The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science

HPSUniMelb.org

Leading scholars in History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science (HPS) introduce contemporary topics for a general audience. Developed by graduate students from the HPS program at the University of Melbourne. Lead Host: Thomas Spiteri (2025-2026).Season 6 is coming soon! More information on the podcast can be found at hpsunimelb.org

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The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science

Episodes (75)

Oct 19, 2025 S5 E11 - Steven Shapin on the Social Life of Scientific Knowledge
Oct 3, 2025 S5 E10 - Cordelia Fine on "Patriarchy Inc"
Sep 19, 2025 S5 E9 - Miriam Solomon on How Stigma Shapes Psychiatry

The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science

Oct 19, 2025
50¼ minutes
35 MB

This week, Thomas Spiteri speaks with Steven Shapin, Professor Emeritus of the History of Science at Harvard. Shapin reflects on his path into the history and sociology of science and discusses the central concerns of his work: how knowledge is produced, the social foundations of trust in science, the embodied nature of knowledge, and the performance of expertise. He revisits Leviathan and the Air-Pump, co-authored with Simon Schaffer, outlining the Boyle–Hobbes controversy and showing how seventeenth-century scientific credibility depended on rhetoric, social standing, and performance, while highlighting the broader relevance of the book’s insights into the s...

The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science

S5 E11 - Steven Shapin on the Social Life of Scientific Knowledge

HPSUniMelb.org

00:00 -50:24