The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
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S2 Ep 4 - Duane Hamacher on 'Indigenous Science'
"Everything on the land is reflected in the sky. So if you want to learn about indigenous astronomy, You have to learn about everything." This week we welcome Duane Hamacher to the HPS podcast as he discusses Indigenous science and its impo
S2 Ep 3 - Kristian Camilleri on 'The Turn to Practice'
Season 2 of the HPS podcast welcomes back friend of the podcast, Kristian Camilleri. This time he joins us to discuss the turn to practice in the philosophy of science. The "turn to practice" is a common name for the shift in philosophy of
S2 Ep 2 - David Kaiser on 'Scientific Training'
"Scientists are not born, they are made" David Kaiser Today's guest on the podcast is David Kaiser, Germeshausen Professor of the History of Science and Professor of Physics at MIT. In history of science, David is best known for his books o
S2 Ep 1 - Rachel Ankeny on 'Research Repertoires'
"That's what ‘repertoires’ is trying to force philosophers to look at - that whole ecosystem that encompasses the doing of science." Prof. Rachel Ankeny We start season 2 with the wonderful Rachel Ankeny discussing scientific change and the
BONUS EPISODE - Joshua Eisenthal & HPS Chat
In this final bonus episode for Season 1 we are doing things a little bit differently. Instead of a one-way interview, philosopher of physics - Joshua Eisenthal - and host Samara Greenwood have a two-way conversation reflecting on Season 1
BONUS EPISODE - Simine Vazire on 'Making Science Better'
Welcome to a special bonus episode of The HPS Podcast with Professor of Psychology, Simine Vazire (https://www.simine.com/), discussing the ways in which HPS scholars and scientists can work together to create better science. We are releasi
S1 Ep12 - Fiona Fidler on 'Collective Objectivity'
"It wouldn’t make sense to leave the entire burden of upholding objectivity in science on the shoulders of fallible individuals, right?" Prof. Fiona Fidler To finish off our inaugural season with a bang – today’s episode features the vision
S1 Ep 11 - James McElvenny on 'Language and Science'
Today on the podcast is Dr James McElvenny, historian and philosopher of linguistics, discussing the topic of language and science. As James points out in this episode, intersections between language, the language sciences and science are m
S1 Ep 10 - Martin Bush on 'Knowledge Circulation and Visualisation'
This week we welcome Dr Martin Bush to the podcast to discuss the role of imagery and visualisation in the circulation of science and knowledge. Martin is a member of the HPS department at the University of Melbourne who focuses primarily o
S1 Ep 9 - Caleb Hazelwood on 'Scientific Metaphysics'
This episode features Caleb Hazelwood, philosopher of science and PhD candidate, talking on the topic of Scientific Metaphysics. As Caleb explains, ‘scientific metaphysics’ refers to coming to grips with what ‘really is’ in the world – and
S1 Ep 8 - Samara Greenwood on 'Social Change and Science'
This week Indigo Keel interviews our regular host, Samara Greenwood, on societal contexts and science. Samara is currently undertaking a PhD in which she investigates the various ways in which changes in society can come to shape change in
S1 Ep 7 - Rachael Brown on 'Values in Science'
Today on the podcast Samara talks with Dr Rachael Brown on values in science. In particular, the downfall of the value-free ideal. Dr. Rachael Brown, is a philosopher of biology and director for the Centre for Philosophy of the Sciences at
S1 Ep 6 - Fallon Mody on 'Biography in Science'
On this episode Samara interviews Dr Fallon Mody, Historian of Medicine and Metascience researcher at the University of Melbourne, on the topic of Biography. For non-historians, scientific biography is likely thought of as a straightforward
S1 Ep 5 - Greg Radick on 'Counterfactual History of Science'
This weeks guest is Greg Radick, Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds. In the podcast Greg discusses the use of counterfactuals in history of science - the term we use for asking ‘What if?’ questions abo
S1 Ep 4 - Cordelia Fine on 'Sex Difference Research'
Professor Cordelia Fine joins Samara this week to talk about 'norms of reaction' in relation to sex differences. Feminist critics of sex difference research are often accused of claiming there are no sex differences, or that sex hormones ha
S1 Ep 3 - Alan Love on 'Purpose in Biology'
Does nature have a purpose? The simple scientific answer is no, but the fuller story is, of course, more complicated than that. Concepts like goal directedness, directionality, and even purpose are used - usefully! - in biology all the time
S1 Ep 2 - Kristian Camilleri on 'The Disunity of Science'
How do you view science? Is it a unified discipline that relies on a single method, or are the sciences more diverse than the standard image implies? In this episode of the podcast, Samara meets with the University of Melbourne’s own Dr Kri
S1 Ep 1 - Donna Haraway on 'Storytelling in Science'
In this episode of The HPS Podcast, Samara interviews a member of 'HPS Royalty' - Donna Haraway, who highlights the important role of narrative and storytelling in the sciences. For Donna, storytelling in science involves being aware of how
S1 Ep 0.5 - Introduction to the Podcast
Welcome to The HPS Podcast! Before we dive into the history and philosophy of science interviews we’ve all been waiting for, our host Samara Greenwood takes us through the backstory to the podcast. Samara discusses what HPS is all about, th
