A podcast on the history of science from the University of Oxford.
6 episodes
2 months ago
You're invited to join our science-themed cocktail party, where experts on the history of science tell us stories, fun facts, and random anecdotes about the development of scientific knowledge from the 19th century to today.
In this episode, we talk to Dr Sally Frampton and Dr Oskar Cox Jensen about 19th century anxieties related to vaccination and how they coalesced into a vociferous anti-vax movement. We explore the scientific and cultural dimensions of Victorian anti-vax sentiment, including satirical cartoons and songs. (Warning - these tunes get stuck in your head!) And we ask what the historical incarnation of the anti-vax movement can teach us about the anti-vaxxers of today.
Interviews with: Dr Sally Frampton (University of Oxford), Dr Oskar Cox Jensen (Queen Mary University of London), Cory Mason (The Oxford Artisan Distillery), Tom Nicolson (The Oxford Artisan Distillery)
Produced by: Dr Kira Allmann (University of Oxford)
Music by: Rosemary Allmann
This podcast is brought to you by the Constructing Scientific Communities Project, supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
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You're invited to join our science-themed cocktail party, where experts on the history of science tell us stories, fun facts, and random anecdotes about the development of scientific knowledge from the 19th century to today.
In this episode, we talk to Dr Sally Frampton and Dr Oskar Cox Jensen about 19th century anxieties related to vaccination and how they coalesced into a vociferous anti-vax movement. We explore the scientific and cultural dimensions of Victorian anti-vax sentiment, including satirical cartoons and songs. (Warning - these tunes get stuck in your head!) And we ask what the historical incarnation of the anti-vax movement can teach us about the anti-vaxxers of today.
Interviews with: Dr Sally Frampton (University of Oxford), Dr Oskar Cox Jensen (Queen Mary University of London), Cory Mason (The Oxford Artisan Distillery), Tom Nicolson (The Oxford Artisan Distillery)
Produced by: Dr Kira Allmann (University of Oxford)
Music by: Rosemary Allmann
This podcast is brought to you by the Constructing Scientific Communities Project, supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
The Conversationalist - 03 - 'Volcanoes and Citizen Science at the Royal Society'
The Conversationalist
29 minutes 25 seconds
8 years ago
The Conversationalist - 03 - 'Volcanoes and Citizen Science at the Royal Society'
You're invited to join our science-themed cocktail party, where experts on the history of science tell us stories, fun facts, and random anecdotes about the development of scientific knowledge from the 19th century to today!
In this episode, we talk to Royal Society Librarian, Keith Moore, about how the Royal Society crowdsourced information about a 19th century volcanic eruption. Keith takes us on a tour of the Royal Society archive, and at the end of the episode, Chris Thorogood, Head of Science & Public Engagement at the Oxford Botanic Garden, tells us about botanicals and booze.
Interviews with: Keith Moore (Royal Society), Dr Chris Thorogood (Oxford Botanic Garden)
Produced by: Dr Kira Allmann
Music by: Rosemary Allmann
This podcast is brought to you by the Constructing Scientific Communities Project, supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
The Conversationalist
You're invited to join our science-themed cocktail party, where experts on the history of science tell us stories, fun facts, and random anecdotes about the development of scientific knowledge from the 19th century to today.
In this episode, we talk to Dr Sally Frampton and Dr Oskar Cox Jensen about 19th century anxieties related to vaccination and how they coalesced into a vociferous anti-vax movement. We explore the scientific and cultural dimensions of Victorian anti-vax sentiment, including satirical cartoons and songs. (Warning - these tunes get stuck in your head!) And we ask what the historical incarnation of the anti-vax movement can teach us about the anti-vaxxers of today.
Interviews with: Dr Sally Frampton (University of Oxford), Dr Oskar Cox Jensen (Queen Mary University of London), Cory Mason (The Oxford Artisan Distillery), Tom Nicolson (The Oxford Artisan Distillery)
Produced by: Dr Kira Allmann (University of Oxford)
Music by: Rosemary Allmann
This podcast is brought to you by the Constructing Scientific Communities Project, supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
