Perspectives on Science
167 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -A new public events series from the Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine brings historical perspective to contemporary issues and concerns.
In the public forums, historians and other specialists speak about culturally relevant topics in front of a live audience at Consortium member institutions. Forum subjects range from medical consumerism to public trust in science and technology. Videos of these events are also available at chstm.org.
In podcast episodes, authors of new books in the history of science, technology, and medicine respond to questions from readers with a wide variety of backgrounds and expertise. These conversations illuminate the utility and relevance of the past in light of current events.
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Episodes
Natalia Molina COVID-19
May 05, 2020 16:38 - 18 minutes - 13.4 MBNatalia Molina discusses the intersection of race and public health during the covid-19 and other pandemics. Find this podcast and more in the Consortium's series on COVID-19 at: https://www.chstm.org/video/74
Robinson Lost White Tribe
April 09, 2020 18:42 - 32 minutes - 24 MBIn this podcast episode, we discuss the history of how biblical notions of race influenced European understandings of Africa with Michael Robinson, author of The Lost White Tribe: Explorers, Scientists, and the Theory that Changed a Continent. Find this podcast and further resources on the Consortium's website at: https://www.chstm.org/video/70
Michael Robinson — The Lost White Tribe: Explorers, Scientists, and the Theory that Changed...
April 09, 2020 18:42 - 32 minutes - 24 MBIn this podcast episode, we discuss the history of how biblical notions of race influenced European understandings of Africa with Michael Robinson, author of The Lost White Tribe: Explorers, Scientists, and the Theory that Changed a Continent. Find this podcast and further resources on the Consortium's website at: https://www.chstm.org/video/70
Robinson Lost White Tribe Final Cut 4 9 20
April 09, 2020 18:42 - 32 minutes - 24 MBRobinson Lost White Tribe Final Cut 4 9 20 by CHSTM
Rewriting the Story of Girls’ Education in STEM: Past and Present
August 27, 2019 16:13 - 1 hour - 78.9 MBIs the story of American girls’ and women’s access to science and math education a direct path from exclusion to inclusion? What does equity for girls in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) look like, and how do we get there? Pairing a historian and educational researcher, this event takes a journey from the 1800s through the present, including surprising histories, continuing challenges, and current strategies. Find this presentation and further resources on the Consort...
Girls in STEM
August 27, 2019 16:13 - 1 hour - 78.9 MBIs the story of American girls’ and women’s access to science and math education a direct path from exclusion to inclusion? What does equity for girls in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) look like, and how do we get there? Pairing a historian and educational researcher, this event takes a journey from the 1800s through the present, including surprising histories, continuing challenges, and current strategies. Find this presentation and further resources on the Consort...
Shopping For Health
May 23, 2019 16:13 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBWhy do we refer to patients as "consumers" in the United States? Is today's opioid crisis the result of medical consumerism run amok--of pills hawked like soap to gullible shoppers? Is picking a doctor really like choosing a new car? Join us as historians Nancy Tomes and David Herzberg discuss when and why patients started to be called "consumers," and examine the positive and negative aspects of twentieth-century medical "consumerism." We explore a century of efforts to deliver pharmaceuti...
Shopping for Health: Medicine and Markets in America
May 23, 2019 16:13 - 1 hour - 85.8 MBWhy do we refer to patients as "consumers" in the United States? Is today's opioid crisis the result of medical consumerism run amok--of pills hawked like soap to gullible shoppers? Is picking a doctor really like choosing a new car? Join us as historians Nancy Tomes and David Herzberg discuss when and why patients started to be called "consumers," and examine the positive and negative aspects of twentieth-century medical "consumerism." We explore a century of efforts to deliver pharmaceuti...
Trust In Science: Vaccines
May 23, 2019 16:13 - 1 hour - 80.6 MBJoin us to examine vaccine skepticism, in contemporary America, historically, and in the clinic. What are the historical roots of resistance to vaccination? What is the data about contemporary attitudes? How do these attitudes relate to changing social, economic and political contexts? How do these issues play out in the relationship between a doctor and a patient? Three experts share their research and experience on these questions, and lead our discussion. "Trust in Science: Vaccines" is t...
