최고 Social History 팟캐스트 (2024)

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S3 Ep 7 - Sophie Ritson on 'Large Scale Research Collaborations in Physics' 22:58

5d ago22:58

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Today's episode features one of our favourite philosophers of physics, Dr Sophie Ritson. Sophie's research focuses on the way contemporary physicists – of both the experimental and theoretical kind – work together to develop reliable knowledge and find creative ways to expand our fundamental understanding of the universe. Sophie is unafraid to dig …

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S3 Ep 6 - Kirsten Walsh on 'Rethinking Isaac Newton through his Archive' 26:40

13d ago26:40

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Today's guest is Dr Kirsten Walsh, a philosophy lecturer at the University of Exeter. Kirsten’s research primarily focuses on Isaac Newton and his methodology, but she is careful to consider philosophical issues alongside a sensitivity and consideration for historical contexts. In today’s episode Kirsten gives us a sense of how our historical under…

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Throwback Thursday - Greg Radick on 'Counterfactual History of Science' 29:16

20d ago29:16

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This week the team at The HPS Podcast are taking a mid-semester break! To celebrate we are reposting one of our favourite episodes from Season 1 featuring Professor Greg Radick, a leading historian of biology at the University of Leeds. In the podcast Greg discusses the use of counterfactuals in history of science - the term we use for asking ‘What…

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S3 Ep 4 - Dan Hicks on 'Public Scientific Controversies' 27:34

27d ago27:34

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In today’s episode we have assistant professor and philosopher of science, Dan Hicks, taking us through better understanding public scientific controversies. ‘Public scientific controversies’ is a term Dan uses to capture a broad variety of controversies that involve both science and the public. This would include controversies around vaccines, gen…

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S3 Ep 3 - Anna Alexandrova on 'Philosophy of Well-Being Science' 28:17

1M ago28:17

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Today's episode features Professor Anna Alexandrova from the University of Cambridge discussing a field she has pioneered - the Philosophy of Well-Being Science. As Anna points out, well-being and happiness are now established phenomena for scientific research, particularly in the disciplines of psychology and economics. But does current scientific…

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S3 Ep 2 - Kate Lynch on 'Causal Explanation in Science' 24:15

1M ago24:15

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Today's guest is Dr Kate Lynch, who will discuss the topic of 'causal explanation in science'. Kate is a philosopher of biology and a lecturer in HPS at the University of Melbourne. In this episode Kate introduces us to the difference between 'causation' and 'causal explanation', as well as difficulties involved in assessing what makes a good causa…

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S3 Ep 1 - Lorraine Daston & Peter Harrison on 'Scientists and History' 30:57

2M ago30:57

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Today's episode is dedicated to the often complex, sometimes fraught relationship between practicing scientists and the history of science. To discuss this topic, we are joined by two of the most distinguished scholars in the history of science, Lorraine Daston and Peter Harrison, who recently co authored an article for Aeon, urging for a fresh dia…

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S3 - Samara & Carmelina on 'Seeing Science Differently' 19:39

2M ago19:39

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Welcome to Season 3 of the HPS podcast! It's so great to be back. Kicking off our third season, we have a new addition to the team, Carmelina Contarino. Carmelina is an Honours student in HPS at the University of Melbourne and will be joining Samara in producing the podcast, as well as hosting several of the episodes. In today's episode, Samara and…

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09 - How Alchemy Helped Feed Early Modern Europe

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In the early modern era, European agriculture was in crisis. Soils had become depleted, crops grew smaller and fewer in number, and the growing seasons were shorter and cooler. Food production could no longer keep pace with population growth. To find solutions, some to turned to a field not commonly associated with agricultural production: alchemy.…

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08 - Léon Rosenfeld and the Quest for Unification

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The Belgian physicist Léon Rosenfeld conducted groundbreaking research in theoretical physics. Yet he, and his work, are barely known about. Together, podcast host Stephanie Hood and historian of physics Bernadette Lessel go on a search for clues from Rosenfeld's life: What made his research so important, during a time when the field of physics its…

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BOOK LAUNCH - Mauricio Suárez on 'Inference and Representation' 30:33

4M ago30:33

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Today on the podcast, Mauricio Suárez talks with Samara about his new book - Inference and Representation: A study in Modelling Science. Mauricio is Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, a life member at Clare Hall Cambridge and research associate at the London School of Economics. Mauricio has a lon…

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S2 Ep 12 - Highlights from the 2023 AAHPSSS Conference 32:18

4M ago32:18

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Welcome to the final episode of Season 2 (with a bonus ep coming next week!). We take a moment in this episode to reflect on the first year of the HPS podcast. Just a few weeks ago Sam and Indi attended the biannual AAHPSSS (The Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science) conference at the University of Sydne…

