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- 206 - The Scientific Odyssey Unscripted-The Muon g-2 Experiment Results
In this unscripted episode, we take a look at the announced results from the Muon g-2 experiment recently performed at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. We examine what it means for the Standard Model of Particle Physics along with the importance of doing science with the goal of falsifying presently accepted models and theories rather than seeking confirmation.
Mon, 12 Apr 2021 - 50min - 205 - Episode 1.10: Science, Pseudoscience, and Snake OilSun, 28 Mar 2021 - 1h 18min
- 204 - Episode 5.12: Boundaries of EmpireSun, 14 Mar 2021 - 48min
- 203 - Solstice 2020Fri, 25 Dec 2020 - 1h 29min
- 202 - Episode 5.11: ItinerariesThu, 10 Dec 2020 - 49min
- 201 - Special Episode 1: Silverado Squatters-Part 1
For many of the crew of the Scientific Odyssey, the next couple of weeks promises to be stressful with the coming US Presidential elections, a rising number of CoVID-19 cases, and many difficult decisions related to school, work, and family.
To help give folks a respite from the stormy seas ahead, we offer this episode of the podcast as a safe harbor to take refuge in when it all seems to be a bit overwhelming and it's time to furl the sails, if only for a little while.
Wed, 28 Oct 2020 - 1h 17min - 200 - The 200th EpisodeSun, 26 Jul 2020 - 50min
- 199 - Episode 1.9: Understanding Conspiracy TheoriesSun, 26 Apr 2020 - 1h 31min
- 198 - Episode 1.8: Barriers to Good Critical ThinkingSat, 18 Apr 2020 - 1h 27min
- 197 - Episode 1.7: Characteristics of Good Critical Thinking
"The fox knows many little things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing."-Archilochus
We trace this quote from the Archaic Greek poet through the work of the philosopher Isaac Berlin to see how it applied to create good practices of critical thinking. Characteristics include having an inquiry focus, being flexible, understanding bias, practicing skepticism, using inference properly, and seeking multiple sources.
Sat, 11 Apr 2020 - 1h 14min - 196 - Episode 1.6: Introduction to Critical ThinkingWed, 01 Apr 2020 - 38min
- 195 - Episode 5.10: Surveying an EmpireSun, 22 Mar 2020 - 57min
- 194 - The Scientific Odyssey Unscripted: The CoVID-19 Global PandemicTue, 17 Mar 2020 - 1h 12min
- 193 - Episode 5.9: All Roads Lead to SomewhereSun, 02 Feb 2020 - 1h 01min
- 192 - The Scientific Odyssey Unscripted: Betelgeuse-Is He Going to Blow?Thu, 09 Jan 2020 - 1h 10min
- 191 - Episode 5.8: Heaven and EarthTue, 24 Dec 2019 - 1h 16min
- 190 - Episode 5.7: How Big is Our World?Tue, 29 Oct 2019 - 54min
- 189 - Episode 5.6: Ocean Around a Wine-Darkened SeaTue, 01 Oct 2019 - 47min
- 188 - Episode 3.53: The Cassini DynastyTue, 27 Aug 2019 - 52min
- 187 - Episode 5.5: The Centered UniverseMon, 10 Jun 2019 - 45min
- 186 - Episode 5.4: Emerging From ConnectionsThu, 23 May 2019 - 43min
- 185 - Episode 5.3: Dead ReckoningWed, 08 May 2019 - 1h 12min
- 184 - Episode 5.2: Defining SpaceMon, 25 Mar 2019 - 1h 00min
- 183 - Episode 3.52: Interview with Todd Timberlake
In this episode we interview Dr. Todd Timberlake about the book he co-authored with Dr. Paul Wallace: Finding Our Place in the Solar System, A Scientific View of the Copernican Revolution (Available March 28th, 2019 from Cambridge University Press).
