A podcast exploring research and teaching underway in Science and Technology Studies (STS) at UCL. Learn more about the subject, the people, and the careers.
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The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
HPS@UniMelb Samara Greenwood
Leading scholars in History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (HPS) introduce contemporary topics for a general audience. Developed by scholars and students in the HPS program at the University of Melbourne. Episodes released weekly. Current Hosts: Samara Greenwood and Carmelina Contarino. SEASON FOUR LAUNCHING LATE SEPTEMBER 2024.
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Welcome friend! Join me in exploring Our World Openly as we traverse the interconnected spheres and disciplines of Anthropology, Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Studies, Psychology, History, Politics, Economics, Philosophy, Social Justice, and others; Spheres of reality that are deeply networked through complex relationships, and spheres that rarely, if ever, exist in isolation. It is understanding these spheres together that is essential for understanding this simultaneously beautifu ...
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Working Fathers Mini-series. Ep 1 - Where's Dad?
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In a break from our usual format, over the next 3 weeks we bring you a special five episode mini-series created by our own Professor in HPS, Cordelia Fine and political philosopher, Associate Professor Dan Halliday. The series is called Working Fathers, and explores the varied roles fathers play in contemporary Australia and how policy can better r…
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In a break from our usual format, over the next 3 weeks we bring you a special five part mini-series created by our own Professor in HPS, Cordelia Fine and political philosopher, Associate Professor Dan Halliday. The series is called Working Fathers, and explores the varied roles fathers play in contemporary Australia and how policy can better reco…
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Well, the wait is over. The time has come. Season 2 of WeAreSTS is on its way. This season we’ll feature some cracking projects from STS students. And we’ll have conversations with all sorts of folks here in the department. I’m gonna sneak in a few bonuses too, just to add that tiny bit of sparkle. WeAreSTS is your window into science and technolog…
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S3 Ep 12 - Sabina Leonelli on 'The Philosophy of Open Science'
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Our guest today is Professor of Philosophy and History of Science at the University of Exeter, Sabina Leonelli. Sabina recently released a book in the Cambridge Elements Philosophy of Science series on The Philosophy of Open Science. In her book, Sabina offers a stimulating perspective on the Open Science movement, discussing both its strengths and…
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S3 Ep 11 - Uljana Feest on 'What is Missing in Replication Debates'
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Today Carmelina is joined by Professor Uljana Feest, Philosopher of Psychology and Chair for Philosophy of Social Science and Social Philosophy at the Leibniz University of Hannover. In this episode, Uljana discusses her work on the philosophy and history of psychology as it relates to the replication crisis. In a recent article ‘What is the Replic…
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S3 Ep 10 - Aja Watkins & Miguel Ohnesorge on 'Philosophy of the Geosciences'
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Today we are joined by Miguel Ohnesorge and Aja Watkins to talk about a new subfield of HPS - The Philosophy of the Geosciences. Miguel and Aja recently co-authored an article titled 'What is the Philosophy of the Geosciences?' In today's episode, we discuss many of the themes introduced in the paper, including common problems found across such div…
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S3 Ep 9 - Emma Kowal on 'Haunting Biology'
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How are we to understand Indigenous biological difference in the twenty-first century? Is it a racist ruse, a stubborn residue of racial pseudoscience? Or is it a potentially empowering force that can be unlocked by newly accurate science? Or by being under Indigenous control? Today’s guest is Deakin Distinguished Professor Emma Kowal. Emma first t…
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S3 Ep 8 - Haixin Dang on 'Disagreement in Science'
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We have a very special episode today with guest host Dr Joshua Eisenthal interviewing fellow philosopher of science, and good friend, Dr Haixin Dang on the fascinating subject of Disagreement in Science. It might seem like scientists should always aspire to achieve consensus, and therefore any disagreement in science is a mark of failure. However, …
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S3 Ep 7 - Sophie Ritson on 'Collaboration in Science'
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Today's episode features one of our favourite philosophers of physics, Dr Sophie Ritson. Sophie's research focuses on the way contemporary physicists – of both the experimental and theoretical kind – work together to develop reliable knowledge and find creative ways to expand our fundamental understanding of the universe. Sophie is unafraid to dig …
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S3 Ep 6 - Kirsten Walsh on 'Rethinking Isaac Newton through his Archive'
