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Host Matt Cohen talks with Dave Lambert, founder and managing director of Right Side Capital Management. Founded in 2009, Right Side takes a quantitative, data-driven approach to early-stage investments, focusing on capital-efficient tech startups. It has funded over 2,000 companies, offering rapid investment decisions and fostering innovation in the fragmented seed-stage funding market.Dave explains how Right Side invests in very early-stage startups using data instead of gut feelings. He also discusses how technology, like AI, is changing startups and shares stories from his career.About Dave Lambert:Dave Lambert is the Founder and Managing Director of Right Side Capital Management, a pre-VC stage investment firm based in San Francisco. Before founding Right Side Capital, Dave was the CEO and Founder of WorkMetro Inc., a network of local online job boards operating across major U.S. metropolitan markets. He successfully expanded the company to over 20 markets before its acquisition by Jobing.com in 2008. Earlier in his career, he founded Acorn Computer, Inc., which provided IT solutions to businesses and institutions in the San Francisco Bay Area for over a decade.Dave earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Stanford University, specializing in Values, Technology, Science & Society with a focus on Artificial Intelligence.Topics* (01:15) Dave's background growing up in Denver, his entrepreneurial beginnings with a computer hardware company, and how those experiences led to founding Right Side Capital* (03:26) How The Black Swan by Nassim Taleb influenced the creation of Right Side Capital, focusing on “positive black swans” (startups with unexpected, outsized success)* (05:53) Understanding the Power Law in Venture Capital* (08:39) How Right Side makes investment decisions, often providing a “yes” or “no” within a week and why they focus on startups with small funding needs and clear metrics* (11:48) What Metrics Right Side Looks For* (16:11) TradingView: A Success Story* (21:08) Impact of AI on Startups* (25:56) Low-Headcount Companies Thriving* (28:37) Changing Founder mindsets toward profitability and capital efficiency rather than raising successive funding rounds* (29:04) Tax Benefits for Venture Investors* (33:26) The Role of Accelerators* (36:40) Challenges in VC Fundraising and Innovation* (40:00) Resilient Entrepreneurs* (43:10) Dave's Tech and Productivity SetupDave Lambert's Fast Favorites* Favorite Podcast: Slow Burn* Favorite Newsletter/Blog: Dave doesn't have a single favorite but enjoys reading a variety of blogs and newsletters, especially about tech, venture capital, and economics.* Favorite Tech Gadget: Golf simulators* Favorite New Trend: Entrepreneurs focusing on profitability as the main goal instead of just raising money* Favorite Book: Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin – A guide on leadership and accountability, teaching lessons from Navy SEALs.* Favorite Life Lesson: “Believe in yourself and trust your own judgment.”Follow Matt Cohen and Tank Talks here!Podcast production support provided by Agentbee.ai This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tanktalks.substack.com
While the political tide has shifted right in the United States – and away from the climate alarmist agenda – our neighbors to the north are still currently all-in for the economically ruinous and scientifically unnecessary Net Zero agenda. But climate realists in the Great White North are pushing back, and a new book released in conjunction with The Heartland Institute will serve as an important weapon in the scientific and public relations arsenal. We talk to guests Ron Davison of the Friends of Science Society and Tom Harris of the International Climate Science Coalition.On Episode #135 of The Climate Realism Show, we welcome the co-authors of Energy & Climate at a Glance: Canadian Edition, which outlines why the climate plans of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's climate plans will cause economic hardship in Canada and will do nothing measurable to improve the global climate. Heartland's Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, and Jim Lakely will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the week and take your questions in the chat. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET this Friday and every Friday.Support the show: https://donate.heartland.org/campaign/599325/donateVisit our guests at :https://friendsofscience.org/https://www.icsc-canada.com/https://sensiblechange.ca/
In this episode, I interviewed Dr. Alondra Nelson, the Harold F. Linder Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Per her website: Dr. Nelson was formerly deputy assistant to President Joe Biden and acting director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). In this role, she was the first African American and first woman of color to lead US science and technology policy. At OSTP, she spearheaded the development of the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights, issued guidance to expand tax-payer access to federally-funded research, served as an inaugural member of the Biden Cancer Cabinet, strengthened evidence-based policymaking, and galvanized a multisector strategy to advance equity and excellence in STEM, among other accomplishments. Including her on the global list of "Ten People Who Shaped Science," Nature said of Nelson's OSTP tenure, “this social scientist made strides for equity, integrity and open access.” In 2023, she was named to the inaugural TIME100 list of the most influential people in the field of AI. In 2024, Nelson was appointed by President Biden to the National Science Board, the body that establishes the policies of the National Science Foundation and advises Congress and the President. Alondra was also nominated by the White House, and appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, to serve on the UN High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence. She also helped lead academic and research strategy at Columbia University, where she was the inaugural Dean of Social Science and professor of sociology and gender studies. Dr. Nelson began her academic career on the faculty of Yale University, and there was recognized with the Poorvu Prize for interdisciplinary teaching excellence.Dr. Nelson has held visiting professorships and fellowships at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, the BIOS Centre at the London School of Economics, the Bayreuth Academy of Advanced African Studies, and the Bavarian American Academy. Her research has been supported by the Ford Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Heising-Simons Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, and the National Science Foundation.Nelson has contributed to national policy discussions on inequality and on the social implications of new technologies, including artificial intelligence, big data, and human gene-editing in journals like Science. Her essays, reviews, and commentary have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Nature, Foreign Policy, CNN, NPR, BBC Radio, and PBS Newshour, among other venues.She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the Council on Foreign Relations, and an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Nelson was co-chair of the NAM Committee on Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation and served as a member of the National Academies of Sciences Committee on Responsible Computing Research. She is the recipient of honorary degrees from Northeastern University, Rutgers University, and the City University of New York. Her honors also include the Stanford University Sage-CASBS Award, the MIT Morison Prize, the inaugural TUM Friedrich Schiedel Prize for Social Sciences and Technology, the EPIC Champion of Freedom Award, the Federation of American Scientists Public Service Award, and the Morals & Machines Prize.Raised in Southern California, Dr. Nelson is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of California at San Diego, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She earned her PhD from New York University in 2003.
Join us for a discussion on the history of mining and the intersections of history of science with several other fields. How are mines sites of knowing the world, and how is that knowledge contested? How has our understanding of what a mine is changed over time, and what does that mean for how mines are studied? What can the methods and sources used in studying mines teach us about trends in the history of science and science studies? Discussants are: Allison Margaret Bigelow University of Virginia Victor Seow Harvard University Jessica Smith Colorado School of Mines Recorded on April 1, 2024 For more information on this and other topics, please see https://www.chstm.org/video/157
Sign Up for our LA Listener Meet Up Philip Ball is an award-winning science writer who has penned over 30 books on a dizzying variety of subjects. Holding degrees in chemistry from Oxford and physics from the University of Bristol, Ball's multidisciplinary background underpins his versatility. As a former editor at Nature for two decades and a regular contributor to a range of publications and broadcast outlets, Ball's work exemplifies the rare combination of scientific depth and accessibility, cementing his reputation as a premier science communicator. Tyler and Philip discuss how well scientists have stood up to power historically, the problematic pressures scientists feel within academia today, artificial wombs and the fertility crisis, the price of invisibility, the terrifying nature of outer space and Gothic cathedrals, the role Christianity played in the Scientific Revolution, what current myths may stick around forever, whether cells can be thought of as doing computation, the limitations of The Selfish Gene, whether the free energy principle can be usefully applied, the problem of microplastics gathering in testicles and other places, progress in science, his favorite science fiction, how to follow in his footsteps, and more. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video. Recorded May 22nd, 2024. Other ways to connect Follow us on X and Instagram Follow Tyler on X Follow Philip on X Sign up for our newsletter Join our Discord Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu Learn more about Conversations with Tyler and other Mercatus Center podcasts here.
GUEST OVERVIEW: Shawn Farash is Host of UNGOVERNED on LFA TV. He is a constitutional conservative, Shawn works with a company called FarashMedia.com and is also a TRUMP IMPERSONATOR extraordinare. GUEST OVERVIEW: Michelle Stirling is the Communications Manager for the Friends of Science Society which holds the view that the Sun is the main driver of climate change, not mankind and not CO2, carbon dioxide. From her background in marketing communications, Michelle focuses on media censorship on the climate issues and Freedom of Speech. Michelle travelled to the Porto Basic Climate Science Conference in 2018 on behalf of Friends of Science, and that's where today's CLINTEL network of over 1900 scientists and scholars, which challenges climate dogma, was formed. Michelle's video of CLINTEL's launch has over 700,000 views and is banned on Facebook. Michelle is a regular op-ed contributor to the Western Standard. Find out more at www.friendsofscience.org
Four historians share their interests in music, and their perspectives in using songs as source material for better understanding the history of science. Antony Adler, Carleton College Andrew Fiss, Michigan Technological University Asif Siddiqi, Fordham University Betty Smocovitis, University of Florida Song Notes: (https://soundcloud.com/antony-adler/the-dredging-song-by-edward-forbes) Edward Forbes "Song of the Dredge" Performed by Michael Schrimpf and Antony - Timestamp 34:06 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpxwJNNufko) Bio-Rad PCR Song - Timestamp 38:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IwmGomRRZ4&list=PLSO9Kihiwr3Mgze10g_zfxDxtNaXhCUz2) The 7th Voyage of Sinbad - Bernard Hermann - Timestamp 40:40 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tJgRoMzMxg) Cosmogony by Björk - Timestamp 44:50 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjkxUA041nM) Songs of the Humpback Whale - Dr. Roger Payne - Timestamp 47:00 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNGoXR5W88c) Farewell to Tarwathie by Judy Collins - Timestamp 47:30 Recorded December 11, 2023 For more resources on this topic, please see https://www.chstm.org/video/157
Another great episode!As Director of Media Relations for SAFE BLOOD Donation, Clinton Ohlers serves as its US representative. Safe Blood's mission is to protect life and health through education about the blood supply and mRNA vaccines, pairing blood transfusion recipients with non-mRNA vaccinated donors, and restoring health freedom.Dr. Ohlers earned his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, where he focused on intellectual history and the history of science. In his role as an academic, Dr. Ohlers has addressed international audiences at leading institutions including the History of Science Society, Cambridge University, the University of Hong Kong, and the University of Birmingham, UK. Dr. Ohlers has appeared in numerous broadcast and print interviews, including The Highwire with Del Bigtree and the documentary Epidemic of Fraud. Recently returned to the US from the University of Hong Kong, where he taught as an Assistant Research Professor. Dr. Ohlers contributes as Investigative Editor for the Free Press Media Group and its flagship publication, WorldTribune.com. His work there has focused on medical science journalism, reporting on Covid-19 therapeutics, the mRNA vaccines, and corruption within academic medical science. Dr. Ohlers is co-host with former CNN producer and Hollywood creative director, John Davidson, of the Broken Truth video cast, found on BrokenTruth.com, YouTube, and Rumble.Sponsored by RogersHood.com, code IDM 10% off!Support the showFor more Informed Dissent visit our website at Informed Dissent Media Follow us on Social media @InformedDissentMedia
Another great episode!As Director of Media Relations for SAFE BLOOD Donation, Clinton Ohlers serves as its US representative. Safe Blood's mission is to protect life and health through education about the blood supply and mRNA vaccines, pairing blood transfusion recipients with non-mRNA vaccinated donors, and restoring health freedom.Dr. Ohlers earned his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, where he focused on intellectual history and the history of science. In his role as an academic, Dr. Ohlers has addressed international audiences at leading institutions including the History of Science Society, Cambridge University, the University of Hong Kong, and the University of Birmingham, UK. Dr. Ohlers has appeared in numerous broadcast and print interviews, including The Highwire with Del Bigtree and the documentary Epidemic of Fraud. Recently returned to the US from the University of Hong Kong, where he taught as an Assistant Research Professor. Dr. Ohlers contributes as Investigative Editor for the Free Press Media Group and its flagship publication, WorldTribune.com. His work there has focused on medical science journalism, reporting on Covid-19 therapeutics, the mRNA vaccines, and corruption within academic medical science. Dr. Ohlers is co-host with former CNN producer and Hollywood creative director, John Davidson, of the Broken Truth video cast, found on BrokenTruth.com, YouTube, and Rumble.Sponsored by RogersHood.com, code IDM 10% off!Support the Show.For more Informed Dissent visit our website at Informed Dissent Media Follow us on Social media @InformedDissentMedia
Legal scholar Nita Farahany shares her insights into protecting our privacy through the right to cognitive liberty, how neuro-technology can enhance our understanding of mental health, and why the public should demand self-access to their brain data. Nita Farahany is Professor of Law & Philosophy at Duke Law School, Director of Science & Society, and Faculty Chair of the MA in Bioethics & Society Policy. Since 2010, she has served on Obama's Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. Her scholarship focuses on the ethical, legal, and social implications of biosciences and emerging technologies, particularly those related to neuroscience and behavioral genetics. She is an elected member of the American Law Institute, Chair of the Criminal Justice Section of the American Association of Law Schools, is one of the co-founding editors-in-chief of Journal of Law and the Biosciences, and serves on the Board of the International Neuroethics Society. She received an AB from Dartmouth College, an MA, PhD, and JD from Duke University, and an ALM from Harvard University. Bonus episode recorded in-person at The Royal Society Neural Interfaces Summit in September 2023. ABOUT THE HOST Luke Robert Mason is a British-born futures theorist who is passionate about engaging the public with emerging scientific theories and technological developments. He hosts documentaries for Futurism, and has contributed to BBC Radio, BBC One, The Guardian, Discovery Channel, VICE Motherboard and Wired Magazine. CREDITS Producer & Host: Luke Robert Mason Join the conversation on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @FUTURESPodcast Follow Luke Robert Mason on Twitter at @LukeRobertMason Subscribe & Support the Podcast at http://futurespodcast.net
In this episode, Joe interviews Imran Khan: Executive Director of the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics. Khan shares his journey into the world of science and policymaking, beginning with science journalism and inspired by David Nutt's famous ‘Equicy' paper and subsequent firing for telling the truth. Realizing how strong the disconnect was between political and science worlds, his goal became to represent science when it comes under attack; using campaigning, lobbying, advocacy work, etc., and essentially becoming a translator between science and society – bringing these overly complicated concepts down to a level every day culture can understand. At UC Berkeley, he's focusing on research, training scientists to be better communicators, educating the public on the benefits of psychedelics, and trying to make research more trustworthy. He discusses the word “science” and how it's used to describe lots of things; the hard problem of consciousness; color constancy, perception, and the influence of priors; the risk of abuse in all therapies; trust and why people don't always “trust the science”; the risks of putting too much faith in experience insights; the word “sacred”; and more. He concludes by discussing the findings of the first UC Berkeley psychedelic survey, which revealed public sentiments and attitudes towards psychedelics, and, while mostly positive, truly proved the need for people like Khan to be out there educating the public. Click here to head to the show notes page.
