The Problem of Induction — What Hume Discovered and Why It Still Matters
David Hume showed that predicting the future from the past has no logical foundation. The same problem surfaces in machine learning and every prediction that cannot be deduced.
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Reductionism — What Forges Insight and What It Conceals
Reductionism has produced extraordinary discoveries. It also conceals patterns that only exist at higher levels of organization. This article examines both sides.