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Today's guest is Dr Kirsten Walsh, a philosophy lecturer at the University of Exeter. Kirsten’s research primarily focuses on Isaac Newton and his methodology, but she is careful to consider philosophical issues alongside a sensitivity and consideration for historical contexts. In today’s episode Kirsten gives us a sense of how our historical under…
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Throwback Thursday - Greg Radick on 'Counterfactual History of Science'
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This week the team at The HPS Podcast are taking a mid-semester break! To celebrate we are reposting one of our favourite episodes from Season 1 featuring Professor Greg Radick, a leading historian of biology at the University of Leeds. In the podcast Greg discusses the use of counterfactuals in history of science - the term we use for asking ‘What…
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S3 Ep 4 - Dan Hicks on 'Public Scientific Controversies'
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In today’s episode we have assistant professor and philosopher of science, Dan Hicks, taking us through better understanding public scientific controversies. ‘Public scientific controversies’ is a term Dan uses to capture a broad variety of controversies that involve both science and the public. This would include controversies around vaccines, gen…
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S3 Ep 3 - Anna Alexandrova on 'Philosophy of Well-Being Science'
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Today's episode features Professor Anna Alexandrova from the University of Cambridge discussing a field she has pioneered - the Philosophy of Well-Being Science. As Anna points out, well-being and happiness are now established phenomena for scientific research, particularly in the disciplines of psychology and economics. But does current scientific…
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S3 Ep 2 - Kate Lynch on 'Causal Explanation in Science'
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Today's guest is Dr Kate Lynch, who will discuss the topic of 'causal explanation in science'. Kate is a philosopher of biology and a lecturer in HPS at the University of Melbourne. In this episode Kate introduces us to the difference between 'causation' and 'causal explanation', as well as difficulties involved in assessing what makes a good causa…
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S3 Ep 1 - Lorraine Daston & Peter Harrison on 'Scientists and History'
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Today's episode is dedicated to the often complex, sometimes fraught relationship between practicing scientists and the history of science. To discuss this topic, we are joined by two of the most distinguished scholars in the history of science, Lorraine Daston and Peter Harrison, who recently co authored an article for Aeon, urging for a fresh dia…
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S3 - Samara & Carmelina on 'Seeing Science Differently'
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Welcome to Season 3 of the HPS podcast! It's so great to be back. Kicking off our third season, we have a new addition to the team, Carmelina Contarino. Carmelina is an Honours student in HPS at the University of Melbourne and will be joining Samara in producing the podcast, as well as hosting several of the episodes. In today's episode, Samara and…
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BOOK LAUNCH - Mauricio Suárez on 'Inference and Representation'
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Today on the podcast, Mauricio Suárez talks with Samara about his new book - Inference and Representation: A study in Modelling Science. Mauricio is Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, a life member at Clare Hall Cambridge and research associate at the London School of Economics. Mauricio has a lon…
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S2 Ep 12 - Highlights from the 2023 AAHPSSS Conference
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Welcome to the final episode of Season 2 (with a bonus ep coming next week!). We take a moment in this episode to reflect on the first year of the HPS podcast. Just a few weeks ago Sam and Indi attended the biannual AAHPSSS (The Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science) conference at the University of Sydne…
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S2 Ep 11 - Hasok Chang on Epistemic Iteration
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"We get this instinct that true science must start from a firm foundation. Time and again, that's what I see NOT happening in the practice of science. We start from where we stand. The foundation is never indubitable, the foundation is provisional." Our very special guest today is Hasok Chang. Hasok is Professor of History and Philosophy of Science…
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S2 Ep 10 - Katherine Furman on the Philosophy of Public Health
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"Philosophers of science are really good about thinking about causation and trying to figure out what the mechanisms are that make something work" Today we welcome Katherine Furman, who talks to Indi about the philosophy of public health. Katherine is a lecturer of Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Liverpool. She is currently …
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S2 Ep 9 - Carl Bergstrom on Science and Misinformation
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Today's guest is Professor Carl Bergstrom from the University of Washington. Carl has been touring Australia over the last few weeks and we were delighted when he agreed to join us while he was in Melbourne. Carl works across evolutionary biology, informatics and science studies and has become particularly well-known for his work concerning the spr…