EPISODE #957 EXTREME HUMAN ANTIQUITY Richard welcomes a researcher who presents evidence pointing to a completely different narrative of human evolution and technological development. GUEST: Michael Cremo is a member of the History of Science Society, the World Archeological Congress, the Philosophy of Science Association, the European Association of Archaeologists and a research associate in history and philosophy of science for the Bhaktivedanta Institute. After receiving a scholarship to study International Affairs at George Washington University, Michael began to study the ancient histories of India known as the Vedas. In this way, he has broadened his academic knowledge with spirituality from the Eastern tradition. Michael is on the cutting edge of science and culture issues. In the course of a few months time he might be found on pilgrimage to sacred sites in India, appearing on a national television show in the United States or another country, lecturing at a mainstream science conference, or speaking to an alternative science gathering. As he crosses disciplinary and cultural boundaries, he presents to his various audiences a compelling case for negotiating a new consensus on the nature of reality. Michael will be speaking at the Stairway to the Stars Conference in Las Vegas in November 2023. For More Information visit https://disclosurefest.org WEBSITES: https://www.mcremo.com http://www.forbiddenarcheology.com http://www.humandevolution.com BOOKS: Human Devolution Forbidden Archeology Forbidden Archeology's Impact Forbidden Archeologist My Science, My Religion Divine Nature: A Spiritual Perspective on the Environmental Crisis SUPPORT MY SPONSORS!!! FACTOR MEALS - HEALTHY EATING, MADE EASY!!! Factor, America's #1 Ready-To-Eat Meal Kit, can help you fuel up fast with chef-prepared, dietitian-approved ready-to-eat meals delivered straight to your door. Head to https://www.factormeals.com/rssp50 and use code rssp50 to get 50% off! COPY MY CRYPTO https://copymycrypto.com/richard Discover how over 2,800 people - many of who know nothing about crypto or how to invest - are building rapid wealth the cabal can never steal. "You don't need to know a thing about cryptocurrency if you copy someone who does." Gain Access for just $1 https://copymycrypto.com/richard BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER!!! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm Use the discount code "Planet" to receive one month off the first subscription. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. By using our website and services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our Cookie Policy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://strangeplanet.supportingcast.fm/
The current and incoming editors of the journal Isis reflect on their expectations, experiences, and hopes for the journal and for the field of the history of science. Sigrid Schmalzer, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Elise Burton, University Toronto Projit Mukharji, Ashoka University Matt Lavine, Mississippi State University Alexandra Hui, Mississippi State University Recorded July 31, 2023 For more episodes in this series, other podcasts, and additional resources, please see https://www.chstm.org/video/157
Peter Thiel is one of the greatest entrepreneurs and investors of his generation. He was the co-founder and CEO of PayPal, the first investor in Facebook, and co-founder of Palantir Technologies. He's the founder and managing partner of the venture capital firm Founders Fund, and the author of Zero to One, one of the best business books of all time.In this episode, Auren and Peter dive deep on venture capital, scientific stagnation, AI, tech start-ups, and more. Peter shares his compelling theory for why scientific progress has slowed down dramatically in the last decades, and explains how that's affected start-ups and investing. Auren and Peter also survey the global economic landscape and discuss why the US and China have outperformed the rest of the world's economies by such a wide margin. Peter breaks down the conclusions from his book The Diversity Myth and explains why “competition is for losers.”World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph & Flex Capital. For more episodes, visit safegraph.com/podcasts.You can find Auren Hoffman on Twitter at @auren and Peter Thiel on Twitter at @peterthiel.
Join us for a discussion of history of science from the perspectives of Latin American, African, and Ottoman history — and global history more broadly. How have these perspectives been represented in the past? What has changed more recently? What are the pressing questions and challenges for the future of the field from a global perspective? Sharing their experiences and points of view on these issues: Harun Küçük, University of Pennsylvania Gabriela Soto Laveaga, Harvard University Helen Tilley, Northwestern University Recorded on June 5, 2023. For information, please see https://www.chstm.org/video/157.
Moviegoers who might never pick up a book on the history of science may nonetheless find themselves confronted with the stories, themes, and questions to which historians of science devote their careers when they go to the movies. Films and other forms of popular culture both reflect and shape public discourse about the significance of scientific discoveries and the legacies of technological achievements. For this episode, we've convened a film forum. HSS Secretary Matt Shindell hosts a discussion of four recent movies with fellow historians Yangyang Cheng, David Hecht, and Amit Prasad. Each of the films take on history of science subject matter in different ways; they include Christopher Nolan's newly released biopic, Oppenheimer, Sudhir Mishra and Sachin Krishn's satire, Serious Men, Ryan White's documentary, Good Night Oppy, and Jianya Zhang's heroic depiction of Qian Xuesen. Recorded on July 27, 2023. For information this topic, and other HSS@100 episodes, please see https://www.chstm.org/video/157.
The discovery of a never-released report from 1973 on women in the History of Science Society provides an opportunity to reflect on how much things have changed, what has not changed, and challenges that remain for improving inclusion in the Society. Discussants in this episode are: Tara Nummedal, Brown University Samantha Muka, Stevens Institute of Technology Margaret Rossiter, Cornell University Matthew Lavine, Mississippi State University For more information and more podcasts go to, https://www.chstm.org/video/157 Recorded on June 5, 2023.
** We will be taking a mini summer break for the month of July! After episode 62, the next episode (Ep 63) will release on Tuesday, August 1st. Catch up on past episodes if you haven't had a chance to listen in yet!**____________________________________ Co-host Katy Starr and guest expert Dr. Stephen Duren, PhD, MS, PAS, discuss current research that was presented at the 2023 Equine Science Society Symposium held in Grapevine, Texas. They discussed what the Equine Science Society is and the value it offers to the horse industry and horse owners. Some of the research highlighted in this episode involves potential livestock models to study bone and joint health in growing horses, hay nets and slow feeders and the impact on dental health, body condition score, weight and behavior, exercise intensity as it influences gastric ulcers in horses, algae as a source of DHA and EPA (which are important in the metabolism of omega 3 fatty acids) for anti-inflammatory effects on joints and joint healing, looking for fiber markers in forage that can predict digestibility of forage, equine gut microbiome including specific microbes and what they do from an individual standpoint and how they function as a community for certain activities, standardizing credentials for equine nutritionists, and so many other topics! Episode Notes: Learn more about the Equine Science Society – https://www.equinescience.org/Learn more about the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) - https://www.arpas.org/In December of 2022, the University of Minnesota Equine Extension program Facebook page was hacked, and they have unfortunately not been unable to get it back. They have started a new page. Go follow and connect with them – Facebook – @UMNExtEquine____________________________________Love the podcast? Leave a rating and review on Apple – https://podcasts.apple.com/.../beyond-the-barn/id1541221306Leave a rating on Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/3dmftQmwLKDQNueUcCJBZaHave a topic idea or feedback to share? We want to connect with you! Email podcast@standlee.comShare our podcast and learn more about our co-hosts at our Beyond the Barn podcast pageSUBSCRIBE to the Beyond the Barn podcast email to be an exclusive insider!Find us on Apple, Spotify or Google Podcasts and SUBSCRIBE, so you never miss an episode.____________________________________Check out the Standlee Barn Bulletin BlogFind more nutritional resources from Dr. Stephen Duren and Dr. Tania Cubitt at https://www.standleeforage.com/nutrition/nutritional-resourcesConnect with Standlee on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok____________________________________*Views and opinions expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of Standlee Premium Products, LLC.*
As the History of Science Society approaches its centennial celebration in 2024, its members reflect on the past 100 years of the profession, its fascinations and preoccupations, and its possible future in an increasingly globalized world. HSS@100 is produced in partnership with the History of Science Society. Where has the Society been and where will it go next? Our first episode, hosted by HSS President Fa-ti Fan, kicks the series off with a discussion between HSS Presidents past, present, and future. Fan is joined by past Presidents Bernard Lightman and Jan Golinski, and current Vice President, Evelynn Hammonds. The group discusses what the history of science has meant to them, the value of history of science scholarship, and how the Society and its diverse members can expand understanding of the scientific enterprise and the contexts in which science is practiced.