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S2 Ep 11 - Hasok Chang on Epistemic Iteration 35:05

4M ago35:05

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"We get this instinct that true science must start from a firm foundation. Time and again, that's what I see NOT happening in the practice of science. We start from where we stand. The foundation is never indubitable, the foundation is provisional." Our very special guest today is Hasok Chang. Hasok is Professor of History and Philosophy of Science…

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S2 Ep 10 - Katherine Furman on the Philosophy of Public Health 22:47

5M ago22:47

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"Philosophers of science are really good about thinking about causation and trying to figure out what the mechanisms are that make something work" Today we welcome Katherine Furman, who talks to Indi about the philosophy of public health. Katherine is a lecturer of Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Liverpool. She is currently …

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S2 Ep 9 - Carl Bergstrom on Science and Misinformation 27:44

5M ago27:44

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Today's guest is Professor Carl Bergstrom from the University of Washington. Carl has been touring Australia over the last few weeks and we were delighted when he agreed to join us while he was in Melbourne. Carl works across evolutionary biology, informatics and science studies and has become particularly well-known for his work concerning the spr…

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S2 Ep 8 - Gerhard Wiesenfeldt on the Unknown Scientist 17:05

5M ago17:05

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Welcome to another week of the HPS podcast. This week's guest is Gerhard Wiesenfeldt of the University of Melbourne. He joins us as he discusses the benefits and pitfalls of studying those in the history of science who are less well known. The popular narratives in the history of science tend to centre around a few key figures on whom extensive res…

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S2 Ep 7 - Ian Hesketh on History Writing within Science 20:14

5M ago20:14

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This week's guest is Ian Hesketh, an intellectual historian and historian of science at the University of Queensland. His work in HPS revolves around 19th century scientific practices and their intricacies. He works to situate this science not only in its temporal history, but to delve into the ways in which the practice itself helped to form the s…

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S2 Ep 6 - Sarah Qidwai on Science and Colonialism 23:36

6M ago23:36

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Today's guest is Sarah Qidwai, a Postdoctoral Researcher in the history of science who focuses on British Imperialism, Science and Colonialism, the relation of Science and Islam, as well as the history of evolutionary biology. Sarah’s dissertation focussed on how the Muslim polymath, Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan, engaged with science and science popularis…

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S2 Ep 5 - Adrian Currie on Opportunistic Methods 28:09

6M ago28:09

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Today's guest on the podcast is Dr Adrian Currie, senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Exeter. Much of Adrian's research revolves around the question 'How do Scientists successfully generate knowledge in tricky circumstances?' Much of Adrian's work has focused on the historical sciences, such as palaeontology and archeology. In this e…

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S2 Ep 4 - Duane Hamacher on Indigenous Science 18:33

6M ago18:33

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"Everything on the land is reflected in the sky. So if you want to learn about indigenous astronomy, You have to learn about everything." This week we welcome Duane Hamacher to the HPS podcast as he discusses Indigenous science and its importance in the Australian context. Duane is a professor of astronomy who focuses on Indigenous astronomy, its h…

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S2 Ep 3 - Kristian Camilleri on the Turn to Practice 22:25

6M ago22:25

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Season 2 of the HPS podcast welcomes back friend of the podcast, Kristian Camilleri. This time he joins us to discuss the turn to practice in the philosophy of science. The "turn to practice" is a common name for the shift in philosophy of science theory when philosophers and social scientists moved from studying science through broad theories and …

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S2 Ep 2 - David Kaiser on Scientific Training 31:35

6M ago31:35

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"Scientists are not born, they are made" David Kaiser Today's guest on the podcast is David Kaiser, Germeshausen Professor of the History of Science and Professor of Physics at MIT. In history of science, David is best known for his books on the history of modern physics including Drawing Theories Apart, Quantum Legacies, and a personal favourite, …

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S2 Ep 0.5 - Season 2 Intro Episode 12:03

7M ago12:03

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Welcome to season 2 of the HPS Podcast! To ease you into a new season, Samara and Indigo sit down to reflect on the first season. They take a look at how the season performed, with listernership outstripping their expectations, both in terms of numbers and global reach. They discuss what we have to look forward to in season 2, with new events, gues…

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S2 Ep 1 - Rachel Ankeny on Research Repertoires 28:40

7M ago28:40

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"That's what ‘repertoires’ is trying to force philosophers to look at - that whole ecosystem that encompasses the doing of science." Prof. Rachel Ankeny We start season 2 with the wonderful Rachel Ankeny discussing scientific change and the concept of research repertoires. Rachel is professor of History and Philosophy at the University of Adelaide,…