Dr. Timberlake's teaching materials can be found at: https://sites.berry.edu/ttimberlake/teaching/copernican-revolution/
Thu, 14 Mar 2019 - 1h 53min - 182 - Episode 5.1: Uncharted WatersSun, 24 Feb 2019 - 31min
- 181 - Episode 4.7: William Whewell-A Victorian DebateMon, 21 Jan 2019 - 1h 27min
- 180 - Episode 4.6.1: Supplemental-William Whewell on the General Bearing of the Great ExhibitionWed, 26 Dec 2018 - 1h 14min
- 179 - Episode 4.6: William Whewell-A Potent Life ForgottenSun, 09 Dec 2018 - 1h 28min
- 178 - Episode 4.5: William Whewell-Leaving HomeMon, 19 Nov 2018 - 1h 08min
- 177 - Episode 4.4: Out of the DoldrumsTue, 06 Nov 2018 - 28min
- 176 - Episode 4.3: Probability and PragmatismTue, 04 Sep 2018 - 44min
- 175 - Episode 4.2: Hypothetically SpeakingFri, 03 Aug 2018 - 1h 03min
- 174 - Episode 4.1: The Problem of Induction
In our new Science and Certainty mini-series, we take a look at what is known as the Problem of Induction in the junction between epistemology and philosophy of science. We review what induction is and then look at various historical statements of the problem culminating with the work of Scottish philosopher, David Hume.
Sun, 15 Jul 2018 - 50min - 173 - Episode 3.51: Epilogue, Finding our PlaceMon, 02 Jul 2018 - 31min
- 172 - Episode 3.50.12: Supplemental-Albert Einstein, War and Peace
In our final episode of the biographical series on Albert Einstein, we look at the last twenty years of his life in the United States. We consider his conversations with the mathematician Kurt Godel, the letters to Franklin Delano Roosevelt that helped initiate what would become the Manhattan Project, his post-war efforts to promote peace and his principled defiance of McCarthyism.
Tue, 26 Jun 2018 - 1h 15min - 171 - Episode 3.50.11: Supplemental-Albert Einstein, Coming to AmericaFri, 08 Jun 2018 - 52min
- 170 - Episode 3.50.10: Supplemental-Albert Einstein, Politics and Exile
In 1930, Albert Einstein wrote,
“I believe that the most important mission of the state is to protect the individual and to make it possible for him to develop into a creative personality.”
This concise statement of his political philosophy would guide his actions through much of the 1920's and early 30's as he used his fame and celebrity to advance causes important to him.
In this episode, we'll examine those actions and causes.
Thu, 31 May 2018 - 1h 07min - 169 - Episode 3.50.9: Supplemental-Albert Einstein, Entanglement
In the words of physicist John Wheeler,
“In all the history of human thought, there is no greater dialogue than that which took place over the years between Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein about the meaning of the quantum.”
In this episode of the Scientific Odyssey we explore the relationship between the two men that began through journal articles on light quantum and the atom, was further entwined through Nobel Prizes awarded together and continued through debates shared in letters, papers and at scientific meetings.
Wed, 23 May 2018 - 58min - 168 - Episode 3.50.8: Supplemental-Albert Einstein, The Price of FameMon, 14 May 2018 - 53min
- 167 - Episode 3.50.7: Supplemental-Albert Einstein, The Best and Worst of TimesMon, 07 May 2018 - 1h 24min
- 166 - Episode 3.50.6: Supplemental-Einstein's AngelsThu, 12 Apr 2018 - 1h 02min
- 165 - Episode 3.50.5: Supplemental-Albert Einstein, A Most Miraculous Year-Special RelativityMon, 26 Mar 2018 - 1h 08min
- 164 - Episode 3.50.4: Supplemental-Albert Einstein, A Most Miraculous Year-Light and Atoms
In 1905, Albert Einstein published five papers that changed the course of physics and the modern world. In this episode, we look at the first three of those works including his paper on the photoelectric effect, his derivation of Avogardo's number and his analysis of Brownian motion that more or less proved the existence of atoms.