In this episode, Dr. Krishona Martinson and Robyn Stewart share their take on their favorite abstracts they watched at the 2023 Equine Science Society meetings. We discuss the impact of hay nets on teeth, when folks think horses are old, if pasture tracks make a difference and poop versus urea - which is better!To read the complete abstracts and findings, click on the links below64 A preliminary study: Effect of hay nets on horse hay usage, dental wear, and dental conditions in mature adult horses 98 Environmental impacts and daily voluntary movement of horses housed in pasture tracks as compared to conventional pasture housing105 Botanical composition, yield, horse preference, and forage and soil nutrient values of grass pastures treated with different soil amendments122 US Senior horses: When are they considered old and how does that affect their management
Matt Huber on climate change as class war and how to build socialism through class struggle as climate politics. Future Histories International Find all English episodes of Future Histories here: https://futurehistories-international.com/ and subscribe to the Future Histories International RSS-Feed (English episodes only) Shownotes Matthew T. Huber (Syracuse University): https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/directory/matthew-t-huber Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Matthuber78 Huber, Matthew T. 2022. Climate change as class war: Building socialism on a warming planet. Verso Books.: https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/775-climate-change-as-class-war Huber, Matthew T. 2013. Lifeblood: Oil, freedom, and the forces of capital. University of Minnesota Press.: https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/lifeblood Conference - The Great Transition 2023: https://thegreattransition.net/ Weitere Shownotes Planning for Entropy. 2022. Democratic economic planning, social metabolism and the environment. Science & Society, 86(2), 291-313.: https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/siso.2022.86.2.291 Research Center on Social Innovation and Transformation: http://innovationsocialeusp.ca/en/crits? http://innovationsocialeusp.ca/en/crits/recherches/democratic-economic-planning? Simon Tremblay-Pepin (Saint-Paul University): https://ustpaul.ca/index.php?mod=employee&id=1195 Elisa Loncón (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisa_Lonc%C3%B3n Jason Hickel: https://www.jasonhickel.org/ https://twitter.com/jasonhickel/status/1653743870453116930 Christoph Sorg: https://christophsorg.wordpress.com/ Elena Hofferberth: https://twitter.com/e_hofferberth?lang=de Matthias Schmelzer (University of Jena): https://www.soziologie.uni-jena.de/arbeitsbereiche/mentalitaeten-im-fluss-nachwuchsgruppe/personen/dr-matthias-schmelzer Cédric Durand: https://durandcedric.wordpress.com/ Bakke, Gretchen. 2017. The Grid: The fraying wires between Americans and our energy future. Bloomsbury Publishing.: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/grid-9781632865687/ Alexandia Ocasio Cortez – The Green New Deal: https://www.ocasiocortez.com/green-new-deal Smucker, Jonathan. 2017. Hegemony how-to: A roadmap for radicals. ak Press.: https://hegemonyhowto.org/ Phillips, Leigh; Rozworski, Michal. 2018. The people's republic of walmart: How the world's biggest corporations are laying the foundation for socialism. Verso Books.: https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/636-the-people-s-republic-of-walmart Phillips, Leigh; Rozworski, Michal. 2017. Planning the good Anthropocene. Jacobin Magazine.: https://jacobin.com/2017/08/planning-the-good-anthropocene Further Future Histories Episodes on related topics S02E44 | Evgeny Morozov on Discovery Beyond Competition: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e44-evgeny-morozov-on-discovery-beyond-competition/ [German] S02E40 | Raul Zelik zu grünem Sozialismus: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e40-raul-zelik-zu-gruenem-sozialismus/ S02E27 |Nick Dyer-Witheford on Biocommunism: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e27-nick-dyer-witheford-on-biocommunism/ [German] S02E26 | Andrea Vetter zu Degrowth und Technologie: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e26-andrea-vetter-zu-degrowth-und-technologie/ S02E19 | David Laibman on Multilevel Democratic Iterative Coordination: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e19-david-laibman-on-multilevel-democratic-iterative-coordination/ S02E18 | Drew Pendergrass and Troy Vettese on Half Earth Socialism: https://www.futurehistories.today/episoden-blog/s02/e18-drew-pendergrass-and-troy-vettese-on-half-earth-socialism/ If you like Future Histories, you can help with your support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/FutureHistories? Write me at office@futurehistories.today and join the discussion on Twitter (#FutureHistories): https://twitter.com/FutureHpodcast or on Mastodon: @FutureHistories@mstdn.social or on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FutureHistories/ or on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfRFz38oh9RH73-pWcME6yw www.futurehistories.today Episode Keywords: #MattHuber, #Interview, #JanGroos, #FutureHistories, #FutureHistoriesInternational, #DemocraticPlanning, #ClimateChange, #Transition, #Environment, #Hegemony, #Energy, #Degrowth, #Nature, #Class, #EconomicPlanning, #Capital, #Limits, #Socialism, #ecosocialism, #communism, #Marxism, #ClassStruggle, #TheGoodAnthropocene, #ThePeoplesRepublicOfWalmart, #Verso
On the show this week we talk to Nita A. Farahany, distinguished professor of law and philosophy at Duke University and the founding director of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society, about her new book, "The Battle for Your Brain: Defending the Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology."Many people choose to give up unprecedented levels of privacy in exchange for convenience. So why not give up your brain data too? Is it really that different? While the proposition may seem analogous, and despite how it's often presented, says Farahany, what could get decoded from your brain is a very different thing.“Everybody has something to hide when it comes to what's in their brain. Not in the sense of like, you're thinking about committing some horrible crime. But it is the space where you work out everything. And if you don't have that space to work out everything, suddenly what it means to be human is fundamentally different.”https://inquiring.show/episodes/400-the-perilous-combination-of-brain-wave-data-and-generative-ai
Dr. Nita Farahany, a foremost scholar in the social, legal, and ethical implications of emerging technologies, discusses her critically acclaimed book The Battle For Your Brain: Defending Your Right to Think Freely in the Age of Neurotechnology. Nita believes this is a critical moment for the global society to act for the right to ‘cognitive liberty', which is the right to self-determination, the right to mental privacy, and the right to freedom of thought. Twitter: @NitaFarahany Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitafarahany -- Dr. Nita Farahany is the Robinson O. Everett Distinguished Professor of Law & Philosophy and Founding Director of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society. She is a widely published scholar on the ethics of emerging technologies and frequent commentator for national media and radio and keynote speaker at events including TED, the Aspen Ideas Festival, the World Economic Forum, and judicial conferences worldwide. From 2010-2017, she served as a Commissioner on the U.S. Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. She currently serves on the National Advisory Council for the National Institute for Neurological Disease and Stroke, as an elected member of the American Law Institute, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, immediate past President of the International Neuroethics Society, ELSI advisor to the NIH Brain Initiative and to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, member of the Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders and the Standing Committee on Biotechnology Capabilities and National Security Needs for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the Global Future Council on Frontier Risks for the World Economic Forum. She is the Reporter for the Drafting Committee on updating the Uniform Determination of Death Committee for the Uniform Law Commission (ULC), as well as a ULC Commissioner. Farahany is a co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Law and the Biosciences and on the Board of Advisors for Scientific American. She also serves on scientific and ethics advisory boards for corporations. Farahany holds an AB (Genetics) from Dartmouth College, an ALM (Biology) from Harvard University, and a JD, MA, and Ph.D. (Philosophy) from Duke University.
In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the co-author of THE BIG MYTH, Erik Conway, about how American business taught us to loathe government and love the free market ideologies of neo-liberal economists like Milton Friedman. Erik Conway is a historian of science and technology residing in Altadena, CA, and works for the California Institute of Technology. He is the author of seven books, on topics as diverse as aviation infrastructure development in the 1930s and 1940s to Mars exploration in the 2000s, and dozens of articles and essays. He is currently finishing a history of near-Earth asteroids research. In 2011, Conway shared the Watson Davis and Helen Miles Davis prize from the History of Science Society with Naomi Oreskes for their book Merchants of Doubt, which has been translated into 7 languages. It became the basis for the 2014 documentary by the same title, produced by Robby Kenner and Participant Media. He is the co-author of THE BIG MYTH: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market (2023) Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The word Anthropocene has been used over the past 20 years to define the modern era during which time man has come to shape the environment. This reality became significantly more pronounced with the advent of the nuclear Anthropocene. As Prof. Higuchi explains in the introduction of "Political Fallout," from 1945 to 1963, when the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) was signed by the US, the Soviet Union and Britain, these three nations conducted approximately 450 nuclear weapons tests, in sum equal to 26,000 Hiroshima-sized bombs, that caused worldwide radioactive contamination. Though in small concentrations, radioactive particles from this period of atmospheric nuclear weapons tests are still present around the world. How and why the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty, signed by the US, the Soviet Union and Britain, came into effect remains important. Among other reasons, this past August the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, concluded the world has entered “a time of nuclear danger not seen since the height of the Cold War.” Two weeks ago the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists forwarded its Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds to midnight. The clock has move forward 4:30 since 2010. This history is also important because it potentially offers lessons regarding how we address the climate crisis. During this 46 minute discussion, Prof. Higuchi begins by defining the Japanese word hibakusha and defines what is radioactive fallout. He next discusses how concerns regarding nuclear fallout became publicly known, how the US's understanding of radioactive contamination evolved through the 1950s, discusses his "politics of risk" framework used to discuss fallout's biological effects, social acceptability and policy implications, how ultimately a PTBT was achieved, and discusses what lessons can be learned from the nuclear Anthropocene relative to the climate crisis. Prof. Toshihiro Higuchi is an Assistant Professor of History at Georgetown University and field chair of Regional and Comparative Studies (RCST) in the School of Foreign Service (SFS), Georgetown University. Prof. Higuchi is also an official historian for the International Commission on Radiological Protection, serves on the editorial board of Kagakusi kenkyu, the executive board of Peace History Society, and a committee of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. A native Japanese, Prof. Higuchi received his PhD at Georgetown University in 2011. Before he returned to Georgetown in 2016, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University (2011-12); an American Council of Learned Societies New Faculty Fellow at the University of Wisconsin - Madison (2012-14); and, a Hakubi Project assistant professor at Kyoto University (2014-15). His Political Fallout: Nuclear Weapons Testing and the Making of a Global Environmental Crisis (Stanford University Press, 2020) won the 2021 Michael H. Hunt Prize for International History from the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations. His academic works have also appeared in Peace & Change, Journal of Strategic Studies, Historia Scientiarum, and International Relations of the Asia-Pacific. His opinion pieces have also appeared in a number of news outlets, including the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and Asahi Shimbun. Prof. Higuchi is a member of several professional societies including the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations, History of Science Society, Association for Asian Studies, American Society for Environmental History, Peace History Society, and Japan Association of International Relations.Information on "Political Fallout" is at: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=23212. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.thehealthcarepolicypodcast.com
Many people are claiming it is a conspiracy theory to be concerned that "15 minute cities" might become a new form of #Lockdown - this time for climate versus COVID.Kerry and Michelle Stirling, Communications Manager for Friends of Science Society, discuss the time line of some events and 'targets' which include the Fourth Industrial Revolution of SMART cities (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) and concerns over Digital ID.
This is the episode that you need to hear. It's full of good news and cheer! Come to find out that the earth is not in an apocalyptic alarmism situation regarding carbon dioxide, otherwise known as CO2 levels. CO2 is the food of life and has been proven repeatedly that we all need it to live and have a wonderful time while we are here on earth. That ought to be good news, right? But if you were to listen and believe what Al Gore, John Kerry, Bill Gates, and the mere 20-year-old child, Greta Thunberg, have said... you might feel ‘what's the use?' we are all going to die by 2030. Don't believe the World Economic Forum, the United Nations, the World Health Organization, and many climate change summits that tell you they know better than all of us. All ‘they' know is the lie that 'they' spread and hope that we don't catch on to the facts. That is the truth! Earth is thriving. An abundance of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere can do so much for many, including lifting people out of famine and poverty. Listen to this episode, which includes Patrick Moore co-founder of Greenpeace, and the founder of The Weather Channel John Coleman disputing these asinine claims that we all must live with less CO2 to survive. Also, Jordan B. Peterson podcast, Michelle Stirling from the YouTube channel, Friends of Science, Dr. Richard Lindzen on the Tom Nelson podcast, a Greta Thunberg rap song making a small amount of fun regarding her “How Dare You Speech” she gave at the United Nations Climate Change Summit in 2019 (‘How dare YOU, Greta!'), and yes, even Bill Gates' 2010 Ted Talk makes an appearance on the episode ... he actually wants to get to “net-zero”... that would make, as some scientists call it, a dead planet with no life on it. The huge glaring picture that the globalists don't want you to know is what sensible scientists want you to understand. The CO2 in our atmosphere is fantastic and ought to be celebrated not demonized. Question Everything That's when the real truth comes out. Let's party like it's 2023! In this episode: “Build Back Better” montage 1: https://youtu.be/YkcaeaD45MY “Build Back Better” montage 2: https://youtu.be/vklnqIqTx30 Try CHTGPT the new AI-generated tool (ask it a question or request and get an answer) How well does it work?: https://chatgptonline.net/ Bill Gates - Ted Talk – Innovating to Zero! - https://youtu.be/JaF-fq2Zn7I Jordan B. Peterson – Unsettled: Climate and Science – Dr. Steven Koonin - https://youtu.be/reaABJ5HpLk Michelle Stirling, Communications Manager for Friends of Science Society - https://youtu.be/8yp9BqXSZ6A Patrick Moore Greenpeace Co-Founder – Prager U video - https://youtu.be/WDWEjSDYfxc Sept 2022: MIT climate scientist Dr. Richard Lindzen laughs at the sheer lunacy of declaring trace CO2 to be a pollutant: "What kind pollutant is it? You get rid of it, and you die". Tom Nelson podcast – Clip on the episode: https://twitter.com/tan123/status/1624896152725331968?s=46&t=-Ckq4fGAJU6HRhJnb2SF3A Full episode on Tom Nelson podcast - Dr. Richard Lindzen episode: https://youtu.be/FvEQBMcwHVw Rapping Greta (How Dare You): https://twitter.com/sophiadahl1/status/1616716898519126018?s=20 Go to: http://truthdetectivepodcast.com to hear all my episodes Go to https://twitter.com/stephfactfinder (@stephfactfinder) to discover clips and more about the topics that interest you most Go to YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@truthdetectivewithstephanielee Email me: truthdetectivepodcast@gmail.com
In this week's “22 Lessons on Ethics and Technology" special series, I sit down with Dr. Evelynn Hammonds to talk about how race and gender have shaped the histories of science, medicine, and technological development. We explore the divisions between investigations of gender within scientific and technological inquiry, and race within these same fields. How can an intersectional approach challenge our science and technologies to better serve, and include, a broader diversity of people? How have our concepts of science and technology, and our assumptions about what they can and should do, been shaped by exclusions? How can those trained and working in the Humanities can learn from those trained in and working in the Sciences and Technology fields, and vice-versa? How does an understanding of the history of ideas, and the people and forces that have shaped them, inform our ability to build, innovate, and create work cultures that are more ethical and equitable? Professor Hammonds is the Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and Professor of African and African American Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University. She was the first Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity at Harvard University (2005-2008). From 2008-2013 she served as Dean of Harvard College and Chair of the Department of History of Science (2017-2022). Professor Hammonds' areas of research include the histories of science, medicine and public health in the United States; race, gender and sexuality in science studies; feminist theory and African American history. She has published articles on the history of disease, race and science, African American feminism, African-American women and the epidemic of HIV/AIDS; analyses of gender and race in science, medicine and public health and the history of health disparities in the U.S.. Professor Hammonds' current work focuses on the history of the intersection of scientific, medical and socio-political concepts of race in the United States. She is currently director of the Project on Race & Gender in Science & Medicine at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard. Prof. Hammonds holds a B.S. in physics from Spelman College, a B.E.E. in electrical engineering from Ga. Tech and an SM in Physics from MIT. She earned the PhD in the history of science from Harvard University. She served as a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer (2003-2005), a visiting scholar at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, a Post-doctoral Fellow in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and a Visiting Professor at UCLA and at Hampshire College. Professor Hammonds was named a Fellow of the Association of Women in Science (AWIS) in 2008. She served on the Board of Trustees of Spelman and Bennett Colleges and currently on the Board of the Arcus Foundation, and the Board of Trustees of Bates College. In 2010, she was appointed to President Barack Obama's Board of Advisers on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and in 2014 to the President's Advisory Committee on Excellence in Higher Education for African Americans. She served two terms as a member of the Committee on Equal Opportunity in Science and Engineering (CEOSE), the congressionally mandated oversight committee of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Advisory Committee of the EHR directorate of the NSF, and the Advisory Committee on the Merit Review Process of the NSF. Professor Hammonds is the current vice president/president-elect of the History of Science Society. At Harvard, she served on the President's Initiative on Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery; the Faculty Executive Committee of the Peabody Museum and she chaired the University-wide Steering Committee on Human Remains in the Harvard Museum Collections. She also works on projects to increase the participation of men and women of color in STEM fields. Prof. Hammonds is the co-author of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) recently released report (December 9, 2021) Transforming Technologies: Women of Color in Tech. She is a member of the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering, and Medicine (CWSEM) of the NAS and the NAS Roundtable on Black Men and Black Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She holds honorary degrees from Spelman College and Bates College. For the academic year 2022-2023, Prof. Hammonds is the inaugural Audre Lorde Visiting Professor of Queer Studies at Spelman College.
