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

Leading scholars in History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (HPS) introduce contemporary topics for a general audience. Developed by graduate students from the HPS program at the University of Melbourne.Lead Hosts: Thomas Spiteri (2025) and Samara Greenwood (2023-2024).Season Five is now here! Episodes released weekly. More information on the podcast can be found at hpsunimelb.org

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35:41

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

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2024/10/30

"In response to that article, I was getting hate mail. I was getting attacked. I thought, these people have a script. This is a story that people need to understand. This isn't just something of academic interest. This is something that has real political and cultural consequences."Today's very special guest is acclaimed historian of science, Professor Naomi Oreskes, author of Merchants of Doubt, Science on a Mission and her most recent book with long time collaborator Erik Conway – The Big M...

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28:30

S4 Ep 6 - Jen Martin on 'Communicating Science'

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2024/10/23

"Doing the thing is not the whole thing, it's also the sharing it with the audiences who either need it or are simply interested in it...science isn't finished until it's communicated"Our guest today is Associate Professor Jen Martin. Jen leads the University of Melbourne’s acclaimed Science Communication Teaching program and is passionate about helping scientists develop the skills they need to be visible, to make connections and to have impact.As well as teaching, Jen is a prolific communic...

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28:14

S4 Ep 5 - Edouard Machery on 'Experimental Philosophy'

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2024/10/16

Today our guest presenter Thomas Spiteri is joined by Professor Edouard Machery, Distinguished Professor in the University of Pittsburgh’s HPS department and director of the Center for Philosophy of Science.Edouard, a leading figure in experimental philosophy (X-Phi), shares insights into the X-Phi movement, which integrates empirical methods into philosophical inquiry. He discusses the limitations of traditional philosophical methods, particularly the use of intuitions, and explains how X-Ph...

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28:18

S4 Ep 4 - Darrin Durant on 'Expertise'

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2024/10/09

Today we are joined by Dr Darrin Durant a Senior Lecturer in HPS at the University of Melbourne specialising in Science and Technology studies. Darrin's research covers two seemingly distinct areas: nuclear energy and expertise. Yet nuclear energy and other contested public policy issues are informed by experts on both sides of the debate. As Darrin explains in today’s episode, there are different types of expertise and we must learn to better judge who is, and who isn’t an expert. ...

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26:27

S4 Ep 3 - Simon Schaffer on 'Leviathan and the...

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2024/10/02

This episode forms Part 2 of our extended interview with the celebrated historian of science, and master communicator, Professor Simon Schaffer.Today, we continue to focus our discussion on the book Simon co-wrote with Steven Shapin in the early 1980s, Leviathan and the Air-Pump. Simon reveals fascinating insights into the production of the book, including his many deep dives into rare books collections, as well as the back and forth of typewritten pages between Simon in London and Steven in ...

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26:39

S4 Ep 2 - Simon Schaffer on 'Leviathan and the...

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2024/09/25

This episode is the first of two in which the celebrated Professor of History of Science, Simon Schaffer, discusses the famous HPS publication, Leviathan and the Air-Pump: Hobbes, Boyle and the Experimental Life, which Simon co-wrote with another esteemed HPS scholar, Steven Shapin, in the early 1980s. The book went on to become one of the most well-known across both HPS and STS, with next year marking 40 years since its first release.In todays episode, Simon discusses his own academic s...

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20:52

S4 Ep 1 - Sam and Carmelina on 'Studying Humanities...

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2024/09/18

Welcome back to The HPS Podcast for Season 4.In today's episode, Carmelina and Samara touch on a variety of topics, but a core theme is 'how we study science through the lens of the humanities'. Both Sam and Carmelina believe the skills and perspectives developed through disciplines such as history, sociology, and philosophy are crucial to resolving many of today's problems. So, it is incredibly sad that they continue to be undervalued by many. We hope The HPS Podcast - in its own small way -...

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37:15

Working Fathers Mini-series. Ep 5 - What's Next?

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2024/09/04

We are pleased to bring you a special five episode podcast series created by Professor in HPS Cordelia Fine, political philosopher Associate Professor Dan Halliday, social psychologist, Dr Melissa Wheeler and historian Dr Annabelle Baldwin. The series is called Working Fathers, and explores the varied roles fathers play in contemporary Australia and how policy can better recognise, value and support them.What’s next for Australian fathers? In this final episode of the mini-series, we loo...

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39:40

Working Fathers Mini-series. Ep 4 - Give Dads a Break

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2024/09/02

We are pleased to bring you a special five episode podcast series created by Professor in HPS Cordelia Fine, political philosopher Associate Professor Dan Halliday, social psychologist, Dr Melissa Wheeler and historian Dr Annabelle Baldwin. The series is called Working Fathers, and explores the varied roles fathers play in contemporary Australia and how policy can better recognise, value and support them.In Episode 4, Give Dads a Break, we look at more of the pressures that prevent fathe...

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46:24

Working Fathers Mini-series. Ep 3 - Are Fathers Free?

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2024/08/28

We are pleased to bring you a special five episode podcast series created by Professor in HPS Cordelia Fine, political philosopher Associate Professor Dan Halliday, social psychologist, Dr Melissa Wheeler and historian Dr Annabelle Baldwin.The series is called Working Fathers, and explores the varied roles fathers play in contemporary Australia and how policy can better recognise, value and support them.How much freedom do fathers have? Do fathers have real choices about how to divide th...

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36:48

Working Fathers Mini-series. Ep 2 - What Gave Rise to...

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2024/08/26

We are pleased to bring you a special five episode podcast series created by Professor in HPS Cordelia Fine, political philosopher Associate Professor Dan Halliday, social psychologist, Dr Melissa Wheeler and historian Dr Annabelle Baldwin. The series is called Working Fathers, and explores the varied roles fathers play in contemporary Australia and how policy can better recognise, value and support them.How people divide labour within and beyond the family unit has changed throughout hu...

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27:43

Working Fathers Mini-series. Ep 1 - Where's Dad?

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2024/08/21

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 recognise, value and support fatherhood. In this first episode, ‘Where’s Dad?’ host Dan Halliday notes that, despite significant social change ...

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4:28

Working Fathers Mini-Series. Introduction.

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2024/08/21

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 recognise, value and support fatherhood.In this introduction to the series, Dan provides us with a teaser about what to expect over the next five ...

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39:34

S3 Ep 12 - Sabina Leonelli on 'The Philosophy of Open...

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2024/05/29

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 some of its unintended downsides, including constraining academic diversity and worsening epistemic injustices in some cases.In this episode, Sabi...

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28:11

S3 Ep 11 - Uljana Feest on 'What is Missing in...

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2024/05/22

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 Replication Crisis a Crisis Of?’ Uljana proposes something is missing from current debates which typically focus on one of two positions. On one ha...

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26:22

S3 Ep 10 - Aja Watkins & Miguel Ohnesorge on...

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2024/05/16

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 diverse geoscientific disciplines as palaeontology, seismology and climate science.Aja and Miguel highlight how the geosciences have had t...

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26:29

S3 Ep 9 - Emma Kowal on 'Haunting Biology'

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2024/05/09

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 trained as a doctor and public health researcher, before turning to cultural and medical anthropology. Now Emma also works across Science and Technology...

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30:49

S3 Ep 8 - Haixin Dang on 'Disagreement in Science'

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2024/04/24

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22:58

S3 Ep 7 - Sophie Ritson on 'Large Scale Research...

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2024/04/18

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26:40

S3 Ep 6 - Kirsten Walsh on 'Rethinking Isaac Newton...

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2024/04/10

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