Tue, 13 Mar 2018 - 45min - 163 - Episode 3.50.3: Supplemental-Albert Einstein, The Bourgeois Bohemian-Part 2
In this second part of our examination of Einstein's life before the Miracle Year of 1905, we examine the period between his graduation from the Zurich Polytechnic and his being hired at the Swiss patent office. We discuss his scientific work as well as his relationship with Mileva Maric and the issues surround that.
Mon, 05 Mar 2018 - 1h 08min - 162 - Episode 3.50.2: Supplemental-Albert Einstein, The Bourgeois Bohemian, Part 1Mon, 12 Feb 2018 - 1h 06min
- 161 - Episode 3.50.1: Supplemental-Albert Einstein, A Fine Young SwabianMon, 05 Feb 2018 - 1h 02min
- 160 - Episode 3.49.3: Supplemental-Eddington and ChandrasekharMon, 29 Jan 2018 - 1h 22min
- 159 - Episode 3.49.2: Supplemental-Arthur Stanley Eddington, The Seeker's Journey
For A. S. Eddington, the most important thing a think ing person could do, whether they be a scientist or a person of faith, was to follow a path of inquiry that sought to uncover new insights and new truths.
In this episode, we look at how this value influenced Eddington's work in stellar structure and relativity. Additionally, we look at how his other valence values such as internationalism influenced his actions during the Great War.
Mon, 25 Dec 2017 - 1h 02min - 158 - Episode 3.49.1: Supplemental-Arthur Stanley Eddington, Science and FaithSun, 10 Dec 2017 - 53min
- 157 - Episode 3.49: The Present PuzzleMon, 27 Nov 2017 - 49min
- 156 - Episode 3.48: Matters Dark and Mysterious
This week we look at the work of Vera Rubin and Fritz Zwicky that led to the idea that roughly 85% of the matter in the universe can't be detected except by the gravitational influence on the matter we can see. We also consider alternative explanations and examine the evidence in favor of Dark Matter.
Wed, 22 Nov 2017 - 1h 09min - 155 - Episode 3.47: Very Big Questions About Really Small Things
In the late 1960's and early 1970's, several problems arose with the Big Bang Theory's attempt to explain certain aspects of the early universe. In 1979, Alan Guth worked out a solution to those known as the Inflationary Model that added a new layer of understanding of the physical processes that governed the earliest moments of the cosmos.
Tue, 14 Nov 2017 - 1h 05min - 154 - Episode 3.46: Lurking in the BackgroundMon, 06 Nov 2017 - 44min
- 153 - Episode 3.45: The Stuff of Stars
This week we look at the work of a number of astrophysicists including Cecilia Payne, Arthur Eddington, Hans Bethe and Charles Critchfield, and Fred Hoyle and Willie Fowler to better understand how the elements are made within the cores of stars.
Special introduction by Stephen Guerra of the History of the Papacy and the Beyond the Big Screen podcasts.
Sun, 29 Oct 2017 - 46min - 152 - Episode 3.44: The Big Bang Hypothesis
In 1948, one of the most important papers in the history of science was published in the pages of the Physical Review. In it, authors Ralph Alpher, Hans Bethe (in absentia) and George Gamow not only perpetrated one of the greatest plays on words in the annals of science, they also put forward the physical calculations in support that the universe as we see it today began from a small, hot, dense state known as the Primeval Fireball.
In this episode, we trace the development of that idea.
Sun, 22 Oct 2017 - 1h 10min - 151 - Episode 3.43.4-Supplemental-George Ellery Hale, Triumph and BreakdownTue, 10 Oct 2017 - 57min
- 150 - Episode 3.43.3: Supplemental-George Ellery Hale-The Making of a ReputationTue, 03 Oct 2017 - 52min
- 149 - Episode 3.43.2: Supplemental-George Ellery Hale, Rise of a VisionaryMon, 25 Sep 2017 - 52min
- 148 - Episode 3.43.1: Supplemental-Masters of Reflection
The shift from astronomy to astrophysics necessitated the development of new tools of observation at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. In this episode, we look at the rise of the reflecting telescopes and the men who use them including, James Keeler and George Ritchey, probably the greatest telescope designer in history.
