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What Does it Mean to be Human? A Conversation with Erika Milam, Part 2

Dec 6

Meanings of Science

What Does it Mean to be Human? A Conversation with Erika Milam, Part 2

ERIKA LORRAINE MILAM | Nobody disagreed on the data. But everybody disagreed on how to interpret the data. . .

Who Speaks for Science? A Conversation with Erika Lorraine Milam

Nov 8

Meanings of Science

Who Speaks for Science? A Conversation with Erika Lorraine Milam

ERIKA LORRAINE MILAM | There is a long tradition, of course, of writing for lay audiences about science...

The Jane Goodalls: Women in Science Defying the Odds

Sep 27

Meanings of Science

The Jane Goodalls: Women in Science Defying the Odds

ERIKA LORRAINE MILAM | In the last forty years, Jane Goodall has become a saint of modern environmentalism, an unwavering voice calling. . .

Biology, the Brain, and the Meaning of Life with Philip Ball

Jun 4

Meanings of Science

Biology, the Brain, and the Meaning of Life with Philip Ball

PHILIP BALL | There’s one thing that distinguishes living matter from nonliving matter, it is this notion of agency.

Biology, the Brain, and the Meanings of Life: Philip Ball in Conversation with Iain McGilchrist

May 10

Meanings of Science

Biology, the Brain, and the Meanings of Life: Philip Ball in Conversation with Iain McGilchrist

A profound but quiet transformation in biology is changing the way we think about life.

Defining Science: Language, Method, and Objectives

Apr 12

Meanings of Science

Defining Science: Language, Method, and Objectives

NICK SPENCER | The British have never felt a particularly pressing need formally to define science. . .Not so America.

What Are the Humanities and to What End Does One Study Them?

Mar 1

Meanings of Science

What Are the Humanities and to What End Does One Study Them?

VITTORIO HÖSLE | Where does the enthusiasm of the 18th century for the humanities come from?

The Two Scientific Revolutions: A Conversation with Vittorio Hösle

Feb 16

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The Two Scientific Revolutions: A Conversation with Vittorio Hösle

VITTORIO HÖSLE | We must try to develop again a worldview in which scientific and ethical thinking. . .

Greek Mathematics and the Origins of Science: A Conversation with Vittorio Hösle

Feb 2

Meanings of Science

Greek Mathematics and the Origins of Science: A Conversation with Vittorio Hösle

VITTORIO HÖSLE | Long into the nineteenth century science and natural philosophy were connected, and that one of the great events in . . .

The Galileo Project: Looking Through the Window with New Telescopes

Dec 7, 2023

Meanings of Science

The Galileo Project: Looking Through the Window with New Telescopes

AVI LOEB | We cannot jump off the train of time as we age. It keeps going, so we better look through its windows. . .

The Surprising Origins of Experimental Science: A Conversation with Peter Harrison, Part Two

Nov 24, 2023

Meanings of Science

The Surprising Origins of Experimental Science: A Conversation with Peter Harrison, Part Two

PETER HARRISON | Studying how science actually works as a human enterprise—with fallible human actors—gives you a very different view. . .

The Paradigm Shift: A New Vision of Science and Religion with Peter Harrison

Nov 10, 2023

Meanings of Science

The Paradigm Shift: A New Vision of Science and Religion with Peter Harrison

PETER HARRISON | So there’s a kind of imperialistic assumption about the superiority of the intellectual apparatus that we’re operating . .

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