The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science

Dec 04 2024 60 ep. 26 mins 149
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Leading scholars in History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (HPS) introduce contemporary topics for a general audience. Developed by scholars and students in the HPS program at the University of Melbourne. 

Producers and Hosts: Samara Greenwood and Carmelina Contarino. 

Season Five Coming March 2025.

More information on the podcast can be found at hpsunimelb.org

 

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

Dec 04 2024 28 mins  
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�

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

Nov 27 2024 20 mins  
"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

S4 Ep 10 - Erika Milam on 'Colloquial Science'

Nov 20 2024 30 mins  
"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

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

Nov 13 2024 30 mins  
“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 Scienc

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

Nov 06 2024 27 mins  
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

S4 Ep 7 - Naomi Oreskes on 'Writing on Ignorance'

Oct 30 2024 35 mins  
"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 Mer

S4 Ep 6 - Jen Martin on 'Communicating Science'

Oct 23 2024 28 mins  
"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 sk

S4 Ep 5 - Edouard Machery on 'Experimental Philosophy'

Oct 16 2024 28 mins  
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 discu

S4 Ep 4 - Darrin Durant on 'Expertise'

Oct 09 2024 28 mins  
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 epis

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

Oct 02 2024 26 mins  
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