9 Conclusion: what we cannot know

Congratulations on completing this badged course, Understanding science: what we cannot know.

During this course, you’ve explored the edges of our knowledge in a variety of scientific fields. You’ve reflected on what we currently know, and what we don’t. Going beyond that, you’ve examined our potential knowledge and considered the fundamental underlying question: is there anything we cannot know?

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Figure 6 What can we know?

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MARCUS DU SAUTOY

I hope you’ve enjoyed this journey to the limits of scientific knowledge and beyond. If you would like to read more, then please take a look at my book ‘What We Cannot Know’. And if any of the subjects we’ve covered have piqued your interest, then check out the other free courses offered on OpenLearn, or options for formal study with the Open University, to continue your journey to find out what makes our universe tick.

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