Paradoxes in Scientific Inference

Paradoxes are poems of science and philosophy that collectively allow us to address broad multidisciplinary issues within a microcosm. A true paradox is a source of creativity and a concise expression that delivers a profound idea and provokes a wild and endless imagination. The study of paradoxes leads to ultimate clarity and, at the same time, indisputably challenges your mind.

Paradoxes in Scientific Inference analyzes paradoxes from many different perspectives: statistics, mathematics, philosophy, science, artificial intelligence, and more. The book elaborates on findings and reaches new and exciting conclusions. It challenges your knowledge, intuition, and conventional wisdom, compelling you to adjust your way of thinking. Ultimately, you will learn effective scientific inference through studying the paradoxes.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The Joy of Paradoxes: A Random Walk
Chapter 2. Mathematical and Plausible Reasoning
Chapter 3. Statistical Measures of Scientific Evidence
Chapter 4. Scientific Principles and Inferences
Chapter 5. Artificial Intelligence
Appendix A: Mathematical Notations