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Richard Swinburne on Philosophy

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 14:26


An interview with Richard Swinburne, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford. Dr. Swinburne is one of the world's leading Christian philosophers and has authored many books on philosophy, theology, and cosmology, including the seminal works "The Coherence of Theism," "The Existence of God," and "Faith and Reason."

John Leslie on Cosmology

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 28:14


An interview with John Leslie, Adjunct Professor of Philosophy at the University of Victoria in British Columbia and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Guelph. He is the author of many books on philosophy, cosmology, and philosophical cosmology, including the highly acclaimed "Universes" (Routledge, 1989).

Luke Barnes, “The Cosmic Revolutionary's Handbook”

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 13:58


An interview with Luke Barnes, co-author of "The Cosmic Revolutionary's Handbook: Or, How to Beat the Big Bang," published by Cambridge University Press in 2020. He is a lecturer at the Western Sydney University and earned his doctorate in astronomy at Cambridge University.

Clifford Ando, “The Discovery of the Fact”

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2021 16:32


An interview with Clifford Ando, co-editor of "The Discovery of the Fact," published by University of Michigan Press in 2020. He is David B. and Clara E. Stern Distinguished Service Professor and Chair of the Classics Department at the University of Chicago.

Alexander Mikaberidze, “The Napoleonic Wars”

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 23:32


An interview with Alexander Mikaberidze, author of "The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History," published by Oxford University Press in 2020. He is Professor of European History at Louisiana State University at Shreveport.

Robert G. Hoyland on Early Islamic Civilization

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 15:57


An interview with Robert G. Hoyland, Professor of Late Antiquity and Early Islamic Middle Eastern History at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World. He is the author of "In God's Path: The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire," published by Oxford University Press in 2014, and translator and editor of "The 'History of the Kings of the Persians' in Three Arabic Chronicles: The Transmission of the Iranian Past from Late Antiquity to Early Islam," published by Liverpool University Press in 2018.

Glen van Brummelen, “The Doctrine of Triangles” (Part II)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 12:38


An interview with Glen van Brummelen, author of "The Doctrine of Triangles: A History of Modern Trigonometry," published by Princeton University Press in 2021. He is Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences at Trinity Western University.

Glen van Brummelen, “The Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth” (Part I)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2021 11:10


An interview with Glen van Brummelen, author of "The Mathematics of the Heavens and the Earth: The Early History of Trigonometry," published by Princeton University Press in 2009. He is Professor of Mathematical Sciences and Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences at Trinity Western University.

Jennifer Coopersmith, “The Lazy Universe”

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 18:50


An interview with Jennifer Coopersmith, author of "The Lazy Universe: An Introduction to the Principle of Least Action," published by Oxford University Press in 2017. She earned her PhD in nuclear physics at King's College, University of London.

Benjamin Wardhaugh, “Encounters with Euclid”

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 9:30


An interview with Benjamin Wardhaugh, author of "Encounters with Euclid: How an Ancient Greek Geometry Text Shaped the World," published by Princeton University Press in 2021. He holds degrees from Cambridge, Oxford, and the University of London.

Lara Alcock, “How to Think about Abstract Algebra”

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 11:25


An interview with Lara Alcock, author of "How to Think about Abstract Algebra," published by Oxford University Press in 2021. She is a Reader in Mathematics Education at Loughborough University. This interview was conducted on June 18, 2021.

Charles Burnett on the History of Science

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2021 15:30


An interview with Charles Burnett, Professor of the History of Islamic Influences in Europe at the Warburg Institute, School of Advanced Study, University of London. Dr. Burnett is the author, editor, or translator of literally hundreds of books, monographs, and articles. This interview was conducted on June 15, 2021.

Bethany McLean, “Saudi America”

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 9:25


An interview with Bethany McLean, author of "Saudi America: The Truth About Fracking and How It's Changing the World," published by Columbia Global Reports in 2018. She is also the co-author of "The Smartest Guys in the Room," the acclaimed investigation of Enron published in 2003 and made into a documentary in 2005. This interview was conducted on June 21, 2021.

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Robin Waterfield, “The Making of a King”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 19:46


An interview with Robin Waterfield, author of "The Making of a King: Antigonus Gonatas and the Greeks," published by the University of Chicago Press in 2021. He is also the editor of a new translation of the "Meditations" of Marcus Aurelius, published with commentary by Basic Books. This interview was conducted on June 14, 2021.

Paul Sen, “Einstein's Fridge”

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 12:34


An interview with Paul Sen, creative director at Furnace and author of "Einstein's Fridge: How the Difference Between Hot and Cold Explains the Universe," published by Scribner in 2021. This interview was conducted on May 27, 2021.

A. Zee, “Fly by Night Physics”

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 8:28


An interview with Professor A. "Tony" Zee of UC Santa Barbara. He is the author of "Fly by Night Physics: How Physicists Use the Backs of Envelopes," published by Princeton University Press in 2020. This interview was conducted on April 28, 2021.

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