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

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Audience Faves: Daston & Harrison on 'Scientists and History' 30:57

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In the lead up to the launch of Season 5, we at The HPS Podcast are re-releasing some favourite episodes from our collection. In this episode Professors Lorraine Daston and Peter Harrison talk to Samara Greenwood on the often complex, sometimes fraught relationship between practicing scientists and the history of science. This episode was originally released on March 07, 2024. The transcript can be found at - S3 Ep1 - Lorraine Daston & Peter Harrison Transcript Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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Audience Faves: Hasok Chang on 'Epistemic Iteration' 35:05

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In the lead up to the launch of Season 5, we at The HPS Podcast are re-releasing some favourite episodes from our collection. In this episode, Professor Hasok Chang talks with Samara Greenwood about his concept of 'Epistemic Iteration', the idea that scientific inquiries do not start from a solid foundation, but rather begin from an imperfect position, using the outcomes of our further inquiry to refine and correct the original starting point. This episode was originally released on December 4, 2023. The transcript can be found at - Hasok Chang Transcript - S2 Ep 11 ___ Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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Audience Faves: Kristian Camilleri on 'The Disunity of Science' 24:30

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In the lead up to the launch of Season 5, we at The HPS Podcast are re-releasing some favourite episodes from our collection. First, we have Dr Kristian Camilleri talking with Samara Greenwood about the relatively recent realisation that this thing we call 'Science' is a less unified phenomena then is typically supposed. The 'disunity' becomes clear when we appreciate that scientific disciplines have developed in divergent ways and often employ very different methods and practices. This episode was originally released on June 8, 2023. The transcript can be found at - S1 Ep 2 - Kristian Camilleri on 'The Disunity of Science' Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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Audience Faves: Rachael Brown on 'Values in Science' 25:25

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In the lead up to the launch of Season 5, we at The HPS Podcast are re-releasing some favourite episodes from our collection. In this episode we have Dr Rachael Brown talking to Samara Greenwood on challenge the common idea that Science is (and should be) 'Value-Free'. At a practical level, in choosing which phenomena to study, and how best to study them, can science really ever be value-free? Second, would we want it to, even if it could? Isn't it possible that, if used appropriately, values provide a beneficial component of the scientific process. This episode was originally released on July 13, 2023. The transcript can be found at - S1 Ep 7 - Rachael Brown on 'Values in Science' Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S4 Ep 12 - Joshua Eisenthal et al. on 'Philosophy of Science in Practice' 28:42

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Today we have not one, not two, but five fabulous guests who all presented at this year’s conference for the Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice, or SPSP24 for short. Many philosophers of science we have featured on the podcast, including Hasok Chang , Rachel Ankeny and Sabina Leonelli , were founding members of SPSP. Also, our earlier episode on ‘ The Turn to Practice ’ in philosophy of science has been one of our most popular. Therefore, it seemed an obvious decision to dedicate our final episode of the season to hearing from some of those doing current work in the area. Leading us further into the world of Philosophy of Science in Practice is our foreign correspondent Joshua Eistenthal , philosopher of physics at Caltech and regular contributor to the podcast. Thanks to Josh, we bring you compelling conversations with philosophers Julia Bursten , Aja Watkins , Sindhuja Bhakthavatsalam , Caleb Hazelwood , and Joseph Rouse . This is also Samara Greenwood 's last episode as co-ordinator, producer and co-host of the podcast. Transcript coming soon. Relevant links: Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice | Mission statement SPSP 2024 - 10th Biennial Conference, South Carolina SPSP 2024 - Conference Book of Abstracts Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S4 Ep 11 - Redux: Fiona Fidler on 'Collective Objectivity' 20:41

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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 Today, we return to one of our favourite episodes, with the person who first came up with the idea for our podcast – Professor Fiona Fidler. Fiona is head of our History and Philosophy of Science Program at the University of Melbourne and co-lead of the MetaMelb research initiative. In this episode Fiona first discusses her early move from psychology to HPS when she was struck by the ‘dodgy’ statistical methods she found prevalent in many sciences. She has since dedicated her career to studying scientific practice to help improve confidence in scientific claims. Fiona introduces us to the concept of ‘Collective Objectivity’. Following from an earlier podcast on 'Values in Science' by Rachel Brown, Fiona discusses how contemporary understandings of objectivity have become more sophisticated. Rather than viewing objectivity in science as solely the role of individuals, today we understand there are strong social dimensions to ensuring scientific outcomes are not unduly biased. As Fiona discusses, this not only requires diversity in 'who does science' to ensure multiple perspectives are incorporated, but we also need multiple collective review mechanisms to ensure we are developing truly robust, reliable, objective outcomes. A full transcript of this episode can be found here Relevant links: Profile: Prof Fiona Fidler (unimelb.edu.au) Blog Post: MetaMelb – A New Research Initiative (hpsunimelb.org) Website: MetaMelb research group Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Objectivity as a Feature of Scientific Communities & Objectivity as a Social Process What is P Hacking: Methods & Best Practices Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S4 Ep 10 - Erika Milam on 'Colloquial Science' 30:02

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" These conversations are the focus of fierce debate, not because scientists lack authority, but because these are the intellectual battles worth fighting. These are the stakes on which modern society depends" Our guest today is Erika Milam, Charles C. and Emily R. Gillispie Professor in the History of Science at Princeton University. Through her research, Erika has found it useful to coin the term ‘Colloquial Science’ to describe work that deals with technical scientific topics but is produced in such a way as to be accessible to a variety of audiences. The term colloquial science can be distinguished from other terms, such as popular science, as it is concerned with shared conversations between specialists and non-specialists. Examples of colloquial science, including scientific memoirs, magazine articles, documentaries - and even podcasts – can act as critical sources of inspiration for practicing scientists as well as future generations of researchers. Transcript coming soon. Related resources Erika Lorraine Milam | Personal Website Erika Lorraine Milam | Princeton University Creatures of Cain by Erika Lorraine Milam | Princeton University Press Erika Milam on Human Nature in Cold War America | JHI Podcast The Immense Journey by Loren Eiseley | Goodreads Teaching | Erika Lorraine Milam Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S4 Ep 9 - Holden Thorp on 'Teach History and Philosophy of Science' 30:35