APP Webinar with Michelle Stirling from Friends of Science will walk through their rebuttal report – “A Cruel and Unusual Punishment” and will show you how Canadians are being misled by the magical Medieval thinking on climate change and the effective witch hunt against those who hold rational dissenting views.AboutFriends of Sciencehttps://friendsofscience.org/index.php?id=160Friends of Science Society is an independent group of earth, atmospheric and solar scientists, engineers, and citizens that is celebrating its 20th year of offering climate science insights. After a thorough review of a broad spectrum of literature on climate change, Friends of Science Society has concluded that the sun is the main driver of climate change, not carbon dioxide (CO2).Toll-free Telephone: 1-888-789-9597Web: friendsofscience.orgE-mail: contact@friendsofscience.orgWeb: climatechange101.caEtransfers: contact@friendsofscience.org
Michelle Stirling is the Communications Manager for Friends of Science Society. She has worked in marketing communications, advertising and film/video production most of her career. In 2005, she worked for a time at Alberta Environment as an Information Coordinator, the year that the Sierra Club gave Alberta an "F"...and Ontario a "B+". That jump-started her interested in climate change policies. Michelle was an op-ed writer for the Red Deer Advocate for several years, and has contributed articles to the Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Troy Media and Medium. Several of her papers on 'consensus' thinking posted on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) are in the top 10% of downloads. She is a member of the Canadian Association of Journalists and AAAS. Twitter: https://twitter.com/stirlingmg https://twitter.com/FriendsOScience Friends of Science: https://friendsofscience.org/ 30-second Friends of Science intro video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8kNBc14qXs 74-sec video: Climate Diversity is Our Strength - You have a right to dissent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e47dpiu2EVs 97% consensus study: https://friendsofscience.org/assets/documents/97_Consensus_Myth.pdf Consensus Cake - Science is Not A Democracy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOQ7_IH2438 Here's a short video on the Doran and Zimmerman study: https://youtu.be/zgXWN05P_Zo Here's the "Infiltration" paper Michelle wrote, which includes the many comments of the Zimmerman Masters Thesis by those who emailed her: https://friendsofscience.org/assets/documents/Infiltration2015.pdf Here's the Prof. Vahrenholt book Michelle mentioned: https://www.amazon.ca/Neglected-Sun-Precludes-Climate-Catastrophe/dp/1934791547 Climate Intelligence (CLINTEL): https://clintel.org/ No climate emergency: Michelle reads the CLINTEL declaration (over 700k views): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpVBH-HY5Ow A letter to Greta Thunberg (600k views): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9ZbSaL7JP0 —— Tom Nelson's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tan123 Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomnelson.blogspot.com/2022/03/about-me-tom-nelson.html Notes for climate skeptics: https://tomnelson.blogspot.com/2019/06/useful-notes-for-climate-skeptics.html ClimateGate emails: https://tomnelson.blogspot.com/p/climategate_05.html
Today on Mushroom Hour we have the privilege of interviewing Professor Vera Meyer from the Technical University of Berlin. Professor Meyer's career has seen her as a visiting scientist to the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London (2003) and to the department of Fungal Genetics and Metabolomics at Leiden University in the Netherlands (2005 - 2006). In 2008, Professor Meyer was appointed assistant professor for Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology at Leiden University, a position she held for three years. Since 2011, she has been professor at the Institute of Biotechnology and head of its department for Applied and Molecular Microbiology at the Technical University of Berlin. Her scientific work in the field of fungal biotechnology has been published in more than 100 publications. Vera also works as a visual artist, using the pseudonym V. meer. She puts a strong emphasis on sculpting and creating objects from chance finds like forest mushrooms, decaying wood and scrap metal. Inspired by her scientific work with fungi in microbiology, she combines these materials in the sense of a found object. Through her artwork, she wants to enhance the awareness for fungi and their potential in biotechnology and for a sustainable bioeconomy in general. TOPICS COVERED: Childhood Fascination with the Invisible Fungal Biotechnology Seeing Fungi as Friends and as Foes Importance of Multi-Disciplinary Approach Open Science Movement Aspergillus niger, Citric Acid and the Origins of Modern Biotechnology Primary and Secondary MetabolismModulating Metabolic Processes of Aspergillus in Making Products Synthetic Biology BioReactor Cultivation & Ecology of a BioReactor Mycelium Materials Building a Mycelium Materials Database Transdisciplinary Collaboration Reconciling Biotechnology with Conservation and the Precautionary Principle EPISODE RESOURCES: Vera Meyer Academic Page @ TU Berlin: https://www.tu.berlin/en/vcard/vera.meyer Vera Meyer Art (V.Meer): https://www.v-meer.de/ Vera Meyer IG: https://instagram.com/v.meer_/ Art Lab Berlin: https://artlaboratory-berlin.org/de/forschung/mind-the-fungi/ TU Berlin - Natural Building Lab: https://www.nbl.berlin/ "Beauty of the Morbid" Article: https://fungalbiolbiotech.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40694-016-0028-4 Aspergillus niger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspergillus_niger Fomes fomentarius: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fomes_fomentarius Macrolepiota procera (AKA Parasol Mushroom): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrolepiota_procera
"The Archive begins in 1940. The Germans themselves do not decide they are going to murder all the Jews, they don't decide on the Final Solution until late 1941. When the archive begins, Ringelblum is creating the archive in order to do what Max Weinreich was doing with the YIVO [Yiddish Scientific Institute] - that was to get people to write about their lives, to get people to describe their experiences so as to use the knowledge gained to help the psychological and the community rebuilding after the war. ‘The war will be over, and we will rebuild our lives, what lessons will this experience have taught us?' The way to get that information is to get people to write essays, to do interviews." Episode Description: We begin with the historical background that allowed for the conceptualization and creation of The Ringelblum Archive - the contemporaneous documentation by the inhabitants of the Warsaw Ghetto. The thread of psychoanalytic thinking is identified in this work through the interest in everyday living, “nothing is unimportant,” and through prior contact with Freud and analysts. We discuss the authors' intent to define themselves through their writings to allow their own voices to be heard as distinct from those of the sadists – as in analysis, to own their own history. We consider the concept of "cultural resistance" and what it means to try “to put a stone under the wheel of history." We close by describing the remarkable story of the uncovering of the hidden archive and the tragic end of Emmanuel Ringelblum. In addition, Sam shares with us aspects of his personal story that has led him to this labor of love. Our Guest: Samuel Kassow, PhD, Charles Northam Professor of History at Trinity College, is the author of many studies on Russian and Jewish history including Who Will Write Our History: Rediscovering a Hidden Archive from the Warsaw Ghetto, which was translated into eight languages and made into a film, as well as Volume 9 of the Posen Anthology of Jewish Culture, published by Yale in 2019. He was part of the scholarly team that planned the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw and is currently engaged in a project organized by Yad Vashem in Jerusalem to write a history of the Holocaust in Poland. He has been a visiting professor at several universities including Harvard, Toronto and Dartmouth. Professor Kassow holds a Ph.D from Princeton. Recommended Readings: Samuel Kassow Who will write our History: Emanuel Ringelblum and the Oyneg Shabes Archive(Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2007) Israel Gutman, Emanuel Ringelblum: the Man and the Historian (Jerusalem: Yad Vashem, 2010) Natalia Aleksiun, Conscious History: Polish Jewish Historians before the Holocaust (Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, 2021) Cecile Kuznitz YIVO and the Making of Modern Jewish Culture (Cambridge University Press: 2014) Social Science as a “Weapon of the Weak”: Max Weinreich, the Yiddish Scientific Institute, and the Study of Culture, Personality, and Prejudice Author(s): Leila ZenderlandSource: Isis , Vol. 104, No. 4 (December 2013), pp. 742-772. Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of The History of Science Society
Shermer and Sulloway discuss: relative roles of genes, environment, hard work, and luck in how lives turn out; 60s and 70s Harvard culture; his relationship and work with E. O. Wilson, who was recently defamed by Scientific American as a racist; measuring and studying personality; birth order and family dynamics in how personalities are formed; autocratic personality traits and why people follow and support Trump and other autocrats; why if you know a person's stance on one issue (e.g., abortion) you can predict their stance on many other issues; and more… American psychologist Dr. Frank J. Sulloway, author of Freud, Biologist of the Mind: Beyond the Psychoanalytic Legend (1979), provides a radical reanalysis of the origins and validity of psychoanalysis and received the Pfizer Award of the History of Science Society. For decades, Dr. Sulloway has employed evolutionary theory to understand how family dynamics affect personality development, including that of creative geniuses. He has a particular interest in the influence that birth order exerts on personality and behavior. In this connection, he is the author of Born to Rebel: Birth Order, Family Dynamics, and Creative Lives (1996).
This episode features Hillary Diane Andales, a science communicator and astrophysicist-in-training. In 2017, she won the Breakthrough Junior Challenge, an annual global competition for students to inspire creative thinking about science. She is currently an undergraduate researcher at the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research. We talked about her research in astrophysics and observational astronomy, science communication tips and techniques, the pressure that comes with being a scientist-in-training, the link between science and society, how scientific innovations can improve our lives in unexpected ways, and more. How to contact Hillary: Website: hillaryandales.com Facebook: @hilldiandales YouTube: HillaryDianeAndales Twitter: @cosmichillarays Instagram: @cosmichillarays
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With the virtual joint meeting of the History of Science Society and Society for the History of Technology coming up next month, join us as we revisit our September 2020 discussion with Jan Golinski, Tom Misa, and AAHM President Keith Wailoo as they talk about the challenges of the present moment and what the future holds for their organizations. They address the organizations' new initiatives, the roles of young scholars in the Societies, the limits and opportunities of virtual meetings, inclusion and diversity in the profession, and the current jobs crisis. To find helpful resources related to this presentation, please visit: https://www.chstm.org/video/104
Join Sarah and Joe as they describe what the Weed Contest is all about and hear from four students that are participating in the contest this year. Learn more about North Central Weed Science Society and the contest here.
EPISODE #573 FORBIDDEN ARCHAEOLOGY On this episode... a very different story of human evolution examining anomalies in the archeological record that contradict the prevailing theory of how humans developed. Guest: Michael Cremo is a member of the History of Science Society, the World Archeological Congress, the Philosophy of Science Association, the European Association of Archaeologists and a research associate in history and philosophy of science for the Bhaktivedanta Institute. Michael is on the cutting edge of science and culture issues. In the course of a few months time he might be found on pilgrimage to sacred sites in India, appearing on a national television show in the United States or another country, lecturing at a mainstream science conference, or speaking to an alternative science gathering. As he crosses disciplinary and cultural boundaries, he presents to his various audiences a compelling case for negotiating a new consensus on the nature of reality. BOOKS: Human Devolution Forbidden Archeology Forbidden Archeology's Impact Forbidden Archeologist My Science, My Religion Divine Nature: A Spiritual Perspective on the Environmental Crisis SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! C60EVO -The Secret is out about this powerful anti-oxidant. The Purest C60 available is ESS60. Buy Direct from the Source. Buy Now and Save 10% – Use Coupon Code: EVRS at Checkout! Life Change and Formula 13 Teas All Organic, No Caffeine, Non GMO! More Energy! Order now, use the code 'unlimited' and ALL your purchases ships for free! Strange Planet Shop - If you're a fan of the radio show and the podcast, why not show it off? Greats T-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, and more. It's a Strange Planet - Dress For It! BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER FOR LESS THAN $2 PER MONTH If you're a fan of this podcast, I hope you'll consider becoming a Premium Subscriber. For just $1.99 per month, subscribers to my Conspiracy Unlimited Plus gain access to two exclusive, commercial-free episodes per month. They also gain access to my back catalog of episodes. The most recent 30 episodes of Conspiracy Unlimited will remain available for free. Stream all episodes and Premium content on your mobile device by getting the FREE Conspiracy Unlimited APP for both IOS and Android devices... Available at the App Store and Google Play. To become a subscriber CLICK HERE or go to www.conspiracyunlimitedpodcast.com and click on GET ACCESS TO PREMIUM EPISODES.