Samuel Redman — Bone Rooms: From Scientific Racism to Human Prehistory in Museums
May 23, 2019 16:13 - 45 minutes - 42 MBIn this episode, we discuss race, anthropology, and the collection and display of human remains with Samuel Redman. Sam is Associate Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and the author of Bone Rooms: From Scientific Racism to Human Prehistory in Museums. Find this podcast and further resources on the Consortium's website at: https://www.chstm.org/video/65
Human Remains in Demand and on Display: A Conversation with Sam Redman
May 23, 2019 16:13 - 45 minutes - 42 MBIn this episode, we discuss race, anthropology, and the collection and display of human remains with Samuel Redman. Sam is Associate Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and the author of Bone Rooms: From Scientific Racism to Human Prehistory in Museums. Find this podcast and further resources on the Consortium's website at: https://www.chstm.org/video/65
Sickness and The City
May 23, 2019 16:13 - 1 hour - 63 MBMany social, economic, and political factors affect urban health on local, regional and global scales. Examples from near and far, past and present, abound. In the 18th century, yellow fever coursed from city to city across the world as merchant shipping helped spread the disease. As cities incubated the disease, social relations among urban communities were reconfigured. In modern times, increasing urbanism—the unintended effect of agricultural policies compounded by political instability an...
Immortal Life: The Promises and Perils of Biobanking and the Genetic Archive
May 16, 2019 18:05 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBAre we now approaching a time when we could all live, at least in freezers, forever? Modern collection and storage of biological samples make possible a kind of "immortality" for anyone who has ever had a saliva sample frozen for genealogical testing or a blood sample stored in medical collections. New technologies, like CRISPR for gene editing, expand possible future uses of biological materials stored around the world. The story of Henrietta Lacks, popularized in a book by Rebecca Skloot an...
Christopher Jones — Routes of Power: Energy and Modern America
April 10, 2019 17:46 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBIn this episode, we will discuss energy, environment, and the origins of the American fossil fuel paradigm with Christopher Jones. Christopher is Assistant Professor of History at Arizona State University, and the author of Routes of Power: Energy and Modern America. Routes of Power traces the pathways by which the American energy industry grew into a vast network of canals, pipelines, and wires crisscrossing the nation. This network fueled an explosion of urban and industrial growth and acc...
Energy Transitions Past and Present with Christopher Jones
April 10, 2019 17:46 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBIn this episode, we will discuss energy, environment, and the origins of the American fossil fuel paradigm with Christopher Jones. Christopher is Assistant Professor of History at Arizona State University, and the author of Routes of Power: Energy and Modern America. Routes of Power traces the pathways by which the American energy industry grew into a vast network of canals, pipelines, and wires crisscrossing the nation. This network fueled an explosion of urban and industrial growth and acc...
Melanie Kiechle — Smell Detectives: An Olfactory History of Nineteenth-Century Urban America
January 15, 2019 19:13 - 37 minutes - 18.6 MBWhat's that smell? Join us as we discuss the history of cities, senses and public health. The first episode of our new podcast series features Melanie Kiechle's book, Smell Detectives: An Olfactory History of Nineteenth-Century Urban America. This book illuminates the lives of 19th-century Americans—including medical experts and ordinary city-dwellers—who used their noses to detect and address sanitation challenges associated with foul odors in the midst of rapid urban and industrial growth....
Smell Detectives
January 15, 2019 19:13 - 37 minutes - 18.6 MBWhat's that smell? Join us as we discuss the history of cities, senses and public health. The first episode of our new podcast series features Melanie Kiechle's book, Smell Detectives: An Olfactory History of Nineteenth-Century Urban America. This book illuminates the lives of 19th-century Americans—including medical experts and ordinary city-dwellers—who used their noses to detect and address sanitation challenges associated with foul odors in the midst of rapid urban and industrial growth....