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“This is Holden Thorp. I'm the Editor in Chief of Science and thanks to Sam and Carmelina for all they're doing to get the word out about the history and philosophy of science” Today's guest is Holden Thorp, professor of chemistry at George Washington University and Editor-in-Chief of the Science family of journals. In April of this year, Holden published an editorial in Science with the tantalising title ‘Teach Philosophy of Science’. Holden called for more substantial teaching of history and philosophy of science across undergraduate and graduate science curricula. He argued that learning about the historical and philosophical foundations of science is crucial for improving public trust. Encouraging deeper consideration of ongoing revision in science, as well as historical and societal contexts, will better equip future researchers and professionals with a more nuanced perspective on how robust, reliable knowledge is established. In the months since its publication the editorial provoked significant discussion across social media, so we decided to reach out to Holden to join us for a more in-depth conversation. We were keen to see exactly what role Holden saw for HPS scholars in such a shift and test his willingness to engage with the more challenging insights that research across History, Philosophy and Sociology of Science bring to the surface. A full transcript of the episode can be accessed here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s4-ep-9-holden-thorp-on-teach-history-and-philosophy-of-science Relevant links: ' Teach philosophy of science' | Editorial by Holden Thorp | Science Holden's Seminar | 'Unreasonable Doubt' | The George Washington University ' Cracking the Code of Science Denial' | On Holden's Seminar | GW Today ' It matters who does science' | Holden Thorp | Science | AAAS Holden Thorp | Editor-in-Chief | Science | AAAS Why Trust Science? | Naomi Oreskes | Princeton University Press Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S4 Ep 8 - Nicole C. Nelson on 'Ethnographies of Science' 27:28

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Today, Carmelina is joined by Dr. Nicole C. Nelson, Associate Professor in the Department of Medical History and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Nicole is an ethnographer of science and a familiar face to many within both Science and Technology Studies, and Metascience. Today, Nicole explains how ethnographic studies can help us to make sense of the world, and how she uses ethnography to construct the story of science in a way that the published record of scientific articles can't. By immersing herself within the spaces where science takes place, Nicole's research produces a deeper and richer understanding of how and why science is conducted the way it is. A full transcript of the episode can be accessed at www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s4-ep-8-nicole-c-nelson-on-ethnographies-of-science Relevant Links: Profile: Nicole C. Nelson, PhD Books: Changing Order | Collins Articles: Understand the real reasons reproducibility reform fails | Nelson Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast with current producers, Samara Greenwood and Carmelina Contarino. You can find more about us on our blog , website , bluesky, twitter , instagram and facebook feeds. Music by ComaStudio . This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne . HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S4 Ep 7 - Naomi Oreskes on 'Writing on Ignorance' 35:41

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" In response to that article, I was getting hate mail. I was getting attacked. I thought, these people have a script. This is a story that people need to understand. This isn't just something of academic interest. This is something that has real political and cultural consequences." Today's very special guest is acclaimed historian of science, Professor Naomi Oreskes, author of Merchants of Doubt , Science on a Mission and her most recent book with long time collaborator Erik Conway – The Big Myth – all about understanding the rise of free-market fundamentalism. Naomi discusses what lead her shift from exploration geologist to historian and philosopher of science, as well as her somewhat accidental pathway into public discussions on pressing concerns such as climate change, trust in science, and the escalation of misinformation in the public realm. Naomi also introduces us to the fascinating field of agnotology – the study of socially constructed ignorance. While Naomi has often written about ignorance or doubt that was deliberately cultivated by bad faith actors, she also emphasises the importance of studying ‘inadvertent ignorance.’ This is when the attention of researchers becomes focussed on certain sets of issues and not others, not due to malevolent aims, but rather due to background assumptions, commitments and even funding sources. Of course, our attention can’t be directed everywhere at once, but it is the inevitability and pervasiveness of such ‘directive forces’ that makes studying them so important. Transcript coming soon. Relevant links: Naomi Oreskes | Department of the History of Science, Harvard University ' Merchants of Doubt' | Naomi Oreskes | ABC listen ' Why we should trust scientists' | Naomi Oreskes | TED YouTube ‘Science on a Mission’ | Naomi Oreskes | Science News Excerpt from ‘The Big Myth’ | Oreskes & Conway | Harvard Gazette Fifteen Questions: Naomi Oreskes on Climate Change Denial, Apolitical Scientists, and Her Favorite Rocks | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S4 Ep 6 - Jen Martin on 'Communicating Science' 28:30

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"Doing the thing is not the whole thing, it's also the sharing it with the audiences who either need it or are simply interested in it...science isn't finished until it's communicated" Our guest today is Associate Professor Jen Martin. Jen leads the University of Melbourne’s acclaimed Science Communication Teaching program and is passionate about helping scientists develop the skills they need to be visible, to make connections and to have impact. As well as teaching, Jen is a prolific communicator of science. Over the last 18 years her voice has become a familiar companion to many as she talks weekly about science on Melbourne radio, and co-hosts the fun and highly informative ‘Let’s Talk SciComm’ podcast. In today’s episode, Jen shows us how communicating science in inclusive and non-elitist ways is not an ‘optional extra’ to research, but rather a fundamental part of the process, with its own set of teachable skills. A full transcript of the episode can be accessed here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s4-ep-5-jen-martin-on-communicating-science Relevant Links: A/Prof Jen Martin | The University of Melbourne Dr Jen Martin | Personal website (scidocmartin.com) Let's Talk SciComm Podcast | Spotify Science Communication Program | The University of Melbourne Episode edited by Samara Greenwood and Grace Martin Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S4 Ep 5 - Edouard Machery on 'Experimental Philosophy' 28:14