Sun, 17 Sep 2017 - 1h 01min - 147 - Episode 3.43: An Expanding Universe
In 1927 Fr. Georges Lemaitre published a paper in a little known Belgian scientific journal that described an expanding universe. Two years later, Milton Humason and Edwin Hubble presented evidence to support support this model. In this episode, we look at the development of the idea of a universe that was not static or steady.
Sun, 10 Sep 2017 - 54min - 146 - Episode 3.42: Relativity
On November 25th of 1915, Albert Einstein presented a paper on his General Theory of Relativity that by its end had conclusively shown that the Vulcan hypothesis was not necessary to explain the precession of the perihelion of the orbit of Mercury. It also completely reimagined the structure of space and time and remade the universe. In this episode of the podcast, we follow Einstein's journey of discovery from the work of James Clerk Maxwell to the eclipse observations of Arthur Stanley Eddington.
Sun, 03 Sep 2017 - 1h 01min - 145 - Episode 3.41: Edwin Hubble and the Big Leap
In 1925, the astronomer Henry Norris Russell read a paper at the 33rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society. The paper, written by Edwin Hubble, a staff astronomer at the Mt. Wilson observatory, detailed observations of Cepheid variable stars in the Andromeda Nebula. These observations and the analysis of them showed that the spiral was a million light years outside the Milky Way Galaxy, thus establishing it as an island universe once and for all. The Great Debate was settled and the size of the universe was expanded to a scale unimaginable just a decade earlier.
Sun, 27 Aug 2017 - 47min - 144 - Episode 3.40: The Great Debate
On April 26th of 1920, Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis presented talks on the idea of island universes to the National Academy of Sciences. Held at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, the Great Debate, as it would come to be known, would showcase two differing views of the scale and structure of the universe.
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 - 1h 04min - 143 - Episode 3.39: Harlow Shapley and Finding Our Place in the GalaxySun, 06 Aug 2017 - 47min
- 142 - Episode 3.37.3: Supplemental-The Harvard Calculators, Cecilia Payne and the Stuff of StarsSun, 30 Jul 2017 - 52min
- 141 - Episode 3.38: Digression-For All Men, For All TimeMon, 24 Jul 2017 - 52min
- 140 - Episode 3.37.2: Supplemental-The Harvard Calculators, Part 2
Annie Jump Cannon and Henrietta Swan Leavitt would form the core of the calculation staff at the Harvard College Observatory for nearly two decades. They oversaw the transition of the Observatory from the directorship of Edward Charles Pickering to Harlow Shapley and established the dominant classification systems and physical laws for stellar spectra and variable stars in the early 20th century that would lead to foundational discoveries in the fields of astronomy and astrophysics.
Sun, 16 Jul 2017 - 48min - 139 - Episode 3.37.1: Supplemental: The Harvard Calculators, Part 1
In the first part of a multi episode series, we look at the lives of two very different women. Williamina Fleming and Antonia Maury both made significant contributions to the field of stellar spectroscopy by developing classification systems to better understand the light from stars but their different backgrounds and training meant that they understood the role of being a calculator very differently.
Sun, 09 Jul 2017 - 52min - 138 - Episode 3.37: Variable Stars and Leavitt's Law
This week we take an in-depth look at the work done at the Harvard College Observatory on cataloging and classifying variable stars under the direction of Charles Edward Pickering. We examine the contributions of Williamina Fleming, Annie Jump Cannon and Henrietta Swan Leavitt that resulted in the the period luminosity relationship, also known as Leavitt's Law.