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BONUS EPISODE - Joshua Eisenthal & HPS Chat 30:37

7M ago30:37

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In this final bonus episode for Season 1 we are doing things a little bit differently. Instead of a one-way interview, philosopher of physics - Joshua Eisenthal - and host Samara Greenwood have a two-way conversation reflecting on Season 1 and discuss how certain episodes intersected with their own research interests. In particular, Josh and Sam di…

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Special Episode: There Is No One History of Science (But It’s All Interconnected)

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What is truth? When does a pandemic “end”? What decisions do we want to leave to artificial intelligence… and which would we rather not?These are some of the questions “that keep them up at night,” as science journalist Pakinam Amer puts it. “They” are researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science: Adrien de Sutter, Alexander B…

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BONUS EPISODE - Simine Vazire on Making Science Better 23:47

8M ago23:47

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Welcome to a special bonus episode of The HPS Podcast with Professor of Psychology, Simine Vazire, discussing the ways in which HPS scholars and scientists can work together to create better science. We are releasing the episode to coincide with the campaign put together by Simine and others to support the legal defence of Data Colada – a group of …

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S1 Ep12 - Fiona Fidler on Collective Objectivity 21:03

8M ago21:03

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"It wouldn’t make sense to leave the entire burden of upholding objectivity in science on the shoulders of fallible individuals, right?" Prof. Fiona Fidler To finish off our inaugural season with a bang – today’s episode features the visionary researcher who initiated the idea for the podcast – Professor Fiona Fidler. Fiona is head of our History a…

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S1 Ep 11 - James McElvenny on Language and Science 21:01

9M ago21:01

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Today on the podcast is Dr James McElvenny, historian and philosopher of linguistics, discussing the topic of language and science. As James points out in this episode, intersections between language, the language sciences and science are many and varied. For example, James introduces us to the ways in which the study of language and the study of s…

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S1 Ep 10 - Martin Bush on Knowledge Circulation and Visualisation 19:41

9M ago19:41

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This week we welcome Dr Martin Bush to the podcast to discuss the role of imagery and visualisation in the circulation of science and knowledge. Martin is a member of the HPS department at the University of Melbourne who focuses primarily on the role of imagery in the popularisation and teaching of astronomy. In this episode, he takes us through th…

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S1 Ep 9 - Caleb Hazelwood on Scientific Metaphysics 21:11

9M ago21:11

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This episode features Caleb Hazelwood, philosopher of science and PhD candidate, talking on the topic of Scientific Metaphysics. As Caleb explains, ‘scientific metaphysics’ refers to coming to grips with what ‘really is’ in the world – and being crystal clear about the concepts we use to describe natural phenomena and how they interact. For example…

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S1 Ep 8 - Samara Greenwood on Social Change and Science 20:42

9M ago20:42

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This week Indigo Keel interviews our regular host, Samara Greenwood, on societal contexts and science. Samara is currently undertaking a PhD in which she investigates the various ways in which changes in society can come to shape change in science. In this episode Samara discusses some of the controversies of drawing links between political context…

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S1 Ep 7 - Rachael Brown on Values in Science 25:25

10M ago25:25

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Today on the podcast Samara talks with Dr Rachael Brown on values in science. In particular, the downfall of the value-free ideal. Dr. Rachael Brown, is a philosopher of biology and director for the Centre for Philosophy of the Sciences at the Australian National University or ANU in Canberra. Rachael runs her own wonderful podcast on philosophy an…

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S1 Ep 6 - Fallon Mody on Scientific Biography 23:44

10M ago23:44

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On this episode Samara interviews Dr Fallon Mody, Historian of Medicine and Metascience researcher at the University of Melbourne, on the topic of Biography. For non-historians, scientific biography is likely thought of as a straightforward telling of a celebrated individual’s life history, like Albert Einstein or Marie Curie. However, historians f…

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S1 Ep 5 - Greg Radick on Counterfactual History of Science 29:16

10M ago29:16

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This weeks guest is Greg Radick, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds. In the podcast Greg discusses the use of counterfactuals in history of science - the term we use for asking ‘What if?’ questions about history - and their potential to subvert our conventional thinking. In Greg’s research, a central counterfa…

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S1 Ep 4 - Cordelia Fine on Sex Difference Research 21:49

10M ago21:49

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Professor Cordelia Fine joins Samara this week to talk about 'norms of reaction' in relation to sex differences. Feminist critics of sex difference research are often accused of claiming there are no sex differences, or that sex hormones have no influence on human behaviour. Cordelia talks us through why this is a false characterisation. Instead, f…

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S1 Ep 3 - Alan Love on Purpose in Biology 28:20

