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Episode 19
In Split & Splice: A Phenomenology of Experimentation (University of Chicago Press, 2023), Hans-Jörg Rheinberger, director emeritus at the Max Planck…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Future of the Human Heart: A Discussion with Vincent M. Figueredo
Episode 62
Long considered the most important of all organs, the human heart has fascinated artists and scientists alike. Listen to cardiologist Vincent Figuere…
3 years, 1 month ago
Hasok Chang, "Realism for Realistic People: A New Pragmatist Philosophy of Science (Cambridge UP, 2022)
Episode 315
For a certain kind of standard realist, science aims at getting the absolute truth about the universe. For Hasok Chang, this view is unrealistic beca…
3 years, 1 month ago
Pharmacological Histories Ep. 2: Mikkael A. Sekeres on the Drugs Fighting Leukemia
Episode 72
This episode offers an insight into the work of leading cancer specialist and author of When Blood Breaks Down, Mikkael A. Sekeres. 1 in 2 people wil…
3 years, 1 month ago
Jan Recker, "Scientific Research in Information Systems: A Beginner's Guide" (Springer, 2021)
Episode 118
Listen to this interview of Jan Recker, Professor for Information Systems and Digital Innovation at the University of Hamburg, Germany and author of …
3 years, 1 month ago
Felix Flicker, "The Magick of Physics: Uncovering the Fantastical Phenomena in Everyday Life" (Simon and Schuster, 2023)
Episode 3
If you were to present the feats of modern science to someone from the past, those feats would surely be considered magic. In The Magick of Physics: …
3 years, 1 month ago
The Future of Germs: A Discussion with Jonathan Kennedy
Episode 60
Have germs or humans done the most to shape the world’s history? Did Homo Sapiens get the better of the Neanderthals because of superior brainpower o…
3 years, 2 months ago
Elaine H. Ecklund and David R. Johnson, "Varieties of Atheism in Science" (Oxford UP, 2021)
Episode 60
Not all atheists are New Atheists, but thanks in large part to the prominence and influence of New Atheists such as Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Dani…
3 years, 2 months ago
Free Will as an Open Scientific Problem
Episode 56
A discussion with the the author of Free Will (from The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series) and Free Will as an Open Scientific Problem, Mark Balag…
3 years, 2 months ago
What Do Bees, Ants, and Dragonflies Get up to All Day?
Episode 155
Bugs are everywhere: in every corner of the world, even the Artic. But of the estimated 10 million species of bugs worldwide, only a million have bee…
3 years, 2 months ago