The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
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S4 Ep 2 - Simon Schaffer on 'Leviathan and the Air-Pump: 40 years later' (Part 1)
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 a
S4 Ep 1 - Sam and Carmelina on 'Studying Humanities and Science'
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 an
Working Fathers Mini-series. Ep 5 - What's Next?
We are pleased to bring you a special five episode podcast series Working Fathers created by Professor in HPS Cordelia Fine (https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/126041-cordelia-fine), political philosopher Associate Professor Dan Ha
Working Fathers Mini-series. Ep 4 - Give Dads a Break
We are pleased to bring you a special five episode podcast series Working Fathers created by Professor in HPS Cordelia Fine (https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/126041-cordelia-fine), political philosopher Associate Professor Dan Ha
Working Fathers Mini-series. Ep 3 - Are Fathers Free?
We are pleased to bring you a special five episode podcast series Working Fathers created by Professor in HPS Cordelia Fine (https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/126041-cordelia-fine), political philosopher Associate Professor Dan Ha
Working Fathers Mini-series. Ep 2 - What Gave Rise to the Breadwinner?
We are pleased to bring you a special five episode podcast series Working Fathers created by Professor in HPS Cordelia Fine (https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/126041-cordelia-fine), political philosopher Associate Professor Dan Ha
Working Fathers Mini-series. Ep 1 - Where's Dad?
We are pleased to bring you a special five episode podcast series created by Professor in HPS Cordelia Fine (https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/126041-cordelia-fine), political philosopher Associate Professor Dan Halliday (https://
Working Fathers Mini-Series. Introduction.
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 (https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/126041-cordelia-fine), political philosopher Associat
S3 Ep 12 - Sabina Leonelli on 'The Philosophy of Open Science'
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
S3 Ep 11 - Uljana Feest on 'What is Missing in Replication Debates'
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 philoso
S3 Ep 10 - Aja Watkins & Miguel Ohnesorge on 'Philosophy of the Geosciences'
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 e
S3 Ep 9 - Emma Kowal on 'Haunting Biology'
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?
S3 Ep 8 - Haixin Dang on 'Disagreement in Science'
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
S3 Ep 7 - Sophie Ritson on 'Collaboration in Science'
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 knowle
S3 Ep 6 - Kirsten Walsh on 'Rethinking Isaac Newton through his Archive'
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
Throwback Thursday - Greg Radick on 'Counterfactual History of Science'
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
S3 Ep 4 - Dan Hicks on 'Public Scientific Controversies'
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
S3 Ep 3 - Anna Alexandrova on 'Philosophy of Well-Being Science'
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
S3 Ep 2 - Kate Lynch on 'Causal Explanation in Science'
Today's guest is Dr Kate Lynch (http://www.katelynch.net/), 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 introduce
S3 Ep 1 - Lorraine Daston & Peter Harrison on 'Scientists and History'
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 sci
S3 - Samara & Carmelina on 'Seeing Science Differently'
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 joini
BOOK LAUNCH - Mauricio Suárez on 'Inference and Representation'
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 li
S2 Ep 12 - Highlights from the 2023 AAHPSSS Conference
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 Australasia
S2 Ep 11 - Hasok Chang on 'Epistemic Iteration'
"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 prov
S2 Ep 10 - Katherine Furman on 'The Philosophy of Public Health'
"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 (https://katherinefurman.com/?page_id=367), who talks to In
S2 Ep 9 - Carl Bergstrom on 'Science and Misinformation'
Today's guest is Professor Carl Bergstrom (https://ctbergstrom.com/about.html) 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 Melbou
S2 Ep 8 - Gerhard Wiesenfeldt on 'The Unknown Scientist'
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.
S2 Ep 7 - Ian Hesketh on 'Science History in Science'
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
S2 Ep 6 - Sarah Qidwai on 'Science and Colonialism'
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 disse
S2 Ep 5 - Adrian Currie on 'Opportunistic Methods'
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?'
