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New Books in the History of Science

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Frank Stahnisch
Professor of the History of Medicine and Health Care at the University of Calgary
University of Calgary
Episode: Great Minds in Despair
Philippe Huneman
Director of Research at the Institute of History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
CNRS; University of Paris 1, Pantheon-Sorbonne
Episode: Philippe Huneman, "When Metaphysics Meets Biology: Kantian Approaches to the Concept of An Organism" (Routledge, 2026)
Margaret O'Mara
Scott and Dorothy Bullet Chair of American History at the University of Washington; author on technology and politics in the 1990s
University of Washington
Episode: Margaret O’Mara on the Clintons, Tech, and Memory
Geraldine Fela
Author of Critical Care: Nurses on the Frontline of Australia's AIDS Crisis
UNSW Press (author)
Episode: Geraldine Fela, "Critical Care: Nurses on the Frontline of Australia's AIDS Crisis" (UNSW Press, 2024)
Helen Zoe Veit
Associate Professor of History at Michigan State University, author of Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History
Michigan State University
Episode: Helen Veit, "Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History" (St Martin's Press, 2026)
Richard Elwes
Author, Huge Numbers, A Story of Counting Ambitiously, from 4 1/2 to Fish 7
University of Leeds
Episode: Richard Elwes, "Huge Numbers: A Story of Counting Ambitiously, from 4 1/2 to Fish 7" (Basic Books, 2026)
Tara Mulder
Author of A Womb of One's Own, Lost Histories of Childbirth in Ancient Rome
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Episode: Tara Mulder, "A Womb of One's Own: Lost Histories of Childbirth in Ancient Rome" (U California Press, 2026)
Rina Bliss
Professor of sociology, Rutgers University, author of What's Real About Race
Rutgers University
Episode: Rina Bliss, "What's Real About Race: Untangling Science, Genetics, and Society" (W.W. Norton, 2025)
Angus Burgin
Associate Professor of History at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
Episode: Angus Burgin on the Rise of the Internet

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Dr. Miranda Melcher
Host on New Books Network; multiple episode appearances; associated with New Books Network.

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Philippe Huneman, "When Metaphysics Meets Biology: Kantian Approaches to the Concept of An Organism" (Routledge, 2026)
Q: What was the context in the 18th century that prompted Kant and others to rethink life and organism beyond a mechanistic view?
The episode discusses how mechanistic explanations were challenged by observations in embryology and development, the rise of vitalist ideas, and Kant's own critique, which reframed organisms as natural possibilities explained through purposiveness rather than mere mechanical assembly.
Great Minds in Despair
Q: Could you tell us a bit more about your background and how your own identity as a German migrant in North America has shaped your research?
I came to study migration and the history of neuroscience with a dual background in medicine and the humanities, which helped me see how German-speaking scholars influenced North American medical culture and how personal migration experiences intersect with professional development.
Richard Elwes, "Huge Numbers: A Story of Counting Ambitiously, from 4 1/2 to Fish 7" (Basic Books, 2026)
Q: Do you think AI mathematicians will overtake human mathematicians in proving theorems?
The host and Elwes discuss that AI can generate and verify proofs but remain fallible; ultimate collaboration between AI and humans, especially using proof-checking software, is anticipated rather than full automation.
Richard Elwes, "Huge Numbers: A Story of Counting Ambitiously, from 4 1/2 to Fish 7" (Basic Books, 2026)
Q: What are Knuth arrows and why are they important in understanding large numbers?
They are a notation system for iterated exponentiation and beyond; Knuth arrows provide a compact way to describe towers and higher-level operations, showing how quickly numbers can explode in magnitude.
Tara Mulder, "A Womb of One's Own: Lost Histories of Childbirth in Ancient Rome" (U California Press, 2026)
Q: How did Serenis's views shift our understanding of pregnancy and health?
Serenis's claim that pregnancy might be detrimental to women's health challenged Hippocratic orthodoxy, shifting gynecological authority toward medical professionals and embedding pregnancy management within a broader medical framework for centuries.

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