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	Podcast:		ToKCast
	Episode:		Ep 191: Science News 2: Dark Matter, Fusion, JWST Latest
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:39:25
	Publish Date:		2023-06-16 09:30:16
	Description:		Science news from a "critical rational" perspective. No "believing" in explanations here, no time for instrumentalism and a focus on good explanations of the evidence. Introduction (epistemology in science): 00:00 Dark Matter: 04:32 Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND): 08:12 Statistical confidence in physics: 15:23 Instrumentalism in modern physics: 19:00 Fusion Power 'News': 22:09 "Spinoffs" from fusion research: 24:56 Advice for investors in pure science: 28:26 James Webb Space Telescope latest: 31:59 Concluding Remarks: 37:42
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