EPISODE #573 FORBIDDEN ARCHAEOLOGY On this episode... a very different story of human evolution examining anomalies in the archeological record that contradict the prevailing theory of how humans developed. Guest: Michael Cremo is a member of the History of Science Society, the World Archeological Congress, the Philosophy of Science Association, the European Association of Archaeologists and a research associate in history and philosophy of science for the Bhaktivedanta Institute. Michael is on the cutting edge of science and culture issues. In the course of a few months time he might be found on pilgrimage to sacred sites in India, appearing on a national television show in the United States or another country, lecturing at a mainstream science conference, or speaking to an alternative science gathering. As he crosses disciplinary and cultural boundaries, he presents to his various audiences a compelling case for negotiating a new consensus on the nature of reality. BOOKS: Human Devolution Forbidden Archeology Forbidden Archeology's Impact Forbidden Archeologist My Science, My Religion Divine Nature: A Spiritual Perspective on the Environmental Crisis SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! C60EVO -The Secret is out about this powerful anti-oxidant. The Purest C60 available is ESS60. Buy Direct from the Source. Buy Now and Save 10% – Use Coupon Code: EVRS at Checkout! Life Change and Formula 13 Teas All Organic, No Caffeine, Non GMO! More Energy! Order now, use the code 'unlimited' and ALL your purchases ships for free! Strange Planet Shop - If you're a fan of the radio show and the podcast, why not show it off? Greats T-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, and more. It's a Strange Planet - Dress For It! BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER FOR LESS THAN $2 PER MONTH If you're a fan of this podcast, I hope you'll consider becoming a Premium Subscriber. For just $1.99 per month, subscribers to my Conspiracy Unlimited Plus gain access to two exclusive, commercial-free episodes per month. They also gain access to my back catalog of episodes. The most recent 30 episodes of Conspiracy Unlimited will remain available for free. Stream all episodes and Premium content on your mobile device by getting the FREE Conspiracy Unlimited APP for both IOS and Android devices... Available at the App Store and Google Play.To become a subscriber CLICK HERE or go to www.conspiracyunlimitedpodcast.com and click onGET ACCESS TO PREMIUM EPISODES.
EPISODE #573 FORBIDDEN ARCHAEOLOGY On this episode... a very different story of human evolution examining anomalies in the archeological record that contradict the prevailing theory of how humans developed. Guest: Michael Cremo is a member of the History of Science Society, the World Archeological Congress, the Philosophy of Science Association, the European Association of Archaeologists and a research associate in history and philosophy of science for the Bhaktivedanta Institute. Michael is on the cutting edge of science and culture issues. In the course of a few months time he might be found on pilgrimage to sacred sites in India, appearing on a national television show in the United States or another country, lecturing at a mainstream science conference, or speaking to an alternative science gathering. As he crosses disciplinary and cultural boundaries, he presents to his various audiences a compelling case for negotiating a new consensus on the nature of reality. BOOKS: Human Devolution Forbidden Archeology Forbidden Archeology's Impact Forbidden Archeologist My Science, My Religion Divine Nature: A Spiritual Perspective on the Environmental Crisis SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! C60EVO -The Secret is out about this powerful anti-oxidant. The Purest C60 available is ESS60. Buy Direct from the Source. Buy Now and Save 10% – Use Coupon Code: EVRS at Checkout! Life Change and Formula 13 Teas All Organic, No Caffeine, Non GMO! More Energy! Order now, use the code 'unlimited' and ALL your purchases ships for free! Strange Planet Shop - If you're a fan of the radio show and the podcast, why not show it off? Greats T-shirts, sweatshirts, mugs, and more. It's a Strange Planet - Dress For It! BECOME A PREMIUM SUBSCRIBER FOR LESS THAN $2 PER MONTH If you're a fan of this podcast, I hope you'll consider becoming a Premium Subscriber. For just $1.99 per month, subscribers to my Conspiracy Unlimited Plus gain access to two exclusive, commercial-free episodes per month. They also gain access to my back catalog of episodes. The most recent 30 episodes of Conspiracy Unlimited will remain available for free. Stream all episodes and Premium content on your mobile device by getting the FREE Conspiracy Unlimited APP for both IOS and Android devices... Available at the App Store and Google Play.To become a subscriber CLICK HERE or go to www.conspiracyunlimitedpodcast.com and click onGET ACCESS TO PREMIUM EPISODES.
The Weed Science Society of America is a non-profit, scientific organization that's working hard to understand and eliminate the pesky weeds in your fields. Successful Farming's Jodi Henke is talking with Lee Van Wychen, Executive Director of Science Policy for the WSSA. He discusses the organization's latest priorities in weed control, current research and future endeavors. Lee also debunks a couple popular weed myths that drive him crazy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Michael Cremo, a member of the History of Science Society, the World Archeological Congress, the Philosophy of Science Association, the European Association of Archaeologists and a research associate in history and philosophy of science for the Bhaktivedanta Institute, joins Frank.
Today we are joined by Misha Angrist, an associate professor of the Practice in the Social Science Research Institute and Senior fellow in the Duke Initiative for Science & Society to talk about the pandemic responses of COVID-19 through the lens of genomics Show notes can be found here.
Annie Handmer is a PhD Candidate at the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Science, in the School of History and Philosophy of Science. She has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Philosophy, with Honours in History and Philosophy of Science, also from the University of Sydney. Annie’s research focuses on science and technology studies and the sociology of science in extreme environments. Annie also tutors an undergraduate subject called ‘Science, Ethics, and Society’ at the University of Sydney. In addition to her academic studies, she is on the Advisory Council for the Space Industry Association of Australia, a member of the Space Generation Advisory Council and of the ‘Ethics and Human Rights in Space’ Project Group, the History of Science Society, the Australia and New Zealand Space Law Interest Group, the Aerospace Futures Committee, the Australian Youth Aerospace Association, and is also the host and creator of the Space Junk Podcast. Where to find me: Instagram / Twitter - @anniehandmer My podcast: The Space Junk Podcast online (https://thespacejunkpod.fireside.fm/) My videos: http://www.youtube.com/c/SpaceJunkPodcast Patreon (support the podcast): https://www.patreon.com/thespacejunkpod Resources Annie mentions: Future Problem Solving International: https://www.fpspi.org/ Space Generation Advisory Council: https://spacegeneration.org/ Mars Desert Research Station: http://mdrs.marssociety.org/ Zooniverse People-Powered Research: https://www.zooniverse.org/ https://spacenews.com/ Dylan O'Donnell Astrophotography: https://youtu.be/oorQAYe_KcM Alice Gorman: https://twitter.com/drspacejunk
Join Fellows of the Consortium and Jan Golinski, Thomas Misa, and Keith Wailoo, the respective presidents of the History of Science Society, Society for the History of Technology, and the American Association for the History of Medicine, as they discuss the challenges of the present moment and what the future holds for their organizations. They discuss the organizations' new initiatives, the roles of young scholars in the Societies, the limits and opportunities of virtual meetings, inclusion and diversity in the profession, and the current jobs crisis. To find helpful resources related to this presentation, please visit: https://www.chstm.org/video/104
On the second guest episode of the Wisdom of Wyse Women podcast, I have Elena Michel with me! Elena is a scientist and researcher at a German university. The work that her institute is doing is truly a game changer in the way that science and research interfaces with the community, and she takes us through what they are doing to bring the right people together to create real positive change and to make lasting impact. This whole episode and the core of her work is based on human change and transformation, and she is playing her part as a midwife for both. Everything she does and creates is focused on community and what is being built for the present and to be taken into the future. She's an inspiring, humble, passionate and wise woman who is stepping into her role with conviction and allowing herself down her unique path and finding her unique voice and place in this world. And that is what this all about. She fires us up about our own place in the interconnected community of human life, and she reminds us that when we bring our talents and gifts together and come together as people, what we can do is truly limitless in scope and impact. We cannot underestimate the power of the group, and that is a strong motif throughout this episode. So thank you very much for joining us! I hope you come away charged up and inspired by the work and the story that is shared here. Much love and support from your host, Kristi Derkacy. Show Notes: information about the project Elena is part of can be found in German at http://www.forum1punkt5.de , on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/forum1punkt5/ , and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/forum1.5/ . Information about Elena can be found at https://www.stadtregion.uni-bayreuth.de/de/team/elena-michel/index.php#tabKontakt , and she can be reached via email at elena.michel@uni-bayreuth.de
Morency talks Sports, Science, Society, Politics, and God with Richard Garner in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Sean Carroll's Mindscape: Science, Society, Philosophy, Culture, Arts, and Ideas
Science costs money. And for a brief, glorious period between the start of the Manhattan Project in 1939 and the cancellation of the Superconducting Super Collider in 1993, physics was awash in it, largely sustained by the Cold War. Things are now different, as physics — and science more broadly — has entered a funding crunch. David Kaiser, who is both a working physicist and an historian of science, talks with me about the fraught relationship between scientists and their funding sources throughout history, from Galileo and his patrons to the current rise of private foundations. It’s an interesting listen for anyone who wonders about the messy reality of how science gets done.Support Mindscape on Patreon.David Kaiser received a Ph.D. in physics, and a separate Ph.D. in history of science, from Harvard University. He is currently Germeshausen Professor of the History of Science in MIT’s Program in Science, Technology, and Society, Professor of Physics in MIT’s Department of Physics, and also Associate Dean for Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) in MIT’s Schwarzman College of Computing. He has been awarded the Davis Prize and Pfizer Prize from the History of Science Society, was named a Mac Vicar Faculty Fellow for undergraduate teaching at MIT, and received the Perkins Award for excellence in mentoring graduate students. His book Quantum Legacies: Dispatches from an Uncertain World is available April 3.Web pageGoogle Scholar publicationsAmazon author pageWikipedia
In this episode we go through chapter 13 THROUGH THE END! You've made it through the first book! How do you feel?! Thank you so much to @muggleinkhakis (insta), @katcavestudio (insta), and @MagratPudifoot (twitter) for telling others about this podcast and saying such kind things about it. We're SO HAPPY you're enjoying it! xo FOLLOW US: @FirstYearsPod on twitter and instagram! EMAIL US: firstyearspodcast @ gmail . com https://www.authorsarahjonesdittmeier.info/firstyearspodcast SOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: “Alchemy.” Science, Vol. 18, No. 447 (Aug. 28, 1891), pp. 113-117. American Association for the Advancement of Science. JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1768043 Hagen, William E. “The Philosopher’s Stone.” The American Naturalist, Vol. 11, No. 1 (Jan., 1877), pp. 32-38 The University of Chicago Press for The American Society of Naturalists. JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2448261 Hakansson, Hakan. “Alchemy of the Ancient Goths: Johannes Bureus’ Search for the Lost Wisdom of Scandinavia.” Early Science and Medicine, Vol. 17, No. 5, Alchemy on the Fringes: Communication and Practice at the Peripheries of Early Modern Europe (2012), pp. 500-522 Brill. JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41723215 Hopkins, Arthur John. “Earliest Alchemy.” The Scientific Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6 (Jun., 1918), pp. 530-537 American Association for the Advancement of Science. JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/22599 http://www.museumofmythology.com/Greek/cerberus.htm Nummedal, Tara E. “Words and Works in the History of Alchemy.” Isis, Vol. 102, No. 2 (June 2011), pp. 330-337 The University of Chicago Press on behalf of The History of Science Society. JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/660142 Ragai, Jehane, and ﺭﺟﺎﺋﻲ ﺟﻴﻬﺎﻥ. “The Philosopher's Stone: Alchemy and Chemistry / ﺣﺠﺮ ﺍﻟﻔﻼﺳﻔﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻛﻴﻤﻴﺎﺀ ﺍﻟﻌﺼﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﻮﺳﻄﻰ.” Alif: Journal of Comparative Poetics, no. 12, 1992, pp. 58–77. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/521636. Timmermann, Anke. “Introduction to a Corpus of Middle English Alchemical Poetry.” Verse and Transmutation: A Corpus of Middle English Alchemical Poetry (Critical Editions and Studies). Brill, LEIDEN; BOSTON, 2013, pp. 15-62. JSTOR. https://jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctt1w76v4v.8 Wikipedia contributors. "Nicolas Flamel." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 14 Nov. 2019. Web. 31 Jan. 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nicolas_Flamel&oldid=926093983
