Hello! It’s been a while, but I’m back with some updates and with a new bonus episode for you all 🙂 I was happy to be invited back to the Intelligent Speech podcasting conference, held on June 25, 2022. I took part in the STEM roundtable discussion and also presented a talk entitled “You AreContinue reading “Bonus Episode 5: Intelligent Speech 2022 / You Are My Sun-Line”
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Episode 11: Mix and Mingle Like Nothing is Single
This episode is about Anaxagoras of Clazomenae, the final Presocratic I’m planning on covering! He thought there was a little bit of everything in everything and that mind set the universe in motion. He also did some observational science and is credited as the first to correctly explain the cause of eclipses. You can listenContinue reading “Episode 11: Mix and Mingle Like Nothing is Single”
Episode 6: He’s Always Changing His Mind
Can you step in the same river twice? This episode will give an answer to this question by discussing Heraclitus, the “philosopher of flux”. I’ll focus mostly on his doctrines of flux and the unity of opposites, but also mention some of his writings on ethics, politics, and theology. Supposedly self-taught and quite critical ofContinue reading “Episode 6: He’s Always Changing His Mind”
Bonus Episode 1: The Most Epic Math Club Ever
This is a bonus episode on Pythagoreanism, AKA the Most Epic Math Club Ever. A religious cult and school of mathematics combined, Pythagoreanism has had a lasting impact on science and philosophy. I’ll discuss the religious influences on Pythagoreanism, early Pythagorean beliefs, some of the most famous early Pythagoreans, its link to medieval European education,Continue reading “Bonus Episode 1: The Most Epic Math Club Ever”
Episode 5: That One Thing From Grade School Math
This episode focuses on Pythagoras of Samos (c. 590 – c. 470 BCE) – the man, the primarily myth, the legend with a golden thigh. A surprisingly controversial figure, what do we know or not know about the namesake for one of the most well-known theorems in all of mathematics? You can listen to theContinue reading “Episode 5: That One Thing From Grade School Math”
Episode 4: All That Matter(s) Part 2
This episode continues Part 1’s discussion of the first Greek philosophers with Anaximander (“father of cosmology”) and Anaximenes (sadly, no catchy title) of Miletus. You can listen to the episode here.
Episode 1: Keeping Up with the Babylonians
This episode provides a bit of background to the history of physics. It focuses on the Babylonians and some of their important developments in the fields of mathematics and astronomy. Listen to the episode here. Also, here is a photo of a cuneiform tablet at the Musee National d’Histoire et d’Art in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg.Continue reading “Episode 1: Keeping Up with the Babylonians”
The History and Philosophy of Physics Podcast 