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S2 Ep 8 - Gerhard Wiesenfeldt on the Unknown Scientist
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Welcome to another week of the HPS podcast. This week's guest is Gerhard Wiesenfeldt of the University of Melbourne. He joins us as he discusses the benefits and pitfalls of studying those in the history of science who are less well known. The popular narratives in the history of science tend to centre around a few key figures on whom extensive res…
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S2 Ep 7 - Ian Hesketh on History Writing within Science
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This week's guest is Ian Hesketh, an intellectual historian and historian of science at the University of Queensland. His work in HPS revolves around 19th century scientific practices and their intricacies. He works to situate this science not only in its temporal history, but to delve into the ways in which the practice itself helped to form the s…
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S2 Ep 6 - Sarah Qidwai on Science and Colonialism
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Today's guest is Sarah Qidwai, a Postdoctoral Researcher in the history of science who focuses on British Imperialism, Science and Colonialism, the relation of Science and Islam, as well as the history of evolutionary biology. Sarah’s dissertation focussed on how the Muslim polymath, Sir Sayyid Ahmad Khan, engaged with science and science popularis…
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#30 Don’t Look Up! How Hollywood Imports Science Policy into Films | WeAreSTS
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Hollywood chooses to portray experts in particular – sometimes peculiar – ways. Those choices have profound impacts on how audiences think about subjects as diverse as dinosaurs, robots, and climate catastrophes. But do those portrayals also change the way we think about the experts themselves and the process of expertise? Does Hollywood play some …
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S2 Ep 5 - Adrian Currie on Opportunistic Methods
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Today's guest on the podcast is Dr Adrian Currie, senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Exeter. Much of Adrian's research revolves around the question 'How do Scientists successfully generate knowledge in tricky circumstances?' Much of Adrian's work has focused on the historical sciences, such as palaeontology and archeology. In this e…
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S2 Ep 4 - Duane Hamacher on Indigenous Science
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"Everything on the land is reflected in the sky. So if you want to learn about indigenous astronomy, You have to learn about everything." This week we welcome Duane Hamacher to the HPS podcast as he discusses Indigenous science and its importance in the Australian context. Duane is a professor of astronomy who focuses on Indigenous astronomy, its h…
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S2 Ep 3 - Kristian Camilleri on the Turn to Practice
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Season 2 of the HPS podcast welcomes back friend of the podcast, Kristian Camilleri. This time he joins us to discuss the turn to practice in the philosophy of science. The "turn to practice" is a common name for the shift in philosophy of science theory when philosophers and social scientists moved from studying science through broad theories and …
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S2 Ep 2 - David Kaiser on Scientific Training
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"Scientists are not born, they are made" David Kaiser Today's guest on the podcast is David Kaiser, Germeshausen Professor of the History of Science and Professor of Physics at MIT. In history of science, David is best known for his books on the history of modern physics including Drawing Theories Apart, Quantum Legacies, and a personal favourite, …
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Welcome to season 2 of the HPS Podcast! To ease you into a new season, Samara and Indigo sit down to reflect on the first season. They take a look at how the season performed, with listernership outstripping their expectations, both in terms of numbers and global reach. They discuss what we have to look forward to in season 2, with new events, gues…
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S2 Ep 1 - Rachel Ankeny on Research Repertoires
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"That's what ‘repertoires’ is trying to force philosophers to look at - that whole ecosystem that encompasses the doing of science." Prof. Rachel Ankeny We start season 2 with the wonderful Rachel Ankeny discussing scientific change and the concept of research repertoires. Rachel is professor of History and Philosophy at the University of Adelaide,…
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BONUS EPISODE - Joshua Eisenthal & HPS Chat
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In this final bonus episode for Season 1 we are doing things a little bit differently. Instead of a one-way interview, philosopher of physics - Joshua Eisenthal - and host Samara Greenwood have a two-way conversation reflecting on Season 1 and discuss how certain episodes intersected with their own research interests. In particular, Josh and Sam di…
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BONUS EPISODE - Simine Vazire on Making Science Better
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Welcome to a special bonus episode of The HPS Podcast with Professor of Psychology, Simine Vazire, discussing the ways in which HPS scholars and scientists can work together to create better science. We are releasing the episode to coincide with the campaign put together by Simine and others to support the legal defence of Data Colada – a group of …
