Adam Shapiro recently visited UBC and generously made time to talk with me about his new book, a careful study that looks beyond the rubrics of “science” and “religion” to understand how the Scopes trial became such an important event in the histories of both. You can find our conversation here. Continue reading Trying Biology: An Interview
I recently spoke with Michael Ruse about his fascinating new history of the Gaia Hypothesis in the context of the transformations of professional and public engagements with science and technology in the 1960s. It was a pleasure, and you can find our conversation here. Continue reading The Gaia Hypothesis: An Interview
John DiMoia spoke with me from Singapore about his new book on biomedicine, bodies, and the nation in South Korea since the last half of the 20th century. It was a pleasure, and you can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading Reconstructing Bodies: An Interview
Jim Milward and I recently talked about the new introduction to the Silk Road that he recently published as part of the Oxford “A Very Short Introduction” series. You can listen to our conversation here. Continue reading The Silk Road: An Interview
I recently spoke with Nathaniel Comfort about his vibrant and thoughtful new book on the history of human genetics in the twentieth century. You can find our conversation here. Continue reading The Science of Human Perfection: An Interview
I had a great time talking with Joe November recently about his fascinating new book on the early years of the introduction of computers to biology and medicine. You can find our conversation here. Continue reading Biomedical Computing: An Interview
I recently spoke with Kathleen Vogel about her really excellent new book that brings together a study of historical and contemporary analyses of US bioweapons threats with analytical tools from the social studies of science. You can find our conversation here. Continue reading Phantom Menace or Looming Danger?: An Interview
I had the pleasure of speaking with Sally Smith Hughes recently about her book on the history of Genentech and the business of recombinant DNA technology. You can find our conversation here. Continue reading Genentech: An Interview
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