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History of Science, Technology, and Medicine

by The Huntington

With the 2006 acquisition of the Burndy Library (a collection of nearly 70,000 items), The Huntington became one the top institutions in the world for the study of the history of science and technology. In November 2008, The Huntington opened Dibner Hall of the History of Science, which features the permanent exhibition “Beautiful Science: Ideas that Change the World.” It includes galleries devoted to astronomy, natural history, medicine, and light. In lectures and interviews, curators and scholars explore a variety of subjects in the history of science.

Episodes

The Anatomy of an Illness as Seen by the Patient: Norman Cousins and the Patients’ Rights “Revolution” of the 1970s

55m · Published 26 Mar 02:30

Nancy Tomes, professor of history at Stony Brook University, reflects on the impact of Norman Cousins’ groundbreaking 1976 article and his subsequent efforts to change the definition of the “good” patient. The lecture is sponsored by the George Dock Society for the History of Medicine. This is part of the Walter Jarvis Barlow Lecture series.

Why Did Isaac Newton Believe in Alchemy?

1h 22m · Published 22 Jan 00:23

William R. Newman, professor of history and philosophy of science at Indiana University, examines why one of the most influential scientists who ever lived believed in alchemical transmutation, which has long been discredited in the modern scientific world.

Romantic Engineering and Engineering Romance (Trent Dames Lecture)

53m · Published 05 Feb 03:30

Rosalind Williams, author of “The Triumph of Human Empire,” discusses how the writer Robert Louis Stevenson understood engineering as a romantic profession, and how his engineering education led him to defend "romance" over "realism" in literature. Her talk was the 2013¬–14 Trent Dames Lecture at The Huntington.

Copernicus and the Astrologers of Cracow and Bologna

1h 3m · Published 04 Jun 02:30

Robert S. Westman describes a late 15th-century crisis about the status of astrology that led to Nicolas Copernicus’ great hypothesis that the Earth revolved around the Sun. Westman is professor of history at the University of California, San Diego, and author of the book “The Copernican Question: Prognostication, Skepticism, and Celestial Order” (2011).

Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us

44m · Published 13 May 05:15

Joe Palca, a science correspondent for NPR, talks about the new book he co-authored with Flora Lichtman, “Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us.” With humor and plenty of hard data, he explains why fingernails on a chalk board make us cringe and why that guy on the cell phone drives us crazy.

Better Living Through Alchemy: Private Lives and Applied Science in the Early Modern Era

46m · Published 24 Feb 03:00

Bruce Moran discusses alchemy—a subject that he says is often greatly misunderstood and one that figures significantly in early modern science. Moran is the Dibner Distinguished Fellow at The Huntington for 2010–11 and the author of “Distilling Knowledge: Alchemy, Chemistry, and the Scientific Revolution.”

Anti-Evolution in America: From Creation Science to Intelligent Design

47m · Published 25 Feb 21:46

Ronald L. Numbers, historian of science and medicine at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, discusses the history of the debate over evolution in America, from William Jennings Bryan’s crusade to eradicate Darwinism from schools to current efforts to promote the teaching of “intelligent design.”

Water in the Prussian Frontier

47m · Published 17 Feb 22:37

The abundant water in the North European Plain was both a nemesis and an ally to early modern Prussians. Kathryn Olesko, associate professor at Georgetown University and the Dibner Distinguished Fellow for 2009-10, examines how the challenges of water management shaped Prussian attitudes about nature, politics, and technology.

Darwin and His Discontents

47m · Published 27 Oct 22:37

The year 2009 marks the bicentennial of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his seminal work, "On the Origin of Species." Daniel Lewis, Dibner Senior Curator of the History of Science & Technology at The Huntington, examines the difficulties Darwin faced in publishing his evolutionary theory. Presented in conjunction with Pasadena’s Art & Ideas Festival 2009.

Near-Earth Comets and Asteroids: Finding Them Before They Find Us

55m · Published 13 Oct 20:40

Donald K. Yeomans, manager of NASA’s Near-Earth Object Program, discusses the importance of comet and asteroid impacts in understanding the origin of the solar system and the evolution of life on Earth. He also addresses NASA’s current activities to prevent future Earth-threatening impact events.

History of Science, Technology, and Medicine has 32 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 29:03:24. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on December 23rd 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on October 7th, 2023 21:22.