In the late 1500s, the mines of Potosí –a mountain in southern Bolivia — produced 60% of the world's silver. It was a place of great wealth and terrible suffering. It is also a place, Jorge Canizares-Esguerra argues, that challenges the very idea of the Scientific Revolution. Canizares-Esguerra discusses Potosí and how its peoples and technologies shaped 16th century science. He is the Alice Drysdale Sheffield Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. His work has been honored by awards from the American Historical Association and the History of Science Society. Canizares-Esguerra is the author of (among other books) of Nature, Empire, And Nation: Explorations of the History of Science in the Iberian World (Stanford University Press, 2006). Michael F. Robinson is professor of history at Hillyer College, University of Hartford. He's the author of The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2006) and The Lost White Tribe: Scientists, Explorers, and the Theory that Changed a Continent (Oxford University Press, 2016). He's also the host of the podcast Time to Eat the Dogs, a weekly podcast about science, history, and exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the late 1500s, the mines of Potosí –a mountain in southern Bolivia — produced 60% of the world's silver. It was a place of great wealth and terrible suffering. It is also a place, Jorge Canizares-Esguerra argues, that challenges the very idea of the Scientific Revolution. Canizares-Esguerra discusses Potosí and how its peoples and technologies shaped 16th century science. He is the Alice Drysdale Sheffield Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. His work has been honored by awards from the American Historical Association and the History of Science Society. Canizares-Esguerra is the author of (among other books) of Nature, Empire, And Nation: Explorations of the History of Science in the Iberian World (Stanford University Press, 2006). Michael F. Robinson is professor of history at Hillyer College, University of Hartford. He's the author of The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2006) and The Lost White Tribe: Scientists, Explorers, and the Theory that Changed a Continent (Oxford University Press, 2016). He's also the host of the podcast Time to Eat the Dogs, a weekly podcast about science, history, and exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the late 1500s, the mines of Potosí –a mountain in southern Bolivia — produced 60% of the world’s silver. It was a place of great wealth and terrible suffering. It is also a place, Jorge Canizares-Esguerra argues, that challenges the very idea of the Scientific Revolution. Canizares-Esguerra discusses Potosí and how its peoples and technologies shaped 16th century science. He is the Alice Drysdale Sheffield Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. His work has been honored by awards from the American Historical Association and the History of Science Society. Canizares-Esguerra is the author of (among other books) of Nature, Empire, And Nation: Explorations of the History of Science in the Iberian World (Stanford University Press, 2006). Michael F. Robinson is professor of history at Hillyer College, University of Hartford. He's the author of The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2006) and The Lost White Tribe: Scientists, Explorers, and the Theory that Changed a Continent (Oxford University Press, 2016). He's also the host of the podcast Time to Eat the Dogs, a weekly podcast about science, history, and exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the late 1500s, the mines of Potosí –a mountain in southern Bolivia — produced 60% of the world’s silver. It was a place of great wealth and terrible suffering. It is also a place, Jorge Canizares-Esguerra argues, that challenges the very idea of the Scientific Revolution. Canizares-Esguerra discusses Potosí and how its peoples and technologies shaped 16th century science. He is the Alice Drysdale Sheffield Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. His work has been honored by awards from the American Historical Association and the History of Science Society. Canizares-Esguerra is the author of (among other books) of Nature, Empire, And Nation: Explorations of the History of Science in the Iberian World (Stanford University Press, 2006). Michael F. Robinson is professor of history at Hillyer College, University of Hartford. He's the author of The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2006) and The Lost White Tribe: Scientists, Explorers, and the Theory that Changed a Continent (Oxford University Press, 2016). He's also the host of the podcast Time to Eat the Dogs, a weekly podcast about science, history, and exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the late 1500s, the mines of Potosí –a mountain in southern Bolivia — produced 60% of the world’s silver. It was a place of great wealth and terrible suffering. It is also a place, Jorge Canizares-Esguerra argues, that challenges the very idea of the Scientific Revolution. Canizares-Esguerra discusses Potosí and how its peoples and technologies shaped 16th century science. He is the Alice Drysdale Sheffield Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. His work has been honored by awards from the American Historical Association and the History of Science Society. Canizares-Esguerra is the author of (among other books) of Nature, Empire, And Nation: Explorations of the History of Science in the Iberian World (Stanford University Press, 2006). Michael F. Robinson is professor of history at Hillyer College, University of Hartford. He's the author of The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2006) and The Lost White Tribe: Scientists, Explorers, and the Theory that Changed a Continent (Oxford University Press, 2016). He's also the host of the podcast Time to Eat the Dogs, a weekly podcast about science, history, and exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the late 1500s, the mines of Potosí –a mountain in southern Bolivia — produced 60% of the world’s silver. It was a place of great wealth and terrible suffering. It is also a place, Jorge Canizares-Esguerra argues, that challenges the very idea of the Scientific Revolution. Canizares-Esguerra discusses Potosí and how its peoples and technologies shaped 16th century science. He is the Alice Drysdale Sheffield Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. His work has been honored by awards from the American Historical Association and the History of Science Society. Canizares-Esguerra is the author of (among other books) of Nature, Empire, And Nation: Explorations of the History of Science in the Iberian World (Stanford University Press, 2006). Michael F. Robinson is professor of history at Hillyer College, University of Hartford. He's the author of The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2006) and The Lost White Tribe: Scientists, Explorers, and the Theory that Changed a Continent (Oxford University Press, 2016). He's also the host of the podcast Time to Eat the Dogs, a weekly podcast about science, history, and exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the late 1500s, the mines of Potosí –a mountain in southern Bolivia — produced 60% of the world’s silver. It was a place of great wealth and terrible suffering. It is also a place, Jorge Canizares-Esguerra argues, that challenges the very idea of the Scientific Revolution. Canizares-Esguerra discusses Potosí and how its peoples and technologies shaped 16th century science. He is the Alice Drysdale Sheffield Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. His work has been honored by awards from the American Historical Association and the History of Science Society. Canizares-Esguerra is the author of (among other books) of Nature, Empire, And Nation: Explorations of the History of Science in the Iberian World (Stanford University Press, 2006). Michael F. Robinson is professor of history at Hillyer College, University of Hartford. He's the author of The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2006) and The Lost White Tribe: Scientists, Explorers, and the Theory that Changed a Continent (Oxford University Press, 2016). He's also the host of the podcast Time to Eat the Dogs, a weekly podcast about science, history, and exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the late 1500s, the mines of Potosí –a mountain in southern Bolivia — produced 60% of the world’s silver. It was a place of great wealth and terrible suffering. It is also a place, Jorge Canizares-Esguerra argues, that challenges the very idea of the Scientific Revolution. Canizares-Esguerra discusses Potosí and how its peoples and technologies shaped 16th century science. He is the Alice Drysdale Sheffield Professor of History at the University of Texas at Austin. His work has been honored by awards from the American Historical Association and the History of Science Society. Canizares-Esguerra is the author of (among other books) of Nature, Empire, And Nation: Explorations of the History of Science in the Iberian World (Stanford University Press, 2006). Michael F. Robinson is professor of history at Hillyer College, University of Hartford. He's the author of The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2006) and The Lost White Tribe: Scientists, Explorers, and the Theory that Changed a Continent (Oxford University Press, 2016). He's also the host of the podcast Time to Eat the Dogs, a weekly podcast about science, history, and exploration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Now a professor of biochemistry at the University of Cambridge, in 1969 Sir Thomas Blundell was one of the first people to see what the hormone insulin looked like. As part of the team led by Nobel Prize winner Dorothy Hodgkin, it was a medical breakthrough for diabetes patients everywhere. “I was always interested in doing a range of different things,” Professor Blundell says. “I came from a family where my grandfather was a very gifted artist and musician. And although my parents left school when they were 14 and 15, they always encouraged me to think more broadly.” “So I may be a little bit unusual because I've ended up doing things in politics, music and science, and that of course led me to advise prime ministers and to run organisations and found companies.” Professor Blundell's research has focussed on understanding the structure and function of molecules for targets to improve drug design. “By using X-rays with very short wavelength, I can see these very tiny molecules. Add in other methods like electron microscopy and the individual molecules can be revealed. His work has contributed significantly to stopping the progression of HIV into AIDS and to developing new drugs for cancer treatment in both his academic career and through a spinoff company he initially founded with two former students. “In Europe, Australia and the United States, we are lucky, we have access to medicines that research has developed, but the real challenge is to make sure that it's available not just to the rich, but to the world in general.” Episode recorded: September 26, 2019. Interviewer: Dr Andi Horvath. Producer, audio engineer and editor: Chris Hatzis. Co-production: Silvi Vann-Wall and Dr Andi Horvath. Image: Getty Images.
Now a professor of biochemistry at the University of Cambridge, in 1969 Sir Thomas Blundell was one of the first people to see what the hormone insulin looked like. As part of the team led by Nobel Prize winner Dorothy Hodgkin, it was a medical breakthrough for diabetes patients everywhere. “I was always interested in doing a range of different things,” Professor Blundell says. “I came from a family where my grandfather was a very gifted artist and musician. And although my parents left school when they were 14 and 15, they always encouraged me to think more broadly.” “So I may be a little bit unusual because I’ve ended up doing things in politics, music and science, and that of course led me to advise prime ministers and to run organisations and found companies.” Professor Blundell’s research has focussed on understanding the structure and function of molecules for targets to improve drug design. “By using X-rays with very short wavelength, I can see these very tiny molecules. Add in other methods like electron microscopy and the individual molecules can be revealed. His work has contributed significantly to stopping the progression of HIV into AIDS and to developing new drugs for cancer treatment in both his academic career and through a spinoff company he initially founded with two former students. “In Europe, Australia and the United States, we are lucky, we have access to medicines that research has developed, but the real challenge is to make sure that it’s available not just to the rich, but to the world in general.” Episode recorded: September 26, 2019. Interviewer: Dr Andi Horvath. Producer, audio engineer and editor: Chris Hatzis. Co-production: Silvi Vann-Wall and Dr Andi Horvath. Image: Getty Images.
Cropped! Explores how research and innovation in agriculture and food can help to meet the huge sustainable development challenges we now face - and the actions and changes required to do so
Helen Rozwadowski is an associate professor of History and founder the Maritime Studies program at the University of Connecticut. Her teaching includes environmental history, history of science, and public history, as well as interdisciplinary maritime studies courses. Twitter @oceanhistories https://history.uconn.edu/faculty-by-name/helen-m-rozwadowski/# Helen is the author of numerous books about the history of the ocean, including her most recent book titled ‘Vast Expanses: A History of the Oceans’. In the book she demonstrates that the human relationship with the ocean began in evolutionary time and has tightened dramatically since them, aims to provide a model for writing ocean history, and argues that ocean histories must examine and historicize the technologies and knowledges systems that enabled and accompanied human interactions with the sea. http://fathomingtheocean.com/books/ Her book, Fathoming the Ocean: The Discovery and Exploration of the Deep Sea (2005), which reveals the simultaneous scientific and cultural discovery of the ocean’s depths in the mid nineteenth century, won the History of Science Society’s Davis Prize for best book directed to a wide public audience. She has written a history of 20th century marine science, The Sea Knows No Boundaries (2002), a history of 20th century marine sciences supporting international fisheries policy. She has co-edited three volumes that have helped establish the field of history of oceanography: Soundings and Crossings: Doing Science at Sea 1800-1970 (2017), The Machine in Neptune’s Garden: Perspectives on Technology and the Marine Environment (2004), and Extremes: Oceanography’s Adventures at the Poles (2007). Helen has worked in the past both as a public historian and also in academia. She won the Ida and Henry Schuman Prize from the History of Science Society, was awarded the William E. & Mary B. Ritter Fellowship of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and has received grants and fellowships from the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, the UConn Humanities Institute, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Science Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution.
For years, historians have ruminated on the state of William Shakespeare’s father, John Shakespeare, and the financial troubles that were speculated to have caused the bard to leave Grammar School before graduation around age 14. Without any real substantial evidence to confirm or deny what actually happened to John Shakespeare, we have been left to wonder what, if any impact, these troubles had on the budding young playwright. Wondering, that is, until now. Dr. Glyn Parry has uncovered new documents that shed light on William Shakespeare’s early life and help us understand how some of Shakespeare’s political views might have formed. Glyn Parry is a professor of humanities at the University of Roehampton, a fellow of Royal Historical Society, a Member of the American Historical Association, and Member of the History of Science Society. His work focuses on Early modern magic, Shakespeare and his environment, and Tudor government in action. Glyn joins us today to explore the discovery of these new documents and explain how this new discovery offers an exciting glimpse into how young Shakespeare became the fiery political dramatist we know him as today.
"Dropping Science on Religion?: The Myth of Warfare Between Science & Faith" Dr. Clint Ohlers Recorded live at The Camp House in Chattanooga, TN on May 12, 2015 According to some scientists and theologians, we currently stand at a high-water mark in human history for scientific evidence favoring a Creator of the universe. At the same time there exists a longstanding perception of perpetual warfare between advancing science and embattled religious beliefs. To answer why this is we will step into the history of science. What we find is a vibrant and engaging story of an era of science that was highly supportive of theistic belief, followed by, more recently, an era dominated by a philosophy of science hostile to it. This talk unravels these developments and examines a colorful cast of thinkers who have weighed in on both sides, many of whom, such as Charles Darwin in the 19th century, and Stephen Hawking today, were and are legends in their own time. About our speaker: Clinton Ohlers received his PhD and MA degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in American History, where he specialized in American and European intellectual history and the history of science. He has held the titles of Benjamin Franklin Fellow and Roy F. and Jeanette P. Nichols Fellow, at Penn, and Leadership History Fellow at Leaders’ Portfolio, Washington D.C.’s CEO Interview Show. Dr. Ohlers is currently completing a book manuscript developed from his dissertation at the University of Pennsylvania. The working title is “Science after Darwin: Theism, Scientific Naturalism, and the Warfare between Science and Religion.” Dr. Ohlers has taught on science and religion as a Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania and delivered papers on his research before the History of Science Society, Evangelical Philosophical Society, and the American Society of Church Historians. He has been an invited speaker at conferences nationally and on the radio. He also serves on the boards of the International Human Development Corporation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, and R. C. Cord, Inc.
