31: Dustin Young - history, chess, history of history, history of chess

Dustin Young is the president of the Rutgers chess club with an interest in historiography. We will explore: - what was Newton's take on religion - why study the interface of history, science, politics, and philosophy - where does chess come from and how it evolved - how to impress friends with a Taylor series party trick   Startovač: https://www.startovac.cz/patron/misto-problemu/ FB stránka: https://www.facebook.com/mistoproblemu Web: https://www.mistoproblemu.cz/   Timestamps: (0:00) introduction (0:56) historiography, Newton, and religion (17:31) natural philosophers and seperation of sciences (22:35) sources, bias, and motivation (36:03) cultures and approaches to chess (44:35) origin and developments of chess (57:15) no true objectivity   Links: - Newton project: https://www.newtonproject.ox.ac.uk/ - council of Nicaea: https://www.britannica.com/event/First-Council-of-Nicaea-325 - De Morgan's laws: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/de-morgans-law/ - bongcloud: https://chess.fandom.com/wiki/Bongcloud - Taylor series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_series - chaturanga: https://www.chess.com/terms/chaturanga-game - xiangqi: https://www.xiangqi.com/history