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Today our guest presenter Thomas Spiteri is joined by Professor Edouard Machery, Distinguished Professor in the University of Pittsburgh’s HPS department and director of the Center for Philosophy of Science. Edouard, a leading figure in experimental philosophy (X-Phi), shares insights into the X-Phi movement, which integrates empirical methods into philosophical inquiry. He discusses the limitations of traditional philosophical methods, particularly the use of intuitions, and explains how X-Phi broadens the tools available to philosophers. Reflecting on the evolution of X-Phi, Edouard talks about its future direction and the need to balance empirical research with philosophical rigor, while cautioning against the risk of the field becoming too isolated from broader philosophical discussions. A full transcript of the episode can be accessed here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s4-ep-4-edouard-machery-on-experimental-philosophy Relevant Links: Edouard Machery | Personal Website Edouard Machery | hps.pitt.edu Edouard Machery | phil.papers The Center for Philosophy of Science You can find Conversations at the Center on YouTube and Spotify Experimental Philosophy Overview Additional Resources: Gettier Cases Explained Experimental Philosophy and Intuitions Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S4 Ep 4 - Darrin Durant on 'Expertise' 28:18

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Today Carmelina is joined by Dr Darrin Durant a Senior Lecturer in HPS at the University of Melbourne specialising in Science and Technology studies. Darrin's research covers two seemingly distinct areas: nuclear energy and expertise. Yet nuclear energy and other contested public policy issues are informed by experts on both sides of the debate. As Darrin explains in today’s episode, there are different types of expertise and we must learn to better judge who is, and who isn’t an expert. Using real-world case studies, Darrin discusses the problems around creating public policy where conflicting scientific evidence or scientific uncertainty exists. By understanding how conflicting positions are treated when differing expert opinions arise and by understanding the different types of expertise at play, Darrin argues that policymakers and the public are better equipped to make active judgements about the experts involved and the contentious issues under discussion. Transcript available here (links to an external site) Relevant Links: Profile: Darrin Durant | HPS | University of Melbourne Books: Experts and the Will of the People | Collins, Evans, Durant & Weinel The Crisis of Expertise | Eyal Merchants of Doubt | Oreskes & Conway Impure Science | Epstein Vanishing Bees | Suryanarayanan & Kleinman Book Chapters: The Undead Linear Model of Expertise | Durant Misunderstood Misunderstandings | Wynne Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S4 Ep 3 - Simon Schaffer on 'Leviathan and the Air-Pump: 40 years later' (Part 2) 26:27

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This episode forms Part 2 of our extended interview with the celebrated historian of science, and master communicator, Professor Simon Schaffer. Today, we continue to focus our discussion on the book Simon co-wrote with Steven Shapin in the early 1980s, Leviathan and the Air-Pump . Simon reveals fascinating insights into the production of the book, including his many deep dives into rare books collections, as well as the back and forth of typewritten pages between Simon in London and Steven in Edinburgh. Simon also talks about the rise to prominence of the publication, highlighting the crucial role of other well known HPS figures. At the end of the interview, Simon offers a series of reflections on the future of our wonderful field. A full transcript of the episode can be accessed here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s4-ep-3-simon-schaffer-on-leviathan-and-the-air-pump-40-years-later-part-2 Relevant links: Leviathan and the Air-Pump | Princeton University Press Introduction to the 2011 Edition of Leviathan and the Air-Pump Simon Schaffer (cambridge.uk) Steven Shapin (harvard.edu) Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S4 Ep 2 - Simon Schaffer on 'Leviathan and the Air-Pump: 40 years later' (Part 1) 26:39

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This episode is the first of two in which the celebrated Professor of History of Science, Simon Schaffer, discusses the famous HPS publication, Leviathan and the Air-Pump: Hobbes, Boyle and the Experimental Life , which Simon co-wrote with another esteemed HPS scholar, Steven Shapin, in the early 1980s. The book went on to become one of the most well-known across both HPS and STS, with next year marking 40 years since its first release. In todays episode, Simon discusses his own academic story, introduces us to the books main themes and aims, and muses on why it was this particular publication became so well known. Simon is also a delightful, scholarly communicator, so enjoy listening and remember to tune in again next week for the equally entertaining second half. Transcript available here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s4-ep-2-simon-schaffer-on-leviathan-and-the-air-pump-40-years-later-part-1 Relevant links: Leviathan and the Air-Pump | Princeton University Press Introduction the the 2011 Edition of Leviathan and the Air-Pump Simon Schaffer (cam.ac.uk) Steven Shapin (harvard.edu) Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S4 Ep 1 - Sam and Carmelina on 'Studying Humanities and Science' 20:52

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Welcome back to The HPS Podcast for Season 4. In today's episode, Carmelina and Samara touch on a variety of topics, but a core theme is 'how we study science through the lens of the humanities'. Both Sam and Carmelina believe the skills and perspectives developed through disciplines such as history, sociology, and philosophy are crucial to resolving many of today's problems. So, it is incredibly sad that they continue to be undervalued by many. We hope The HPS Podcast - in its own small way - contributes to a broader appreciation of the richness and value of the humanities approach. Also - make sure to listen to the end for some fun outtakes from the recording of this episode! Transcript available here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s4-ep-1-sam-and-carmelina-on-studying-humanities-and-science Relevant links include: S3 Ep 11 - Uljana Feest on 'What is Missing in Replication Debates' S3 Ep 9 - Emma Kowal on 'Haunting Biology' S3 Ep 1 - Lorraine Daston & Peter Harrison on 'Scientists and History' Expanding the Community: Public Engagement and The HPS Podcast The Problem of Context Revisited: Moving beyond the resources model 4S Conference 2024 Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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Working Fathers Mini-series. Ep 5 - What's Next? 37:15

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We are pleased to bring you a special five episode podcast series Working Fathers created by Professor in HPS Cordelia Fine , political philosopher Associate Professor Dan Halliday , social psychologist, Dr Melissa Wheeler and historian Dr Annabelle Baldwin. What’s next for Australian fathers? In this final episode of the mini-series, we look at the future of fatherhood. So far, one thing all our guests seem to agree on is that, for many families, current arrangements aren’t working as well as they could. Expectations on men as fathers are expanding, but without much of a lessening of demands from employers. As people have children later, these demographic shifts mean that families will be less likely to be able to depend on grandparents to help out. In short, policies, practices and norms need to continue to evolve to support the needs of working dads and their families and move us towards more equal opportunities to share care, access more flexible work, and achieve greater family wellbeing. Special guests for this episode are: Professor Leah Ruppanner, Professor of Sociology & Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab at the University of Melbourne . Dr Carla Pascoe Leahy, Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Lecturer in Family History at the University of Tasmania . Associate Professor Lee Gettler , Director of the Hormones, Health, and Human Behavior Laboratory at Notre Dame. A full transcript for the episode can be found here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/working-fathers-mini-series-ep-5-what-s-next The Working Fathers Podcast was funded by the Faculty of Arts and the School of Historical & Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. The creators of the podcast are also very grateful for the support of external partners, the Women’s Leadership Institute of Australia and the Trawalla Foundation . Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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Working Fathers Mini-series. Ep 4 - Give Dads a Break 39:40