10M ago28:20

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Does nature have a purpose? The simple scientific answer is no, but the fuller story is, of course, more complicated than that. Concepts like goal directedness, directionality, and even purpose are used - usefully! - in biology all the time. How can we reconcile these two realities? Today's guest on the HPS podcast is Professor Alan C. Love. Alan i…

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S1 Ep 2 - Kristian Camilleri on The Disunity of Science 24:30

11M ago24:30

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How do you view science? Is it a unified discipline that relies on a single method, or are the sciences more diverse than the standard image implies? In this episode of the podcast, Samara meets with the University of Melbourne’s own Dr Kristian Camilleri to talk about the Disunity of Science. Kristian highlights the problems with a monolithic visi…

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S1 Ep 1 - Donna Haraway on Storytelling in Science 10:36

11M ago10:36

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In this episode of The HPS Podcast, Samara interviews a member of 'HPS Royalty' - Donna Haraway, who highlights the important role of narrative and storytelling in the sciences. For Donna, storytelling in science involves being aware of how important scientific narratives are to scientific practice, and to the ways science contributes to humanities…

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S1 Ep 0.5 - Introduction to the Podcast 7:24

11M ago7:24

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Welcome to The HPS Podcast! Before we dive into the history and philosophy of science interviews we’ve all been waiting for, our host Samara Greenwood takes us through the backstory to the podcast. Samara discusses what HPS is all about, the aims of the podcast, as well as a bit about the history of the discipline. We then meet the rest of the podc…

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Episode Three, Stranger To The Truth: The Lies and Cover-Ups Of Jeremy Thorpe by Rose Collis 17:09

12M ago17:09

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In this final episode, people begin to believe Norman Scott's truth, and Jeremy Thorpe's lies unravel and place him in the Old Bailey. But will justice finally prevail?저자 Rose Collis

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Episode Two: Stranger To The Truth: The Lies And Cover-Ups Of Jeremy Thorpe by Rose Collis 11:21

12M ago11:21

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As the cover-ups and lies continue, Jeremy Thorpe's ex-lover, Norman Scott, becomes the target of an Establishment conspiracy which places his life in danger.저자 Rose Collis

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Episode One, Stranger To The Truth: The Lies And Cover-Ups Of Jeremy Thorpe by Rose Collis 13:34

12M ago13:34

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The first of three episodes in which writer and historian Rose Collis, using her own original archival material as a starting point. She explores and unravels how, throughout the 1960s and 70s, the political and social Establishment colluded with Jeremy Thorpe, one of its most prominent and charismatic figures to protect his career and reputation -…

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07 - Leonardo's Intellectual Cosmos

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Leonardo da Vinci is commonly known as the great inventor of creative machines, the artist of the famous drawing of the Vitruvian Man. But Leonardo was also an avid reader: his personal library contained nearly 200 books on science and technology, literature, and religion. The Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG), with the Museo …

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06 - Grasping the Invisible

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Analogies have been used throughout history as a means of explaining the world, and of grasping phenomena that could not otherwise be understood. In this episode of the "Science Social" podcast series, host Stephanie Hood and Postdoctoral Fellow Hannah Erlwein visit the "Islamic Golden Age," a period of cultural, theological, and scientific flouris…

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05 - The Discovery of Black Holes

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Over the past century, physicists and astronomers have brought to light one of the most elusive and powerful phenomena in our universe: black holes. Unobservable to the human eye, even their sheer existence has been contested until recently. The breathtaking first-ever image of a black hole, taken by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) in 2019, marks…

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04 - "The 'How' of 'How-To?'"

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Some people use them as doorstops, a few even for weightlifting, and others actually read them! In this podcast episode we talk about books—or specifically, handbooks and manuals. From cooking to chemistry, these seemingly simple objects provide knowledge in a structured and standardized order. Yet despite their ubiquity and centuries-long history,…

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03 - LoGaRT: History 4.0

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Digitization has changed our present lives in many unexpected ways—also for historical research. So what happens if we look at the past through a digital lens?Scholars Shih-Pei Chen and Joseph Dennis use LoGaRT, a set of online digital tools for investigating a historical resource called Chinese Local Gazetteers. In doing so they work at an interse…

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02 - The Mask—Arrayed

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It seems straightforward: we wear a mask because it protects us from pollution, from a contagious virus. Yet the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us that this seemingly simple object can also become a powerful symbol—one that can divide or unite us, silence or empower us. So how is it that this small piece of fabric can have political meaning? What rol…

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01 - "China on the Rise in Science"

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China is well on its way to becoming a global leader in science. The country has become the world's largest producer of scientific articles, pours a staggering amount of money into funding research, and is home to scientists whose groundbreaking and sometimes controversial findings increasingly make international news.If science needs freedom to th…

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