Sun, 02 Jul 2017 - 49min - 137 - The Scientific Odyssey Unscripted: Weather Forecasting and the JPSS Program
This week we take a look at weather forecasting after the Navigator's trip to Boulder, CO for the NASA Social event for the launch of the JPSS-1 polar orbiting satellite. We discuss a brief history of weather forecasting, the roles of both geosynchronous and polar orbiting satellites in that endeavor and the JPSS program. Specific attention is given to the five instrument packages that will be places on the vehicle: CrIS, ATMS, VIIRS, OMPS and CERES.
Sun, 25 Jun 2017 - 1h 06min - 136 - Episode 3.36: The H-R Diagram
In the years between 1905 and 1911, the astronomer Ejnar Hertzsprung and Henry Russell Norris developed a way of representing the accumulating astronomical and astrophysical data on stars that revealed the presence of a relationship between a stars brightness and its temperature. This Hertzsprung-Russell or H-R Diagram would come to revolutionize our understanding of stellar evolution.
Fri, 16 Jun 2017 - 53min - 135 - Episode 3.35.1: Supplemental-The Doppler Effect
This week, with the help of steampunk attired lady and gentleman bugs, we take a look at the Doppler effect. We use water waves, sound and light to examine the consequences of what happens with the observer of a wave is moving with respect to the wave's source. We also look at the history of the idea from the work of Christian Doppler to the applications suggested by Ernst Mach.
Sun, 04 Jun 2017 - 49min - 134 - Episode 3.35: By The LetterTue, 30 May 2017 - 59min
- 133 - Episode 3.34: The Harvard College Observatory
In this week's episode we look at the early work of the Harvard College Observatory under the direction of Edward Charles Pickering. We discuss his three big research initiatives: the visual photometric survey of stars, the All-Sky Survey and Catalogue and the Draper Memorial Catalogue that catalogued and classified the spectra of over 10,000 individual stars. Instrumental in this last effort was Williamina Fleming: Pickering's one time housekeeper turned lead calculator in the project.
Sun, 21 May 2017 - 47min - 132 - Episode 3.33: Seeing the Stars Anew
When Kirchhoff and Bunsen unlocked elemental spectra, they opened a new avenue of astrophysical investigation. This work work was originally done by the quartet of Lewis Rutherfurd, Astronomer Royal George Airy, Father Angelo Secchi and William Huggins. This work would lead to advances by Hermann Carl Vogel and Norman Lockyer who would be among those to propose an early model of stellar evolution.
Sun, 14 May 2017 - 50min - 131 - Episode 3.32: Light and Spectra
In 1861, Gustav Kirchhoff published the astonishing results that he could, merely by examining the light received from the Sun, determine what elements it was made from. One this episode, we'll trace the scientific investigation of the nature of light from Isaac Newton through Joseph Fraunhofer to the work of Kirchhoff and Robert Bunsen.
Sun, 07 May 2017 - 50min - 130 - Episode 3.31: To The Stars
In this episode we look at the various methods to determine the distances to the stars including Christiaan Huygens' comparison method, Robert Hooke's zenith telescope and Wilhelm Struve's and Freidrich Bessel's telescopic measurements. We also review the various ideas as to the distributions of these stars as advanced by Isaac Newton, William Stuckley, Thomas Wright and William Herschel.
Sun, 30 Apr 2017 - 44min - 129 - Episode 3.30: False GodsSun, 23 Apr 2017 - 57min
- 128 - Episode 3.29.2: Supplemental-The Herschel Dynasty
In 1782, William Herschel entered the service of his Royal Majesty, King George III of the United Kingdom. Over the next 20 years, he, along with his brother Alexander, would build hundred of telescopes including the largest research instruments in Europe as well as create the largest catalogue of deep sky objects ever compiled. Assisting him in this was his sister, Caroline Herschel, who would become an exceptional astronomer in her own right.
He would seek to answer questions about the Sun's motion through space, the behavior of variable stars, the nature of stellar spectra, the shape of the Milky Way galaxy and the Sun's position in it and the composition of nebulae.