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S1 Ep12 - Fiona Fidler on Collective Objectivity
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"It wouldn’t make sense to leave the entire burden of upholding objectivity in science on the shoulders of fallible individuals, right?" Prof. Fiona Fidler To finish off our inaugural season with a bang – today’s episode features the visionary researcher who initiated the idea for the podcast – Professor Fiona Fidler. Fiona is head of our History a…
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#29 Can Comedy Help Us Tackle Conversations About Climate Change? | WeAreSTS
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Ever heard of climate change comedy? Here’s the idea. The climate crisis dominates our news. But more and more, messages about action are ignored. Fatalism is growing. People seem frozen with the scale of the problem. It’s clear we need new ways to tackle these tough conversations. In this episode, STS’s very own Grace Tyrrell explores the growing …
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S1 Ep 11 - James McElvenny on Language and Science
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Today on the podcast is Dr James McElvenny, historian and philosopher of linguistics, discussing the topic of language and science. As James points out in this episode, intersections between language, the language sciences and science are many and varied. For example, James introduces us to the ways in which the study of language and the study of s…
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#28 Promising Potential for Generative AI at University: Is it a Personal Tutor for Every Pocket | WeAreSTS
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Mandy dives optimistically into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on education as we know it. Think ChatGPT and all those related tools called generative AI. Along the way, we touch on some fundamental and relevant concepts from science and technology studies - including the Turing Test and technological determinism - that ca…
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S1 Ep 10 - Martin Bush on Knowledge Circulation and Visualisation
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This week we welcome Dr Martin Bush to the podcast to discuss the role of imagery and visualisation in the circulation of science and knowledge. Martin is a member of the HPS department at the University of Melbourne who focuses primarily on the role of imagery in the popularisation and teaching of astronomy. In this episode, he takes us through th…
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#27 Top Stories in Science Journalism from STS Students | WeAreSTS
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The assignments students do in STS modules today are nothing like what they used to be. These days, they build portfolios with all sorts of things: short writing, long writing, posters, blogs, in-class presentations. Add to these, projects like podcasts, film clips, campaign strategies, briefing papers, debates, and full-on project proposals. Resea…
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S1 Ep 9 - Caleb Hazelwood on Scientific Metaphysics
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This episode features Caleb Hazelwood, philosopher of science and PhD candidate, talking on the topic of Scientific Metaphysics. As Caleb explains, ‘scientific metaphysics’ refers to coming to grips with what ‘really is’ in the world – and being crystal clear about the concepts we use to describe natural phenomena and how they interact. For example…
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#26 Women in History of Science Through 53 Original Sources | WeAreSTS
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Women in the History of Science brings together primary sources that highlight women’s involvement in scientific knowledge production around the world. Drawing on texts, images and objects, each primary source is accompanied by an explanatory text, questions to prompt discussion, and a bibliography to aid further research. Arranged by time period, …
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S1 Ep 8 - Samara Greenwood on Social Change and Science
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This week Indigo Keel interviews our regular host, Samara Greenwood, on societal contexts and science. Samara is currently undertaking a PhD in which she investigates the various ways in which changes in society can come to shape change in science. In this episode Samara discusses some of the controversies of drawing links between political context…
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How Science, Culture, and Power is Not, and Never Was, Separate
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Academically, Professor Fortun understands himself as a historian and anthropologist of the life sciences, genetics and genomics in particular. Fortun studied physics as an undergraduate at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (one of oldest polytechnic institutes in the U.S.), until he transferred to Hampshire College and switched to philosophy of sci…
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S1 Ep 7 - Rachael Brown on Values in Science
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Today on the podcast Samara talks with Dr Rachael Brown on values in science. In particular, the downfall of the value-free ideal. Dr. Rachael Brown, is a philosopher of biology and director for the Centre for Philosophy of the Sciences at the Australian National University or ANU in Canberra. Rachael runs her own wonderful podcast on philosophy an…
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