Episode #249: The Character of Physical Law - Mathematics & Physics

We dive back in to The Character of Physical Law by Richard Feynman, again using short clips pulled from the lectures themselves and reading excerpts from the book.  This episode we focus mostly on the second lecture, "The Relation of Mathematics to Physics", where Feynman talks about how Nature seems to follow sets of mathematical rules, and how those mathematics might be related--at least in some cases--to large numbers of simple processes in the physical universe.

Near the end of the episode we start on the third lecture, "The Great Conservation Principles", discussing the various "conservation" laws in physics such as the conservation of charge, the conservation of energy, etc.

At the beginning of the episode we also take a quick look at the working relationship between Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler, their backgrounds, and the standard history of their story. If you want to support the podcast and get extra content, bonus episodes, and bumper music, sign up to our Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/brothersoftheserpent If you'd like to support Kyle's band Fifty Dollar Dynasty and get extra content related to their music, sign up to their Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/fiftydollardynasty Meanwhile you can get all of the music from the new album, Precession, for free on their website: http://www.fiftydollardynasty.com