Context with Brad Harris

Brad Harris

Context is a podcast that explores the historical forces shaping our modern world. Hosted by Brad Harris, who earned his PhD from Stanford in the History of Science & Technology, each episode delves into pivotal ideas, events, and figures that have influenced civilization's trajectory. From the rise of scientific thought to the challenges of globalization, Brad provides insightful analysis that connects the past to our present. Whether you're a history enthusiast or seeking deeper understanding of contemporary issues, Context with Brad Harris offers a thoughtful journey through the narratives that define us.

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Context with Brad Harris

Episodes (53)

May 13th Take Nobody's Word For It: How Science Lost Its Founding Virtue
May 5th The Last Generation To Die?
Apr 9th Why Modern Civilization Runs on Trust — And Why It's Breaking

Context with Brad Harris

May 13, 2026
32 minutes
31 MB

"Trust the science" is a phrase Robert Boyle would have found horrifying. The Royal Society he co-founded in 1660 inscribed exactly the opposite principle on its coat of arms: Nullius in verba — take nobody's word for it. Modern science was built as an anti-authority institution, forged in the wreckage of two decades of religious civil war that had killed roughly two hundred thousand Englishmen over questions of belief no available method could settle. The founding insight of the Scientific Revolution was that the moment a body of knowledge becomes a body of authority, it stops functioning as science an...

Context with Brad Harris

Take Nobody's Word For It: How Science Lost Its Founding Virtue

Brad Harris

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