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How We Know What We Know – Diagonal Proof

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Andrew Hickey

(This post continues a series that I started writing last year. Click on the “How we know what we know” tag to read those earlier posts. In particular, if you’re not familiar with the concept of proof by contradiction, you … Continue reading →

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Part 5: Zatanna

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Andrew Hickey

This essay appears in a revised form in my book An Incomprehensible Condition: An Unauthorised Guide To Grant Morrison’s Seven Soldiers. Paperback, Hardback, Kindle (US), Kindle (UK), other ebook formats This isn’t going to be about what you expect it … Continue reading →

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How We Know What We Know 3: Proof By Contradiction

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Andrew Hickey

Before we start, I’d just like to apologise for the lack of replies to comments recently, especially on part 2 of this series. My life recently has been… not bad, but full of incident, and it’s taken all my spare … Continue reading →

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How We Know What We Know 2: Occam’s Razor

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Andrew Hickey

(Continues from part one) So far we’ve examined how we form a scientific theory. What we need to know now is what makes a *good* theory – how do we choose between two theories which make the same predictions? The … Continue reading →

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How We Know What We Know: 1 – Feedback

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Andrew Hickey

One of the reasons I’ve started this series of posts is because I have a huge respect for the scientific method – in fact, I’d go so far as to say that I think the scientific method is the only … Continue reading →

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