Here is a selection of particularly interesting natural history and science podcast episodes for the week ending 6 June 2025.
Noteworthy Podcast Episodes (Week Ending 6 June 2025)
physics
Seduced by Logic
When it comes to the spread of knowledge – particularly the communication of some of the most paradigm-shifting ideas of all time – it is Émilie Du Châtelet and Mary Somerville whose names should not only be familiar to anyone who would call her or himself educated, they should leap to mind as two of the most significant authors in the history of mathematics and physics.
The Marvelously Multifaceted Mr. Newton
Most of us likely first heard the name Isaac Newton when we were in primary school. For some, it may have been in a classroom; for others it may have been while viewing a television program – most likely a cartoon. However, in most all instances, I’d be willing to wager that the name was […]
Introductory Physics for Biological Scientists
Presenting the essential concepts of the study of physics using examples from the biological sciences, Prof. Aegerter opens a door into a discipline that possesses a wealth of useful information to biologists that when presented in the manner physics is traditionally presented in may not seem only tangential but downright incomprehensible (physics being often counter-intuitive as well as sometimes even counter-experiential).