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We are pleased to bring you a special five episode podcast series Working Fathers created by Professor in HPS Cordelia Fine , political philosopher Associate Professor Dan Halliday , social psychologist, Dr Melissa Wheeler and historian Dr Annabelle Baldwin. In Episode 4, Give Dads a Break , we look at more of the pressures that prevent fathers from being active and equal caregivers in their children’s lives. In particular, we look at the gender norms that dictate what it means to be a good man, and the social norms that dictate what it means to be a good worker – and ask what this means for fathers’ capacity to be more active caregivers in their children’s lives. We also look at the experiences of men who defy these norms, the policies that can help shift them, as well as some of the potential benefits of change for dads, partners and families. Special guests for this episode are: Dr Carla Pascoe Leahy, Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Lecturer in Family History at the University of Tasmania, Joint Editor of Studies in Oral History. Professor Leah Ruppanner, Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab at the University of Melbourne . Professor Miranda Stewart, Professor of Law at the University of Melbourne and Fellow at the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University. A full transcript for the episode can be found here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/working-fathers-mini-series-ep-4-give-dad-s-a-break The Working Fathers Podcast was funded by the Faculty of Arts and the School of Historical & Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. The creators of the podcast are also very grateful for the support of external partners, the Women’s Leadership Institute of Australia and the Trawalla Foundation . Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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Working Fathers Mini-series. Ep 3 - Are Fathers Free? 46:24

41 weeks ago46:24

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We are pleased to bring you a special five episode podcast series Working Fathers created by Professor in HPS Cordelia Fine , political philosopher Associate Professor Dan Halliday , social psychologist, Dr Melissa Wheeler and historian Dr Annabelle Baldwin. How much freedom do fathers have? Do fathers have real choices about how to divide their time between paid work and caring for the kids at home? Where do government and organisational policies fit in? One of the major societal changes of the past century has been the rise of female employment, particularly in the peak child rearing years. Over the same period, there has been much less change in men’s employment rates. Why hasn’t the rise in women’s employment been accompanied by a drop in men’s employment? Why is part-time work still so much less common among men than it is among women? One answer is that these patterns are just the product of free choices. But choices are never made in a vacuum, and freedom of choice comes in degrees. In this episode, we look at the laws, policies, and organisational practices that constrain dads’ choices. Special guests for this episode are: Dr Carla Pascoe Leahy, Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Lecturer in Family History at the University of Tasmania . Professor Leah Ruppanner, Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab at the University of Melbourne . Professor Miranda Stewart, Professor of Law at the University of Melbourne and Fellow at the Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University. A full transcript for the episode can be found here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/working-fathers-mini-series-ep-3-are-fathers-free The Working Fathers Podcast was funded by the Faculty of Arts and the School of Historical & Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. The creators of the podcast are also very grateful for the support of external partners, the Women’s Leadersh Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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Working Fathers Mini-series. Ep 2 - What Gave Rise to the Breadwinner? 36:48

41 weeks ago36:48

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We are pleased to bring you a special five episode podcast series Working Fathers created by Professor in HPS Cordelia Fine , political philosopher Associate Professor Dan Halliday , social psychologist, Dr Melissa Wheeler and historian Dr Annabelle Baldwin. How people divide labour within and beyond the family unit has changed throughout human history. The current model in many Western nations, including Australia, is a version of the 'breadwinner model', where one parent is designated the primary earner and the other the primary carer. But where did this model come from? And why is it so entrenched? In this episode, What Gave Rise to the Breadwinner? we dive into the complex social, cultural, political, and economic forces shaping fatherhood, the historical notion of the male breadwinner, and consider where policy might fit in. Special Guests: Dr Kate Murphy, Senior Lecturer at Monash University. Kate is currently researching the history of fatherhood in 20thC Australia as part of the ARC funded project Fatherhood: An Australian History 1919–2019 , with Mike Roper, John Murphy, Alistair Thomson, Johnny Bell and Jill Barnard. Dr Carla Pascoe Leahy, Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Lecturer in Family History at the University of Tasmania . Associate Professor Lee T Gettler, Director of the Hormones, Health, and Human Behavior Laboratory at Notre Dame University, faculty affiliate of the Eck Institute for Global Health. A full transcript for the episode can be found here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/working-fathers-mini-series-ep2-what-gave-rise-to-the-breadwinner The Working Fathers Podcast was funded by the Faculty of Arts and the School of Historical & Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. The creators of the podcast are also very grateful for the support of external partners, the Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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Working Fathers Mini-series. Ep 1 - Where's Dad? 27:43

42 weeks ago27:43

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We are pleased to bring you a special five episode podcast series created by Professor in HPS Cordelia Fine , political philosopher Associate Professor Dan Halliday , social psychologist, Dr Melissa Wheeler and historian Dr Annabelle Baldwin. The series is called Working Fathers , and explores the varied roles fathers play in contemporary Australia and how policy can better recognise, value and support fatherhood. In this first episode, ‘Where’s Dad?’ host Dan Halliday notes that, despite significant social change over the last 50 years, there is still a large gap between the time and energy mothers and fathers expend in caregiving and family labour. Dan and his guests look at how this division of labour shakes out in terms of responsibilities, risks and rewards: from the mental and emotional load of keeping a family running, through unappealing household chores, to the more joyful moments of parenting and the economic impacts for mothers. Special guests for this episode are: Dr Carla Pascoe Leahy, Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Lecturer in Family History at the University of Tasmania, Joint Editor of Studies in Oral History. Professor Leah Ruppanner, Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab at the University of Melbourne . Professor Miranda Stewart, Professor of Law at the University of Melbourne and Fellow at the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute at the Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University. A full transcript for the episode can be found here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/working-fathers-mini-series-ep1-where-s-dad The Working Fathers Podcast was funded by the Faculty of Arts and the School of Historical & Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. The creators of the podcast are also very grateful for the support of external partners, the Women’s Leadership Institute of Australia and the Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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Working Fathers Mini-Series. Introduction. 4:28

