Truth or Beauty – David Orrell

From particle physics to market predictions, we thought scientists, right or wrong, traded in the world of facts. What we did not expect is that all the while they were deeply concerned about their looks. And by ‘their’, I mean ‘their work’. Beauty is at the heart of scientific endeavour, and has always been. As the stakes get higher, however, can we afford to have outdated notions of aesthetics guide the way we engage with our world? We looking at this specific question, as well as the baby questions to which it gives birth, alongside the author David Orrell, in our latest episode.