Interviews with Scholars of Science, Technology, and Society about their New Books Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 88 days 22 hours 24 minutes
episode 6: Paul Halpern, "Flashes of Creation: George Gamow, Fred Hoyle, and the Great Big Bang Debate" (Basic Books, 2021)
An interview with Paul Halpern
episode 97: COVID-19 and Vaccine Hesitancy in Japan
An interview with Kamila Szczepanska and Yoko Demelius
episode 13: Karl Herrup, "How Not to Study a Disease: The Story of Alzheimer's" (MIT Press, 2021)
An interview with Karl Herrup
episode 44: Exploring Science Literacy and Public Engagement with Science
An interview with Ayelet Baram-Tsabari
episode 109: David Sulzer, "Music, Math, and Mind: The Physics and Neuroscience of Music" (Columbia UP, 2021)
Why does a clarinet play at lower pitches than a flute? What does it mean for sounds to be in or out of tune? How are emotions carried by music? Do other animals perceive sound like we do? How might a musician use math to come up with new ideas? This book offers a lively exploration of the mathematics, physics, and neuroscience that underlie music in a way that readers without scientific background can follow...
episode 108: Laurie Winkless, "Sticky: The Secret Science of Surfaces" (Bloomsbury, 2022)
An interview with Laurie Winkless
episode 65: Anna Bokov, "Avant-Garde as Method: Vkhutemas and the Pedagogy of Space, 1920-1930" (Park Publishing, 2020)
An interview with Anna Bokov
episode 5: Omar W. Nasim, "The Astronomer's Chair: A Visual and Cultural History" (MIT Press, 2021)
An interview with Omar W. Nasim
episode 88: Paul Steinhardt, "Inflated Expectations: A Cosmological Tale" (Open Agenda, 2021)
An interview with Paul Steinhardt
episode 101: Jennifer Fay, "Inhospitable World: Cinema in the Time of the Anthropocene" (Oxford UP, 2018)
An interview with Jennifer Fay