Statistical Laws Challenge Determinism

Modern science was founded on determinism, but determinism was undermined by the recognition of probability in nature and by the claim that certain processes obeyed statistical laws. The kinetic theory of gases, thermodynamics, and radioactivity all showed that statistical laws had a place in scientific theory. This had far-reaching implications: If nature is probabilistic, then so, too, are theories and laws of nature.

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  • Originally Aired January 1, 2008
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Created December 17, 2018 by
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