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Education and outreach

Demons to think with: the rebels you mustn’t ignore

20 Apr 2022 Robert P Crease
Taken from the April 2022 issue of Physics World, where it appeared under the headline "Letting demons do the teaching".

Smart and rebellious, demons have a long and rich history in both science and culture. Robert P Crease explains how these little creatures have inspired him to create a university course that should appeal to humanities and science students alike

Cartoon demon or devil figure
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The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once proposed a terrifying thought experiment. Suppose, s

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Robert P Crease is a professor in the Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University, US and writes the monthly Critical Point column for Physics World, robertpcrease.com, e-mail robert.crease@stonybrook.edu. His latest book is The Leak: Politics, Activists, and Loss of Trust at Brookhaven National Laboratory
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