42 weeks ago4:28

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In a break from our usual format, we are pleased to bring you a special five episode podcast series created by Professor in HPS Cordelia Fine , political philosopher Associate Professor Dan Halliday , social psychologist, Dr Melissa Wheeler and historian Dr Annabelle Baldwin. The series is called Working Fathers , and explores the varied roles fathers play in contemporary Australia and how policy can better recognise, value and support fatherhood. In this introduction to the series, Dan provides us with a teaser about what to expect over the next five episodes. The Working Fathers Podcast was funded by the Faculty of Arts and the School of Historical & Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. The creators of the podcast are also very grateful for the support of external partners, the Women’s Leadership Institute of Australia and the Trawalla Foundation . Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S3 Ep 12 - Sabina Leonelli on 'The Philosophy of Open Science' 39:34

1 year ago39:34

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Our guest today is Professor of Philosophy and History of Science at the University of Exeter, Sabina Leonelli. Sabina recently released a book in the Cambridge Elements Philosophy of Science series on The Philosophy of Open Science. In her book, Sabina offers a stimulating perspective on the Open Science movement, discussing both its strengths and some of its unintended downsides, including constraining academic diversity and worsening epistemic injustices in some cases. In this episode, Sabina talks about her own wide-ranging experience with Open Science initiatives and the shift in perspective she would like to see across the Open Science movement towards ensuring more effective and responsible research outcomes. A transcript of the episode can be found here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s3-ep-12-sabina-leonelli-on-the-philosophy-of-open-science Relevant links: Profile: Professor Sabina Leonelli | Sociology, Philosophy and Anthropology | University of Exeter Project: A Philosophy of Open Science for Diverse Research Environment | University of Exeter Book: Sabina Leonelli (2023) Philosophy of Open Science | Cambridge (Open Access) ___________________________________________ PhD Positions in HPS at the University of Melbourne. All are currently open for expressions of interest, with fully funded positions to start in 2025. Medical Humanities: PhD position for the Medical Humanities Research Lab Metascience: PhD position for the MetaMelb Research Initiative Death Technologies: PhD position for the DeathTech Research Initiative Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S3 Ep 11 - Uljana Feest on 'What is Missing in Replication Debates' 28:11

1 year ago28:11

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Today Carmelina is joined by Professor Uljana Feest, Philosopher of Psychology and Chair for Philosophy of Social Science and Social Philosophy at the Leibniz University of Hannover. In this episode, Uljana discusses her work on the philosophy and history of psychology as it relates to the replication crisis. In a recent article ‘What is the Replication Crisis a Crisis Of?’ Uljana proposes something is missing from current debates which typically focus on one of two positions. On one hand are those calling for reforms in methods, such as statistical reform, on the other are those calling for a focus on theory building. Uljana suggests that, while both positions get something right, there is more to the story. We also need to focus on the subject matter of psychology - on what phenomena or object we are interested in studying, in how we conceptualise those objects (‘memory’ or ‘emotion’, for example) and then differentiate between the broader object of study and the narrow effect analysed in our experiments. The transcript for this episode can be found here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s3-ep-11-uljana-feest-on-what-is-missing-in-replication-debates Relevant links Uljana's Profile: Prof Uljana Feest | Leibniz University Hannover Article: Uljana Feest | 2024 | 'What is the Replication Crisis a Crisis Of?' | Philosophy of Science ___________________________________________ PhD Positions in HPS at the University of Melbourne. All are currently open for expressions of interest, with fully funded positions to start in 2025. Medical Humanities: PhD position for the Medical Humanities Research Lab Metascience: PhD position for the MetaMelb Research Initiative Death Technologies: PhD position for the DeathTech Research Initiative Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S3 Ep 10 - Aja Watkins & Miguel Ohnesorge on 'Philosophy of the Geosciences' 26:22

1 year ago26:22

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Today we are joined by Miguel Ohnesorge and Aja Watkins to talk about a new subfield of HPS - The Philosophy of the Geosciences. Miguel and Aja recently co-authored an article titled 'What is the Philosophy of the Geosciences?' In today's episode, we discuss many of the themes introduced in the paper, including common problems found across such diverse geoscientific disciplines as palaeontology, seismology and climate science. Aja and Miguel highlight how the geosciences have had to develop similar strategies for studying such large and often inaccessible phenomena. As global sciences, they also face many common ethical challenges, including rectifying a history of often extractive and exploitative practices, as well as navigating the continued ramifications of their research on human welfare and the environment. A transcript of the episode can be found here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s3-ep-10-aja-watkins-miguel-ohnesorge-on-philosophy-of-the-geosciences Relevant links: Aja's Website: Aja Watkins (ajawatkins.org) Miguel's Website: Miguel Ohnesorge (mohnesorgehps.com) Open Access Paper: What is Philosophy of the Geosciences? | Ohnesorge & Watkins | 2024 Philosophy Compass Research Group: Philosophy of the Geosciences Research Group | Alisa Bokulich Colloquium: Philosophy of the Geosciences Colloquium | Boston University Recording: Aja Watkins | Using Paleoclimate Analogues to Inform Climate Projections Recording: Miguel Ohnesorge | Bringing Gravitation Down to Earth: Severe Testing in Laplace’s Mécanique Céleste Recording: Rachel Laudan | Cinderella Science: Intellectual Obstacles Facing History & Philosophy of Geology Recording: Carol Cleland | Rethinking Mineral Taxonomy from a More Historical Perspective Paper: Ahmad Elabbar | Varying Evidential Standards as a Matter of Justice | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S3 Ep 9 - Emma Kowal on 'Haunting Biology' 26:29

