The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
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.
Hosted by Thomas Spiteri (2025) and Samara Greenwood (2023-2024).
Season Five LAUNCHING SOON - episodes are currently being recorded.
More information on the podcast can be found at hpsunimelb.org
The HPS Podcast - Conversations from History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science
Audience Faves: Rachael Brown on 'Values in Science'
In the lead up to the launch of Season 5, we at The HPS Podcast are re-releasing some favourite episodes from our collection.
In this episode we have Dr Rachael Brown talking to Samara Greenwood on challenge the common idea that Science is (and should be) 'Value-Free'. At a practical level, in choosing which phenomena to study, and how best to study them, can science really ever be value-free? Second, would we want it to, even if it could? Isn't it possible that, if used appropriately, values provide a beneficial component of the scientific process.
This episode was originally released on July 13, 2023.
The transcript can be found at - S1 Ep 7 - Rachael Brown on 'Values in Science'
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