307: The Certainty Principle


Albert Einstein’s letter to President Roosevelt.

One of the great historical ironies of the twentieth century is that, at the moment when German scientists were demonstrating limits on human knowledge, the German political leadership was claiming a “monstrous certainty.”

As German research was demonstrating the feasibility of atomic bombs, expatriate scientists in the United States were sounding the alarm.

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One thought on “307: The Certainty Principle

  1. Mark,
    Episode #307 may be one of the best so far, and you have not even reached 1940. What a terrific episode with marvelous insights and connections to the post and the current world. Thank you for this thoughtful and insightful examination of the uncertainty of all knowledge and information.

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