1 year ago26:29

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How are we to understand Indigenous biological difference in the twenty-first century? Is it a racist ruse, a stubborn residue of racial pseudoscience? Or is it a potentially empowering force that can be unlocked by newly accurate science? Or by being under Indigenous control? Today’s guest is Deakin Distinguished Professor Emma Kowal. Emma first trained as a doctor and public health researcher, before turning to cultural and medical anthropology. Now Emma also works across Science and Technology Studies and the History of Science and is the immediate past president of The International Society for Social Studies of Science (4S). The episode focuses on Emma's recently published monograph Haunting Biology: Science & Indigeneity in Australia. In the book, Emma wrestles with the need to acknowledge the ghosts of science past at the same time as we forge new pathways in Indigenous genomics. A transcript for the episode can be found here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s3-ep-9-emma-kowal-on-haunting-biology Related links: The Book - Haunting Biology | Emma Kowal The Centre - ANU National Centre for Indigenous Genomics The Program - SING Australia | Summer Internship for Indigenous Peoples in Genomics Profile - Emma Kowal Profile | Deakin University Deakin SSN - Deakin Science and Society Network Earlier Book - Trapped in the Gap: Doing Good in Indigenous Australia | Emma Kowal Interview - 'Why Did Scientists Collect the Blood of Indigenous Peoples?' | Time to Eat the Dogs Interview - 'Emma Kowal talks Indigenous health care, difference & genomics' | The Familiar Strange You can also find further links to people and topics mentioned in the podcast via the transcript. Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S3 Ep 8 - Haixin Dang on 'Disagreement in Science' 30:49

1 year ago30:49

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We have a very special episode today with guest host Dr Joshua Eisenthal interviewing fellow philosopher of science, and good friend, Dr Haixin Dang on the fascinating subject of Disagreement in Science. It might seem like scientists should always aspire to achieve consensus, and therefore any disagreement in science is a mark of failure. However, as Haixin points out, disagreement is in fact a vital part of healthy scientific practice. Disagreement helps scientists be reflective about their work, challenging each other to consider alternative positions, question assumptions and further their investigations in a variety of ways. However, exactly how disagreement works in science, and what kind of disagreements are more or less helpful, has not been well-studied. Haixin suggests a better understanding of scientific disagreement may be important for science communication and tackling science scepticism. If we can better explain how scientists actually make progress, perhaps members of the public will be more understanding when the experts disagree. A transcript of the episode can be found here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s3-ep-8-haixin-dang-on-disagreement-in-science Further links: Website: Haixin Dang Journal Article: Minority Reports: Registering Dissent in Science | Philosophy of Science | Haixin Dang Journal Article: Do Collaborators in Science Need to Agree? | Haixin Dang Physics Examples Mentioned No more doubts: Two independent studies confirm LIGO’s Nobel discovery | Ars Technica Fermilab Says Particle Is Heavy Enough to Break the Standard Model | Quanta Magazine James Webb Space Telescope deepens major debate over universe's expansion rate | Space Faster Than Lightspeed: These Neutrinos Were Faster Than The Speed Of Light—Until They Weren’t | Yale Scientific Magazine Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S3 Ep 7 - Sophie Ritson on 'Collaboration in Science' 22:58

1 year 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 in where others fear to tread. She began her career examining the string theory controversy and, more recently, has studied first-hand the high stakes experimental particle physics happening at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland. In this week’s episode, Sophie discusses her fascinating research on these topics, as well as on the larger question of ‘how do large scale research collaboration’s generate knowledge?’ A transcript of the episode can be found here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s3-ep-7-sophie-ritson-transcript Further links: Website: Sophie Ritson | Philosopher of Physics Profile Article: Philosophy at the Large Hadron Collider: An Interview with Sophie Ritson | Forum PhD Thesis: The Many Dimensions of the String Theory Wars | Sophie Ritson | PhilSci-Archive Journal Article: ‘Crackpots’ and ‘active researchers’: The controversy over links between arXiv and the scientific blogosphere | Sophie Ritson, 2016 Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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

1 year 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 understanding of Newton has changed over time, and the role various archival practices have played in what knowledge is developed. Kirsten’s lively discussion gives us a wonderful insight into the detailed, everyday practices of Newton, but also of the archivists who decide what records are to be kept, and the historians who interrogate those documents in varying ways. A transcript of the interview can be found here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s3-ep-6-kirsten-walsh-transcript Related links Website: Philosopher | Kirsten Walsh Paper: 'The Unknown Newton' | Kirsten Walsh Paper: 'Frameworks for Historians and Philosophers' | Currie & Walsh Book: The Newton Papers | Sarah Dry Archive: Newton Papers | Cambridge Digital Library Website: The Newton Project Archive: The Royal Society | Science in the Making Article: 'Newton goes digital' | Royal Society Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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

1 year 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 if?’ questions about history - and their potential to subvert our conventional thinking. In Greg’s research, a central counterfactual question is: “What might biology be like now if a different side had triumphed in early debates on genetics?” For example, might we be a little less deterministic about genetic inheritance and a little more embracing of contextual effects on human development? By asking such seemingly simple ‘what if’ questions, fruitful new lines of investigation and alternative perspectives can open up. A transcript of the interview can be found here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/episode-5-transcript Related links Profile: Professor Gregory Radick | University of Leeds Website: Gregory Radick | Personal Site Book: Disputed Inheritance: The Battle over Mendel and the Future of Biology Article: Teach students the biology of their time | Nature Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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

1 year 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, genetically modified foods, medical research and climate change. In studying why controversies like these arise and persist, Dan has found our common explanations are not always fit for purpose. Controversies aren’t all of one type, so a blanket diagnosis like, "it is all due to the public not properly understanding the science" or alternatively "the problem is widespread distrust of science," is not helpful. Instead, Dan argues that what is required is more careful consideration of the specific processes and mechanisms at play in each case. Better diagnoses can then help us better determine appropriate and effective interventions. Relevant links for Dan: Profile - Dan Hicks - About Research - Dan Hicks - Research Discussion - Dan Hicks - philosophy of science, data science, environmental policy Relevant Article - Dan Hicks - Misinformation and trustworthiness: Frenemies in the analysis of public scientific controversies Other links related to the episode: The Dialectical Biologist | Levins & Lewontin ' Sheepfarming after Chernobyl' | Brian Wynne Impure Science: AIDS, Activism and the Politics of Knowledge | Steven Epstein Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Climate Change | Naomi Oreskes & Erik Conway ' The Green New Deal is already changing the terms of the climate action debate' (theconversation.com) The transcript for this episode can be found at: https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s3-ep4-dan-hicks-transcript Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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