Lors du dernier épisode (non hors-série) de LisezLaScience, j’avais parlé du livre d’Étienne Klein “Le Temps (qui parle?)” où il tentait de répondre aux questions d’enfants sur le temps, la manière dont il s’écoule et celle avec laquelle il fuit entre les doigts, avec ce regard de physicien et philosophe spécialiste du sujet qu’on lui connait.Comme l’explique Étienne Klein dans ses différents ouvrages, l’évolution de la conception du temps a accompagné la science, et ses révolutions, depuis que l’Homme s’intéresse au monde qui l’entoure. Ces révolutions, leur fonctionnement et leur structuration, ont été théorisées et Thomas Kuhn a apporté sa pierre à ces réflexions via son livre “La Structure Des Révolutions Scientifiques” dont nous allons parler aujourd’hui. L’auteur va ainsi aborder dans cet ouvrage comment ces révolutions scientifiques se sont construites et comment les paradigmes évoluent bien différemment de ce que l’on pourrait penser de prime abord. Sommaire Quelques mots sur Thomas Kuhn Le livre “La Structure Des Révolutions Scientifiques” Un livre qui n’a rien à voir Un livre que j’aimerais lire PlugsUn auteurThomas Kuhn est un philosophe des sciences américain du XXème siècle. Issu d’Harvard où il étudia la physique, il obtient son doctorat en 1949 et enseigna notamment l’histoire des sciences que ce fut à Harvard, à Berkeley ou encore à Princeton et au MIT.Au cours de sa carrière il reçu diverses distinctions comme le prix Howard Behrman en 1977, la médaille Sarton (décernée par la History of Science Society) en 1982 ainsi que le prix de la Society for social Studies of Science en 1983.Le livre pour lequel il reste le plus connu est “La Structure des Révolutions Scientifiques” qui fut écrit du temps où il était à Harvard en 1962.Le propos que Thomas Kuhn défend dans cet ouvrage, et qui fut assurément ce pour quoi il est le plus connu, est celui de changement de paradigmes scientifiques qui est selon lui à la base des notions de révolution scientifique. Selon lui les domaines scientifiques n’évoluent pas d’une manière linéaire et continue, mais d’une manière discontinue. Les discontinuités seront ces fameux changements de paradigmes.Ce concept de changement de paradigme a été tellement important pour l’histoire des sciences, qu’un prix nommé “Thomas Kuhn Paradigm Shift Award” a été créé. Ce prix vise à récompenser les scientifiques présentants des théories originales, et dont la nouveauté de point de vue pourraient avoir des impacts importants si ces théories étaient acceptées largement.En dehors de “La structure des révolutions scientifiques”, voici quelques-uns des ouvrages les plus connus de Thomas Kuhn : “The Copernican Revolution: Planetary Astronomy in the Development of Western Thought” paru en 1957, “The Function of Measurement in Modern Physical Science” paru en 1961, “The Essential Tension: Selected Studies in Scientific Tradition and Change” paru en 1977 ou encore “Black-Body Theory and the Quantum Discontinuity, 1894-1912” paru en 1978.Un livreAvant-proposCe livre, “La structure des révolutions scientifiques”, a été traduit en seize langues et vendu à plus d’un million d’exemplaires. Ce n’est pas rien quand même ! À vrai dire ce livre est même une référence pour un grand nombre de personne, notamment parce ce qu’il a remis en cause une vision de l’évolution de la science qui finalement ne collait pas à la réalité de son histoire en introduisant des concepts qui sont aujourd’hui des bases pour l’étude des sciences : théorie, paradigme, crise, révolution, etc.Avant d’aborder le livre en lui-même je voulais aussi mentionner quelque chose qui est apparu lorsque j’ai fait quelques recherches sur la vie de Thomas Kuhn. Il semblerait, mais je ne suis pas un spécialiste du sujet et donc je mentionne cela pour rester complet sur la question, que les idées qu’il défend dans ses thèses sur la structure des révolutions scientifiques (pour paraphraser le titre du livre d’aujourd’hui) ou sur la manière dont les sciences sont construites, aient été proposées, avec un autre vocabulaire peut-être, par un certain Michael Polanyi, plusieurs années avant lui. Vous pouvez jeter un coup d’oeil sur la section dédiée de la page Wikipédia de Thomas Kuhn (en anglais) pour en savoir plus sur le sujet.La revueThomas Kuhn va tout d’abord décrire dans l’introduction la problématique qui est, d’une certaine manière, sous-jacente au travail qu’il réalise à travers ce livre : certaines découvertes, certaines nouvelles théories posent problèmes aux historiens des sciences. En effet, elles ne s’inscrivent pas dans une évolution de la science par accumulation de découvertes, d’informations ou de précisions dans les expériences.L’opinion de Thomas Kuhn est que la vision de la science, de ses concepts et de son évolution doit évoluer. Selon lui, les façons de la décrire jusqu’ici ne permettent pas de considérer de manière pertinente la jeunesse de nouvelles théories, la façon de considérer les expériences qui les font apparaître et les évènements qui les font remplacer les anciennes et devenir les standards pour les années suivantes.Il faut bien noter que ce livre date des années soixante et que certains de ces concepts vous sont peut-être devenus familiers. Mais à l’époque ceci n’était pas le cas et le livre permet d’en prendre toute la mesure.Pour structurer son propos, Thomas Kuhn commence tout d’abord par présenter la notion de science “normale”. Ceci lui permet ainsi de clarifier ce que l’on entend par là : le corpus de théories acceptées à l’instant présent et qui forment les modèles sur lesquels la science se base pour ses prédictions, auxquels adhèrent des groupes suffisamment grands pour former un consensus au sein de la communauté scientifique et définir des problèmes restants à résoudre, etc.Arriver à cette science normale et établie n’est pas chose aisée, et Thomas Kuhn donne un grand nombre d’exemples pour expliquer qu’une jeune théorie est souvent accompagnée de nombreuses théories opposées desquelles elle va s’extraire. La théorie de l’électricité au XVIIIème siècle est un bon cas qui fait apparaître une variété assez grande de points de vue sur ce qu’était le phénomène avant que l’une d’entre elle ne fasse consensus et que les autres disparaissent, la plupart du temps, irrémédiablement.Une fois établie de manière générale ce qu’il entend par “science normale” et la manière qu’elle a d’émerger, Thomas Kuhn déroule son raisonnement sur la manière dont les théories scientifiques se structurent avec notamment le concept, central pour lui, de paradigme. Ce paradigme va ainsi définir plusieurs choses: dans un premier temps “l’ensemble des principes et méthodes partagés par un groupe ou une communauté scientifique” (sic). Ce paradigme va aussi, et de manière plus générale, représenter des lois scientifiques, un ensemble d’expériences validant ce paradigme et structurant une certaine vision du monde, ainsi qu’un ensemble de croyances qui vont y être associées.Une description un peu plus longue de la notion de paradigme peut d’ailleurs être retrouvée chez philosciences.comDe manière corollaire, un paradigme va définir un certain nombre d’expériences permettant de le mettre en évidence. À côté de celles-ci d’autres vont soulever des problèmes car elles ne pourront pas être intégrées à la théorie associée au paradigme. Ces expériences, seront potentiellement plus tard la graine qui amenera à l’apparition “d’anomalies et de découvertes scientifiques” comme le dit Kuhn. Il donne ainsi l’exemple de diverses expériences réalisées durant le XVIIIème siècle qui ont conduit à la découverte, au même moment et par plusieurs scientifiques en même temps, du fait que l’oxygène était un gaz qui ne collait pas avec la théorie chimique des gaz de l’époque, celle du phlogistique. Priestley et Lavoisier ont ainsi été les scientifiques à l’oeuvre pour amener un nouveau paradigme dans le domaine. Ces diverses découvertes, à partir du moment où elles sont admises vont remettre en cause le paradigme et faire naître une crise dans la science en question.Des crises plus profondes peuvent aussi naître de changement plus massifs. Changements qui ne sont finalement que l’aboutissement de petites craquelures tout au long de l’existence du paradigme. Et à force d’accumulation, ces changements vont pousser à la création d’un nouveau paradigme basé sur une théorie structurellement différente. Le genre de paradigme que Kuhn cite pour illustrer son propos serait ceux des diverses théories de mécanique célestre de Ptolémée, Galillé et ensuite Newton. L’apparition d’une crise résulte finalement d’une incapacité du paradigme “mourant” à permettre par exemple un certain niveau de précision dans les applications concrètes, la résolution de problèmes et la science expérimentale.Selon Thomas Kuhn ce sont ces énigmes, érigées en tant que source de crise, qui permettent l’apparition de nouveaux paradigmes. Nées de problèmes rencontrés par le paradigme actuel, elles vont devenir des éléments centraux pour le nouveau paradigme entrant, malgré les ajouts ad hoc que les résistants de l’ancien paradigme seront amenés à tenter d’apporter pour le conserver.C’est ce changement nécessaire de paradigme, perçu par une communauté toujours plus croissante, qui impose la mise en place d’un nouveau paradigme (ce fameux paradigm shift dont on peut parfois entendre parler) pour répondre aux problèmes, énigmes, etc qui sont posés, par l’environnement et les expériences, à l’ancien paradigme qui ne saurait y trouver des réponses. Il est bon de noter que l’on parle aussi de révolution, car c’est ce que l’on a aussi tendance à dire pour ce paradigme shift, lors que “une connaissance nouvelle remplace l’ignorance, au lieu de remplacer une connaissance différente et incompatible” pour citer Kuhn.Un point que Kuhn ne cesse de répéter, et qui est central dans cette notion de changement de paradigme, c’est que “les différences entre paradigmes successifs sont nécessaires et irréconciliables”. Est-ce d’ailleurs à cause de ces différences fondamentales ou des nouveaux problèmes que le nouveau paradigme peut résoudre que ce shift se produit ? Toujours est-il que la vision du monde qui se trouve révélée change totalement. En effet, le prisme à travers nous étudions le monde, nous le classifions, se transforme et peut donner une image nouvelle. Les scientifiques ne voyaient que des trajectoires irrémédiables dans un temps et un espace fixes, et maintenant ceux-ci s’influent mutuellement de manière dynamique. L’atome n’est plus un système planétaire, mais un système dont les électrons ont des probabilités définies de se trouver à un endroit ou à un autre.Un point qui pourrait être remonté par certains d’entre vous serait : il est ici question de révolution, mais elle nous semblait invisible : comment cela se fait-il ? De là d’ailleurs proviendrait peut-être, selon Kuhn, l’idée fausse que la science se serait construite de manière accumulative.Comment cette invisibilité a-t-elle pu exister ? Selon Kuhn cela provient du fait que chaque paradigme produit, une fois la révolution intégrée, son corpus de manuels, de source d’informations sur les lois, le cadre, etc que le paradigme défini. Et les éléments associés toujours valables ou pertinent dans l’histoire des anciens paradigmes, ses scientifiques renommés et de référence, se retrouvent intégrés et cités dans les manuels des nouveaux paradigmes. L’Histoire de l’évolution de la science se trouvant souvent reléguée aux introductions et références obscures, se retrouve la plupart du temps réécrite à l’aune du nouveau paradigme en vigueur.Pour finir Thomas Kuhn revient sur la manière dont il y a passage d’un paradigme à l’autre. Il lui semble complexe de dire que la “conversion” des scientifiques de l’un à l’autre se fasse de manière naturelle. Après tout, chacun des paradigmes, l’ancien et le nouveau, exprime une vision du monde différente, un ensemble de règles et de lois distinctes. Les scientifiques qui vont être des défenseurs de l’un ou de l’autre ne sauraient être convaincus par la logique de changer, car leurs arguments seraient exprimés dans leur propre système de référence. Selon Kuhn, seules les performances supérieures dans la résolution des problèmes d’un paradigme pourraient être une base pour permettre cette conversion. Et cependant ce n’est parfois d’ailleurs pas suffisant : la théorie copernicienne n’amenait par exemple pas une précision incommensurablent meilleure quand elle fut avancée. Il est souvent nécessaire de pouvoir, en plus, résoudre ou amener une lumière sur d’autres éléments qui n’étaient pas considérés par le paradigme précédent. Tout ceci sans parler de l’esthétique qui joue aussi un grand rôle dans l’acceptation des nouveaux paradigme.En conclusionLe livre de Thomas Kuhn, “La Structure des Révolutions Scientifiques” est un ouvrage qui fait référence sur la manière d’aborder les changements de paradigme dans les sciences. Même ce mot de paradigme est devenu maintenant un incontournable de la science quand il est question de résultat d’expérience ou de percée théorique amenant un regard (véritablement ou non) nouveau sur le champ étudié.On pourra, à titre de dérive, citer la communication, limite marketing de marque de lessive, de certains média grands publics à vouloir parler de révolution pour tout et n’importe quoi. Mais il s’agit plus de cette fameuse dérive que d’une réalité du point de vue des