In this blog I wish to share my thoughts on the subjects of natural and human sciences, philosophy and whatever crosses my mind and I consider worth sharing. Consilience is a word recently brought back in fashion by E.O. Wilson who proposes to unify knowledge by melding natural sciences with all other branches of knowledge. I find this enterprise just great!
Sunday, 19 June 2011
Spinosa and understanding
Spinosa had it right before almost everybody. And yes, understanding is the way. Saying to a child that sugar is bad for its teeth is not the way. We need to explain them how sugar feed the bacteria that produce the acid that dissolve the enamel of the teeth...
The following video (in German) is particularly good.
The following is a link to the original French version
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