In 1788, he married Mary Pitt (nee Baldwin) and, in 1792, fathered a son, John Herschel, who would go on to be the preeminent scientist of the mid-18th century; competing his father's catalogue work by extending his observations to the Southern Hemisphere and doing much to create the technology of photography as well as making significant contributions to the philosophy of science.
John and his wife, Margaret, would have 12 children, three of whom would become scientists that would make significant contributions during their lifetimes.
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 - 57min - 127 - Episode 3.29.1: Supplemental-William Herschel and the Discovery of Uranus
William Herschel was a Hanoverian musician turned British astronomer. In this episode we look at his journey from military band oboist to the court astronomer of King George III. Along the way we look at his work as a composer and orchestral director, his entry into the field of astronomical instrument construction and his bringing of the techniques of natural history to astronomical investigation.
We also discuss telescope design, what's the best telescope for a beginner to invest in and the idea of scientific serendipity.
Sun, 09 Apr 2017 - 1h 01min - 126 - Episode 3.29: Planet Hunters
This week we look at the work of William Herschel, Giuseppe Piazzi, Heinrich Olbers, Urbain Le Verrier, Alexis Bouvard and Johann Galle as they discovered new worlds in a Newtonian solar system. We consider the mathematical frameworks of Laplace and the Titius-Bode Law as guiding physical laws for the investigation of the natural universe.
Sun, 02 Apr 2017 - 44min - 125 - Episode 3.28: The Triumph of Mechanics
Following the publication of Newton's Principia, the extended process of adoption began. In this episode, we look at what barriers there were to Newton's ideas and how they were overcome. We also look at the acceptance of heliocentricism and the reworking of Newton's mathematical formalism up through the work of Pierre-Simon Laplace.
Sun, 26 Mar 2017 - 1h 02min - 124 - Episode 3.27.7: Supplemental-Edmond Halley-Gentleman Adventurer
In our second episode devoted to the life and work of Edmond Halley, we recount his three voyages aboard the Paramour to create a map of magnetic variation and survey the tides and currents of the English Channel. We also cover his predictions on the return of the comet of 1682, now known as Halley's Comet, his discovery of the proper motion of the stars, his translation of the works of Apollonius, and his work as Britain's Astronomer Royale among a host of other accomplishments.
Sun, 19 Mar 2017 - 52min - 123 - Episode 3.27.6: Supplemental-Edmond Halley, Always in Motion
This week we look at the earlier career of astronomer, mathematician and natural philosopher Edmond Halley. We look at the first part of his career but through about 1693 including his trips to St. Helena, Danzig and Paris. We also look at his ideas on measuring the size of the solar system, terrestrial magnetism, ocean salinity and the cause of the Biblical flood.
Sun, 12 Mar 2017 - 57min - 122 - Episode 3.27.5: Supplemental-Isaac Newton, A Public Man
In this episode we finally conclude our biographical sketch of Isaac Newton by looking at his life in the years following the publication of the Principia. We look at his political activities following the Glorious Revolution, his friendship with John Locke, the circle of young followers the gathered around him in London, including David Gregory, and his intense and troubled relationship with Nicolas Fatio de Duillier. We look at the emotional breakdown that took place in 1693 and his work afterwards including his publication of Opticks. Finally, we consider his legacy though the words of those who followed him.
Sun, 05 Mar 2017 - 1h 09min - 121 - Scientific Odyssey Unscripted-The TRAPPIST Discovery
IN this impromptu and unscripted episode, I talk about the recent announcement of the discovery of severn earth-like world orbiting a nearby class M star now named TRAPPIST-1 after the telescope used to make the initial discovery. I look at how exoplanets are discovered, the specifics of this discovery, what we know and why it is important. Also discussed are the ideas of scientific collaboration and the concept of universality.
Thu, 02 Mar 2017 - 55min - 120 - Episode 3.27.4: Supplemental-Isaac Newton, Principia
In 1687, Issac Newton, through the hard work and auspices of Edmund Halley, published the greatest scientific work of all time. In this episode we examine the events that led to the book's creation including Newton's correspondences with Robert Hooke and John Flamsteed. We also spend a bit of time considering the work's content.