1 year 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 research produce knowledge that is properly about well-being? What kind of well-being? Should the goal be a single concept and single theory of well-being? Anna persuasively argues that a ‘one-concept-or-one-theory-fits-all’ attitude is wrong-headed. Instead, Anna suggests researchers should invest in tailoring the concept of ‘well-being’ for specific people in specific contexts . Furthermore, we must take into consideration the components of well-being, or better put – of human flourishing - that are meaningful to the people within those groups . Relevant links for Anna: Profile - Anna Alexandrova | HPS | University of Cambridge Book - A Philosophy for the Science of Well-Being | Oxford Academic (oup.com) Current work - The Many Dimensions of Wellbeing - Bennett Institute for Public Policy Media - Interviews and popular writings The transcript for this episode can be found at: https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s3-ep3-anna-alexandrova-transcript Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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

1 year 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 causal explanation. Some of Kate's research looks at medical explanations of death, including the complications that can be involved in deciding what cause of death will be officially documented. We were fascinated to learn of the varied practical, political, and even social considerations that can shape what cause a physician ends up recording on a death certificate. We also appreciated the way Kate used concrete examples like this to draw us into further discussion of the role social values play in science, all the way down to the core scientific task of articulating causal explanations for natural phenomena. You can find more interviews with and by Kate on the ABC's Philosophers Zone below: The philosophy of biology - ABC listen Causation and death - ABC listen What can genes tell us? - ABC listen Other relevant links: Kate Lynch, Emily Parke & Maureen O'Malley 'How Causal are Microbiomes?' Kate Lynch ' ‘Gay gene’ testing apps aren’t just misleading – they’re dangerous ' Kate Lynch ' Genes are not destiny: environment and education still matter when it comes to intelligence ' James Woodward on Causal Explanation Peter Menzies 'Difference Maker' Tania Lombrozo ' Simplicity and Probability in Causal Explanation ' Knobe & Fraser ' Causal Judgement & Moral Judgement: Two Experiments ' The transcript for this episode can be found at: Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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

1 year 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 dialogue between scientists and historians. In the interview we cover the history of these tensions, tracing them back to the science wars of the 1990s, as well as talking about why and how these relations might be repaired. The great joy of this episode is not only its fascinating content, but the pleasure of listening to two HPS luminaries discussing topics so close to their heart. Links: Aeon Article | 'Science and history cannot afford to be indifferent to each other' Lorraine Daston | MPIWG Peter Harrison | University of Queensland Transcript: www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s3-ep1-lorraine-daston-peter-harrison-transcript Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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

1 year 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 Carmelina dive into what has become a bit of a theme of the podcast, 'Seeing Science Differently'. Science isn't always as neat or as sterile as we have been lead to expect. Instead, HPS shows science to be far more interesting. It's a little bit messy, sometimes unpredictable and full of unexpected twists. We particular love this quote from François Jacob 's autobiography ' Of Flies, Mice, and Men ' featured in this episode: "When you look more closely at 'what scientists do', you might be surprised to find that research actually comprises both the so-called day science and night science. Day science calls into play arguments that mesh like gears, results that have the force of certainty... Conscious of its progress, proud of its past, sure of its future, day science advances in light and glory. By contrast, night science wanders blind. It hesitates, stumbles, recoils, sweats, wakes with a start. Doubting everything, it is forever trying to find itself, question itself, pull itself back together. Night science is a sort of workshop of the possible. Where what will become the building material of science is worked out. Where hypotheses remain in the form of vague presentiments and woolly impressions... Where thought makes its way along meandering paths and twisting lanes, most often leading nowhere." Further links Stephen Shapin's Never Pure: Historical Studies of Science as if It Was Produced by People with Bodies, Situated in Time, Space, Culture and Society, and Struggling for Credibility and Authority. Hasok Chang's Podcast Episode Transcript www.hpsunimelb.org/post/s3-samara-and-carmelina-transcript Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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

1 year 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 long standing interest in the ways scientists represent the phenomena they study, in particular, through modelling, and his book seeks to answer the question: How should we best understand the relationship between a scientific model and the aspect of the world the model is intended to represent? Are there substantive criteria – a set of necessary and sufficient conditions – that a model must meet to serve as an adequate representation? Or, as Mauricio argues, is it better to take a more pragmatic and deflationary approach. In this approach, the search for a ‘defining condition for representation’ is abandoned. Instead, the effectiveness of a model is understood to not be determined by substantive criteria, but rather by the models ability to enable appropriate, fruitful scientific inferences relevant for the phenomena under consideration. Transcript of the episode available here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/mauricio-suárez-transcript Resources related to the episode: Inference and Representation: A Study in Modeling Science, Suárez (uchicago.edu) Mauricio Suárez (personal website) ' An Inferential Conception of Scientific Representation' | Philosophy of Science | Cambridge Core (2022) Scientific Representation (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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

1 year 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 Sydney. In this episode they reflect on their time at the conference, featuring interviews with various conference attendees and presenters. HPS Scholars featured in this episode are: Rebecca Mann Dr Rachael Brown Jacob Hall Zoe Cosker Dr Jacinthe Flore Gemma Lucy Smart Dr Alan Jurgens Dr Marilyn Stendera Jules Rankin Dr Sophie Ritson The 2023 conference program provides more information on the presentations of those mentioned, as well as everyone who we didn’t get a chance to interview! The program can be found here : https://aahpsss.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/AAHPSSS2023_Program.pdf The transcript for this episode is also available here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/aaphsss-transcript-s2-ep12 We would like to thank everyone who has helped the HPS have a successful first year, either by listening to the podcast, engaging on social media, or by being on it! We look forward to what the next year and season will bring. Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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

