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government.
Some patients face hurdles getting HIV prevention drugs. Here's what to know
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5 winners and losers from Patriots’ win over Ravens
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Are Lions eliminated from playoffs? What loss vs. Steelers means
Are the Lions eliminated from the playoffs after falling to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday evening, 29-24?
The Times' high school sports athletes of the week for Dec. 14-20
Cast your vote for the Beaver County Times' fall high school sports athletes of the week for Dec. 14-20. The poll is open through noon Friday.
Tappan Zee HS social media marketing class partners with Blauvelt shop
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UK health minister vows to prevent renewed doctors' strikes
Britain's health minister Wes Streeting said he would do everything he can to prevent further strikes by hospital doctors who returned to work on Monday after a five-day walkout.
Gold and silver hit record highs amid rate-cut bets and Venezuela tensions
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
US entertainment giant Universal Studios to build multibillion dollar theme park in Saudi Arabia | World News - The Times of India
Middle East News: Universal Studios is considering a multi-billion dollar theme park in Saudi Arabia's Qiddiya, part of Vision 2030 to boost tourism and entertainment in the Kingdom. This early concept could bring global franchises to the region.
Westwood business owner speaks out after thief targets shop in smash and grab
Small business owner Jaclyn Frondorf is speaking out after her store, Montclair Street, was broken into on Friday. Frondorf says that three other stores in Westwood were also targeted this week.
Tillamook businesses celebrate major sales boost on Small Business Saturday
Downtown Tillamook was buzzing on Black Friday, and again on November 29, as small businesses welcomed a steady stream of shoppers for the Tillamook Chamber’s annual Small Business Saturday event.
Buccaneers Week 16 Top Performers at Carolina Panthers
It was over last week but now it’s OVER over.
Full-length Replay: Campbell at Minnesota
The Minnesota Golden Gophers host the Campbell Fighting Camels at Williams Arena.
NJ family hobby shop to close after more than 40 years in business
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Utahns mark winter solstice with reflection, ritual and science
Some mark the winter solstice as the shortest day of the year, but for others — especially those who love a little magic — those longer days mean a chance to reflect.
Doctors warn of surging flu cases
The ultimate step test: I wore 10 fitness watches while walking 10,000 steps. These are the brands you can trust for your New Year's step goals
I counted every step to see how well brands like Apple, Garmin, and Samsung do for walking or running step count — and was surprised by the results.
When do Detroit Lions play next? Week 17 game vs Vikings on Christmas
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Ohio governor regrets signing sports betting bill, worries about integrity of games
Gov. Mike DeWine said he regrets signing legislation to legalize sports betting in Ohio.
Sunday Sports: Reaction from Coach Autry following Syracuse’s win Saturday
Here’s a recap of your North Country sports this Sunday.
Scotland: Scott McTominay-style finish in perfect start for Morocco
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Politics Unplugged Podcast: Jessica Boehm on DOJ probe into Sen. Kelly
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Scott’s Addition parking enforcement changes spark mixed reactions from residents, business owners
New parking enforcement measures will begin Jan. 5 in Scott's Addition, with timed-parking zones in high-demand commercial corridors while residential blocks maintain free parking. Residents and business owners expressed mixed reactions, with many worried the changes will make parking more difficult for people visiting breweries and restaurants.
Didn’t stand out at school? You may be destined for greatness
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Students Compete In Science Poster Contest
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Yankees Social Media Spotlight: Holiday Service
Derek Jeter, Aaron Judge, and the Yankees celebrate the week of Hanukkah by giving back to the community.
Close Up: Longtime school superintendents move toward retirement; latest on health insurance
On this week's Close Up, a major health insurance deadline just passed and Congress left town without a deal.