Chapter
Balancing the Abstract and the Natural World
2:01:36 - 2:07:25 (05:48)
The speaker reflects on the balance between learning about the perfect, platonic ideal of the natural world and the abstract concepts of math and science that are removed from life. They also mention the constant shedding of old knowledge and how the body has a similar process.
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The process of ice breaking and melting is a constant one.
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Climate Change
Summary
The process of ice breaking and melting is a constant one. Snow falling inland pushes glaciers further out to sea and then chunks of ice break loose due to the constant wave action.
ChapterBalancing the Abstract and the Natural World
Episode#297 – Jonathan Reisman: The Human Body – From Sex & Sperm to Hands & Heart
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker reflects on the balance between the natural world and abstract science in his education, noting how the two different subjects provide different understandings of the world.
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Education
Summary
The speaker reflects on the balance between the natural world and abstract science in his education, noting how the two different subjects provide different understandings of the world.