1 year 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 at the University of Cambridge and his research focuses on 'taking the most obvious items of scientific knowledge and asking how we came to know such things. Usually, such a line of questioning reveals that even the most mundane piece of knowledge was hard won through the most challenging and fascinating investigations and debates.' As well as being well know for his books, Inventing Temperature , Is Water H2O? , Realism for Realistic People , and his upcoming work How does a Battery Work? Hasok has taken a leading role in HPS, as both a founding member of the Committee for Integrated HPS and the Society for Philosophy of Science in Practice. In today’s episode we discuss Hasok’s notion of ‘Epistemic Iteration’ – the idea that we do not start our inquiries from a solid foundation, but rather begin from an imperfect position and then use the outcomes of our inquiry to refine and correct that original starting point. Transcript of the episode available here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/hasok-chang-transcript-s2-ep-11 Resources related to the episode: Society for the Philosophy of Science in Practice The Committee for Integrated History and Philosophy of Science Inventing Temperature: Measurement and Scientific Progress | Oxford Academic Is Water H2O?: Evidence, Realism and Pluralism | SpringerLink Realism for Realistic People | Cambridge ' Epistemic iteration and natural kinds: Realism and pluralism in taxonomy' Philosophical Issues in Psychiatry IV: Classification of Psychiatric Illness | Oxford Academic ' The Rising of Chemical Natural Kinds through Epistemic Iteration' Natural Kinds and Classification in Scientific Practice Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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

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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 on research leave to work with the SOCRATES project in Hanover, Germany. Katherine explores with us the intricacies of implementing public health measures in the face of epidemics. When there is resistance to these programs, the cause is rarely as simple as an information deficit. Katherine draws on her South African background in her focus on the South African AIDS epidemic and how various case studies of rejection of public health programs may be applicable to the wider philosophy of science. Transcript of the episode available here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/katherine-furman-transcript-s2-e10 Resources related to the episode: Katherine's Website: https://katherinefurman.com/ SOCRATES Centre: https://www.socrates.uni-hannover.de/en/ Maya Goldenberg's Book: Vaccine Hesitancy: Public Trust, Expertise, and the War on Science Benjamin Black's Book: Belly Woman: Birth, Blood & Ebola - the Untold Story Article on Ebola: Ebola: failures, flashpoints and focus | | Africa at LSE Jonny Steinberg's Book: Three Letter Plague Heidi Larson's Book: Stuck: How Vaccine Rumors Start - and Why They Don't Go Away Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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

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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 spread of misinformation and what we can do about it. Together with his colleague Jevin West, Carl developed a university course named ‘ Calling Bullshit: Data Reasoning in a Digital World ’, which they have since developed into a best selling book. In this episode Carl discusses a range of topics including the role institutional norms and incentive structures play in shaping science, the challenges of studying misinformation and why he believes we must urgently turn our collective attention to the study of collective human behaviour if we hope to address our current information crisis. Transcript of the episode available here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/carl-bergstrom-transcript-s2-ep9 Resources related to the episode: Carl's Website: https://ctbergstrom.com/ 'Calling Bullshit' Website: https://callingbullshit.org/ Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/aug/01/carl-bergstrom-people-are-using-data-to-bullshit Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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

2 years 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 research and work has been done, those such as Galileo, Newton, Darwin. However, for every household name there were a legion of other scientists also working in their respective fields. By studying these scientists we gain insight not only into an understudied piece of history, but also into the everyday working of the science machine, and the workers who kept it going. The transcript for this episode can be found here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/gerhard-weisenfeldt-transcript-s2-e8 Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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S2 Ep 7 - Ian Hesketh on 'Science History in Science' 20:14

2 years 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 science of the day. He joins the podcast to discuss how scientific and historical writing practices can effect the way in which science itself is shaped, as well as the rich tradition of science history present in the discipline of science itself. To demonstrate how the writing of science history can shape how science is produced, he turns to the Darwinian Revolution. Darwin was not simply a scientist, but was well versed in the history of his field as well as its changing nature, a fact integral to his development of the theory of evolution. Transcript of the episode is now available here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/ian-hesketh-transcript-s2-e7 Resources related to the episode: Book: The Science of History in Victorian Britain: Making the Past Speak https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1dnppv7 Book: Imagining the Darwinian Revolution: Historical Narratives of Evolution from the Nineteenth Century to the Present https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv2k4fwpr Ian's Chapter: Imagining the Darwinian Revolution https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:005e875 Article: From Copernicus to Darwin to you: history and the meaning(s) of evolution https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:4d9ee19 Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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

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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 popularisation. In this week’s episode Sarah introduces us to the topic of Science and Colonialism – a crucial area of research for understanding many of the features of modern science, as well as reconfiguring our understanding of its history – expanding our vision and challenging many traditional Eurocentric notions of what it takes to really come to grips with understanding this thing we call science. Transcript of the episode is now available here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/sarah-qidwai-transcript-s2-e6 Resources related to the episode: Sarah's Website: https://sarahqidwai.com/ Sarah's Article: 'Re-examining Complexity: Sayyid Ahmad Khan's Interpretation of 'Science' in Islam' in Rethinking History, Science, and Religion (2019) Sarah's Article: 'Darwin or Design? Examining Sayyid Ahmad Khan's Views on Human Evolution' in The Cambridge Companion to Sayyid Ahmad Khan (2019) Marwa Elshakry's Book: Reading Darwin in Arabic, 1860-1950 Sujit Sivasundaram's Article: On Global Histories of Science, Isis: Vol 101, No 1 Further reading: The Routledge Handbook of Science and Empire Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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

2 years 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 episode Adrian talks about how scientists in these fields have developed a range of creative and opportunistic ways of developing knowledge - even when evidence is thin on the ground. A transcript of this episode can be found here : https://www.hpsunimelb.org/post/adrian-currie-transcript-s2-e5 Additional resources: Adrian's website - https://sites.google.com/site/adrianmitchellcurrie/ Blog - Extinct: The Philosophy of Palaeontology Blog - http://www.extinctblog.org/ Book - Rock, Bone & Ruin: An Optimist's Guide to the Historical Sciences (2018) - https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262037266/rock-bone-and-ruin/ Book - Scientific Knowledge & the Deep Past: History Matters (2019) Thanks for listening to The HPS Podcast. You can find more about us on our website , bluesky, instagram and facebook feeds. This podcast would not be possible without the support of School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne and the Hansen Little Public Humanities Grant scheme. Music by ComaStudio . Website HPS Podcast | hpsunimelb.org…

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

2 years ago18:33