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The Reith Lectures: John Zachary Young - Doubt and Certainty in Science: The Changing Symbols of Science

07/12/1950

The Changing Symbols of Science

John Zachary Young - Doubt and Certainty in Science

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J Z Young examines the advantages and limitations of scientific systems of communication.

J Z Young examines the advantages and limitations of scientific systems of communication by charting its development from the seventeenth century to the present day.

The English zoologist and neurophysiologist John Zachary Young explores the function of the brain, the way it facilitates communication between human beings, and the current scientific methods used to further our understanding of its capacity, in his Reith lecture series entitled 'Doubt and Certainty in Science'. 

In his sixth lecture entitled 'The changing Symbols of Science', J Z Young examines the advantages and limitations of scientific systems of communication by charting their development from the seventeenth century to the present day. 

The Reith Lectures: John Zachary Young - Doubt and Certainty in Science

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Neurophysiologist J Z Young examines the scientific methods used to understand the brain.

English zoologist and neurophysiologist John Zachary Young explores the function of the brain, and the current scientific methods used to increase our understanding of it.

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