chercheurs je pense.Il est d’ailleurs étonnant de voir avec quelles précautions Thomas Kuhn débute son livre. Comme si il avait peur que son point de vue soit trop “révolutionnaire” et ne remette trop en cause le système de pensée de l’époque. Est-ce peut-être plutôt une grande humilité de sa part plutôt qu’une crainte de se voir rabrouer par la communauté scientifique de l’époque? Je ne saurais le dire ne connaissant pas assez le personnage.La première partie du livre est un peu difficile à aborder. Il est vrai qu’il s’agit de la mise en place des termes et concepts de base. Mais ceci permet de fixer les bases des développements suivant et les exemples données, tout au long du livre, en font un objet de réflexions intenses sur la structure de la science. Ceci me fait d’ailleurs dire que, pouvoir comprendre la construction des concepts et des éléments sous-jacents qui ont amené les révolutions scientifiques, permet de mieux se figurer le fonctionnement de la science. Parfois, redonner du sens à ce qui est enseigner peut, peut-être, aider les étudiants à mieux comprendre et prendre du plaisir d'apprendre et faire la science.En tout cas un livre que je recommande pour qui souhaite comprendre comment la science se construit et avance.Un livre qui n’a rien à voirAujourd’hui, comme livre qui n’a rien à voir, je vous propose “Science minute” de Hazel Muir. Ce livre se place dans une collection de livres visant à fournir en deux pages (une de texte et une autre d’illustration du concept associé) de l’information sur un sujet en particulier. Celui-ci est sur la science en général et aborde divers thèmes : Géologie, Biologie, Physique des particules, etc. Dans cette collection on retrouve notamment “Mathématiques minute” de Paul Glendinning, “Philosophy in Minutes” de Marcus Weeks ou encore “Economics in Minutes” de Niall Kishtainy. C’est un petit livre (en taille), mais pas en nombre de page, et je trouve que c’est plutôt bien mené ! Cet objectif est plus difficilement réalisé dans “Mathématiques minutes” je trouve, où l’on se retrouve rapidement avec des concepts plutôt complexe à intégrer en peu de lignes. La spécifité du domaine considéré dans ce dernier est peut-être la raison première de cette différence. De mon côté j’ai lu la version anglaise, mais apparemment des traductions commencent à apparaître pour certains des livres. En tout cas, si vous lisez l’anglais (ou que vous achetez la version française) et que vous voulez avoir une description rapide des concepts scientifiques définis comme les plus importants par Hazel Muir, allez-y!Un livre que j’aimerais lire Aujourd’hui, le livre que j’aimerais lire est “The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood” de James Gleick. Je vous ai déjà parlé de lui dans un précédent épisode à propos de son livre sur la théorie du Chaos et je suis un grand fan : cet homme-là est fantastique !Ici il présente, en un ouvrage, ce qu’il est important de savoir sur la notion d’information, la théorie associée et la façon dont elle a structurée l’Homme avec un grand H. Au cours de ce livre il est censé aborder les divers femmes et hommes qui ont fait partie de cette histoire de l’information comme Ada Lovelace, Charles Babbage ou encore Claude Shannon.J’ai eu la chance d’échanger par mail avec James Gleick et il m’a dit qu’une version française de ce livre devait sortir, mais je n’ai pas pu attendre et j’ai profité d’un voyage aux États-Unis pour l’acheter !Plugs et liens évoquésSi vous souhaitez en savoir plus sur Thomas Kuhn, je vous propose de jeter un coup d’oeil aux pages Wikipédia associées sur la version française : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Samuel_Kuhn et anglaise : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kuhn Lors de l’épisode #272 de Scepticisme Scientifique, Jean-Michel Abrassart a donné quelques références de lectures de psychologie anomalistique et de parapsychologie. Si ce sont des sujets qui vous intéressent, je vous conseille grandement son écoute : http://pangolia.com/blog/?p=1808 Lors de l’épisode #17 d’Anthropodcast, Jonathan Maitrot nous présente 7 livres sur l’anthropologie. Si il s’agit de l’un des sujets à propos duquel nous souhaiteriez avoir plus d’infos, je ne peux que vous enjoindre à aller l’écouter : http://www.anthropodcast.fr/livres-a-lire-en-anthropologie-pour-debuter/ Pour ceux qui ne suivraient que le podcast, vous pouvez aussi retrouver un billet sur le site à propos de Booklabpodcast ici : Découvrez des livres de science en anglais avec Booklabpodcast. Il s’agit d’un podcast en anglais mené par Dan Falk (auteur d’ouvrages variés comme The Science of Shakespeare ou Universe on a T-Shirt ou encore journaliste pour le New Scientist, le Globe, le Mail) et Amanda Gefter (elle écrit sur la physique, la cosmologie, comme dans Trespassing on Einstein’s Lawn et est une consultante pour le New Scientist ou encore Scientific American). C’est un podcast que m’a fait découvrir NicoTupe et pour ceux qui ne sont pas repoussés par l’anglais les épisodes sont de bonne qualité et on peut découvrir des livres de science qui ne sont pas (encore) abordés sur LisezLaScience! Pour avoir écouté tous les (4) épisodes, vous pouvez y aller les yeux fermés. Vous pouvez bien sûr suivre le podcast ainsi que ces deux co-créateurs sur les comptes twitter respectifs : @booklabpodcast @danfalk et @amandagefter Et n’oubliez pas, le 21/03 se déroulera l’évènement Lyon Science 2015 ! Ce sera un moment fun et décontracté où vous pourrez en apprendre beaucoup sur la science à la lyonnaise. Cela se déroulera sur Lyon en compagnie de membres de Podcastscience (Nico, Julie et Alan), du Café des Sciences (Taupo, Mr Pourquoi, Vincent ou encore Emilie Neveu), de membres de Strip Science comme Mel et des amateurs de sciences comme Swoog ou moi-même. Nous aurons enfin la chance d’accueil comme grand témoin Simon Meyer, le directeur du planétarium de Vaulx-en-Velin. Il nous parlera de lui, de la vulgarisation et du travail de gestion d’un lieu culturel et scientifique comme le planétarium. Pour plus d’infos vous pouvez suivre le compte twitter de Lyon Science : @LyonSciFr aller sur le site dédié lyon-science.fr ou vous rendre sur la page Facebook associée LyonScience. Description un peu plus longue de la notion de paradigme chez Kuhn : http://www.philosciences.com/General/Kuhn.htmlConclusionLes révolutions sont des phénomènes qui peuvent intervenir dans le monde, mais aussi en nous. Et que l’on aime cela ou pas, il est toujours important de pouvoir se positionner : à propos des révolutions comme à propos de ce podcast ! Alors n’hésitez pas : Envoyez-moi des e-mails, des commentaires sur la page iTunes (c’est une bonne façon de faire connaître le podcast), des likes sur la page Facebook, des tweets, des retweets, en me donnant un coupe-branche neuf pour tailler un arbre, ou en m’envoyant l’oeuvre complète de Jean-Pierre Luminet, si jamais vous vous préfériez vous en servir comme brouillon pour les dessins de vos enfants.Si vous cherchez LisezLaScience sur internet, vous pouvez retrouver le podcast sur son site web http://lisezlascience.wordpress.com ou vous pouvez me contacter sur twitter sur @LisezLaScience ou sur la page Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LisezLaScienceConcernant le flux, il est accessible sur podcloud http://lisezlascience.podcloud.fr/ (merci les gars!), et sur podcastpedia podcastpedia.org/LisezLaScienceVous pouvez aussi m’envoyer des e-mails à lisezlascience@gmail.comVous pouvez enfin retrouver l’ensemble des livres cités sur la liste goodreads associée à ce podcast sur le compte de LisezLaScience. Les livres seront placés sur des “étagères” spécifiques par épisode et ceux de celui-ci sont sur l’étagère “lls-11” : https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/30797714-lisezlascience?shelf=lls-11Prochain épisodePour ceux qui seront le 21/03 à Lyon, je vous retrouver pour l’évènement Lyon Science 2015, et pour les autres, on se retrouve le 29/03/2015 pour un nouvel épisode sur le livre “Abominable Science” de Luxton et Prothero dont je vous parlerai avec un invité spécial !D’ici là à bientôt à toutes et à tous.Les références des livres évoquésLa structure des révolutions scientifiquesISBN : 2081214857 (ISBN13 : 978-2081214859) Auteur : Thomas S. Kuhn Nombre de pages : 284 pages Date de parution : 14/05/2008 chez Flammarion Prix : 8,20€ chez Amazon et à la Fnac Science minute (anciennement Science in seconds)ISBN : 2849332984 (ISBN13 : 978-2849332986) Auteur : Hazel Muir Nombre de pages : 415 pages Date de parution : 10/03/2014 chez Editions Contre-dires Prix : 12,90€ chez Amazon et à la Fnac The Information: A History, A Theory, A FloodISBN : 0007225741 (ISBN13 : 978-0007225743) Auteur : James Gleick Nombre de pages : 544 pages Date de parution : 01/03/2012 chez Fourth Estate Prix : 9,18€ chez Amazon et à la Fnac
Professor Greg Radick (School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science) discusses his book The Simian Tongue: The Long Debate about Animal Language (University of Chicago Press, 2007), which won the Suzanne J Levinson prize from the History of Science Society for the best book in the life sciences and natural history in 2010. In this interview, Greg discusses some of the key ideas which shaped the debate about animal language following Darwin, and some of the experiments which caught the popular imagination from the late nineteenth century to the 1980s.
Michael Cremo is a member of the History of Science Society, the World Archeological Congress, the Philosophy of Science Association, the European Association of Archaeologists and a research associate in history and philosophy of science for the Bhaktivedanta Institute. After receiving a scholarship to study International Affairs at George Washington University, Michael began to study the ancient histories of India known as the Vedas. In this way, he has broadened his academic knowledge with spirituality from the Eastern tradition. Michael is on the cutting edge of science and culture issues. In the course of a few months time he might be found on pilgrimage to sacred sites in India, appearing on a national television show in the United States or another country, lecturing at a mainstream science conference, or speaking to an alternative science gathering. As he crosses disciplinary and cultural boundaries, he presents to his various audiences a compelling case for negotiating a new consensus on the nature of reality. Much More Info at www.latenightinthemidlands.com
Daniel J Kevles, the Stanley Woodward Professor of History at Yale University, teaches and writes about issues in science and society past and present. He has received various honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Page One Award, the Watson Davis Prize, and the History of Science Society’s George Sarton Medal for career achievement. In his talk, Dan explains how innovation in fruits turned from a pastime of gentlemanly amateurs into a commercial business by the middle of the nineteenth century. A number of innovators tried to protect their fruits more precisely by commissioning colored lithographs and watercolors. However, registered illustration proved ineffective for IP protection in fruits, and horticulturalists resorted to alternative arrangements that included pricing, contracts, legislation, and in our own day, patents on genes. Outreach in Biotechnology’s Food for Thought Lecture Series brings together internationally recognized experts to talk about the best (and worst) ways to use biotechnology for food and fuel. For more information, go to http://OregonState.edu/OrB A study guide to this lecture is available at http://oregonstate.edu/orb/food-for-thought Recorded 10 Apr 2008
S2E6 Recap Show-Founder, past president and alumni chair of Metro State College's Cryptro Science Society's Jason Cordova joins us to talk about his 5 year old paranormal research group and the amazing experiences and people he's come in contact with over those years on the flagship mother site CKDU. We also discuss all the latest paranormal and Ufological news from around the world with some recent Canadian sightings.
Michael Cremo is on the cutting edge of science and culture issues. In the course of a few months time he might be found lecturing at a scientific conference, appearing on a national television show, touring sacred sites in India, or speaking to an alternative science gathering. As he crosses disciplinary and cultural boundaries, he presents to his various audiences a compelling case for negotiating a new consensus on the nature of reality. He is a member of the History of Science Society, the World Archeological Congress, the Philosophy of Science Association, the European Association of Archaeologists and an associate member of the Bhaktivedanta Institute, specializing in history and philosophy of science. Besides Forbidden Archeology, he has co-authored The Hidden History of the Human Race with Richard L. Thompson. Other books include Divine Nature: A Spiritual Perspective on the Environmental Crisis (co-authored with Mukunda Gosvami), and Forbidden Archeology's Impact: How A Controversial New Book Shocked the Scientific Community and Became an Underground Classic. He is currently writing a sequel to Forbidden Archeology entitled Human Devolution. http://www.forbiddenarcheology.com/
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