Narrated by David Drew. Third episode in the Misconception series on the EU Model—with an emphasis on how science is practiced, interpreted, publicized, and absorbed by society.
Math isn’t science, and science isn’t math. For example, planetary orbits were believed to be perfectly circular. When proven false, a mathematical workaround was devised—epicycles. Although mathematically elegant, the epicyclic model failed to reflect reality.
Mathematics can describe nature with precision—it’s known as the language of the universe—although how it’s interpreted can be subjective and even lost in translation. Building science on math is putting the cart before the horse—like running an enterprise with only accountants under a delusional business model.
Author and independent researcher David Drew analyzes the role of mathematics in cosmology and in the scientific method.
