S2 Ep 7 - Ian Hesketh on 'Science History in Science'

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 science of the day. He joins the podcast to discuss how scientific and historical writing practices can effect the way in which science itself is s...

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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. Primary hosts: Thomas Spiteri (2025), Samara Greenwood (2023-2024)Season Five Coming SOON.More information on the podcast can be found at hpsunimelb.org