Sun, 26 Feb 2017 - 58min - 119 - Episode 3.27.3: Supplemental-Isaac Newton, Magic and HeresySun, 12 Feb 2017 - 45min
- 118 - Episode 3.27.2: Supplemental-Isaac Newton, Conflict and Withdrawal
In this episode we look at the emergence of Isaac Newton onto the public stage with the publication of his first work on Optics in the pages of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society in 1672. We then examine the growing conflict between Newton and Robert Hooke and consider the work of the Society's secretary, Henry Oldenburg in fostering scientific communication during the turmoil.
Sun, 05 Feb 2017 - 57min - 117 - Episode 3.27.1: Supplemental-Isaac Newton, The Miracle Years
In part 1 of our multipart biography of the father of physics, we look at the life of Isaac Newton from his early years in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire through his grammar school days to his time at Trinity College, Cambridge. We take some time to specifically look at the cultural and religious background that influenced his upbringing as well as his work on vision, color, light and optics.
Sun, 29 Jan 2017 - 49min - 116 - Episode 3.27: A New Physics
In this episode we look at the work in mathematics and physics of Isaac Newton from his time at the University of Cambridge to the publication of the Philosophae Naturalis Principia Naturalis or "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy". Specifically we look at the development of fluxional calculus, the Universal Law of Gravitation and Newton's Three Laws of Motion.
Sun, 22 Jan 2017 - 1h 01min - 115 - Episode 3.26.1: Supplemental-Jesuit Astronomers and the Difficulty of Doing ScienceSun, 15 Jan 2017 - 45min
- 114 - Episode 3.26: Setting the Stage
In this episode, we look at the work of four men who bridge the period between Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton: Giovanni Battista Riccioli, Rene Descartes, Christiaan Huygens and Robert Hooke. In this discussion we pay particular attention to each man's work in physics that will set the stage for Newton's great synthesis.
Sun, 08 Jan 2017 - 49min - 113 - Episode 3.25: The Heresy of GalileoSun, 01 Jan 2017 - 1h 05min
- 112 - Episode 3.24: Censuring Copernicus
In this episode we look at the 25 months leading up to the Congregation of the Inquisition censuring the two propositions related to the work of Copernicus; namely that the Earth moves and the Sun does not. We specifically examine the Letter to Castello and Foscarini's Letter as well as the role of Galileo's work and Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina in the proceedings and what follows.
Mon, 26 Dec 2016 - 1h 00min - 111 - Episode 3.23.1: Supplemental-The SomniumSat, 24 Dec 2016 - 56min
- 110 - Episode 2.23: There's a Little Black Spot on the Sun Today
In the first part of a three episode series on the emerging conflict involving Galileo, the Aristotelian natural philosophers of the Italian universities and the Catholic Church, we examine the factors that would lead to the initial confrontation of 1615 and 1616. These will include a debate that led to a fundamental revaluation of hydrology and a priority dispute on the discovery of sunspots. Finally, we discuss the piece of information that may have led to Galileo's open support of the Copernican model o the solar system.
Sun, 18 Dec 2016 - 43min - 109 - Episode 3.22.1: Supplemental-Puy de Dome
In this supplemental episode, we look at the study of hydraulics related to pulling water up a pipe by Galileo Galilei. This leads us to the development of the mercury barometer by Torricelli and the investigations of atmospheric pressure and vacuums by Blaise Pascal and Florin Perier. This, in turns leads us to the work of von Geuricke and Robert Boyle.
Sun, 11 Dec 2016 - 41min - 108 - Episode 3.22: Scientific Revolution-Matters of FactSun, 04 Dec 2016 - 46min
- 107 - Episode 3.21: Scientific Revolution-The Mathematization of NatureSun, 27 Nov 2016 - 50min
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