7 Podcast Episodes
H4F talk with Simon Schaffer: How did we get here? (S01E01)
H4F talk with Simon Schaffer: How did we get here? (S01E01)
To kickstart the series, H4F are joined by Simon Schaffer for our topic - how and what can we learn from history about c... Read more
24 Sep 2021
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19mins
Panel Discussion 2 | with Tim Lenton, Sébastien Dutreuil, Simon Schaffer
Panel Discussion 2 | with Tim Lenton, Sébastien Dutreuil, Simon Schaffer
Critical Zones | Streamingfestival The exhibition »Critical Zones – Observatories for Earthly Politics« is about the cri... Read more
1 Sep 2020
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1hr 13mins
The Universe Speaks in Numbers: Simon Schaffer interviewed by Graham Farmelo
The Universe Speaks in Numbers: Simon Schaffer interviewed by Graham Farmelo
Science writer Graham Farmelo in conversation with Simon Schaffer. Simon Schaffer is not only a leading historian of sci... Read more
2 Sep 2019
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33mins
Prof. Simon Schaffer: Isaac Newton (1684)
Prof. Simon Schaffer: Isaac Newton (1684)
The Magical Mathematician: Sir Isaac Newton and the Principia Mathematica On a frozen January day in 1684 three friends ... Read more
5 Feb 2019
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45mins
Simon Schaffer - Soft Matter and Mobile Objects
Simon Schaffer - Soft Matter and Mobile Objects
Simon Schaffer (University of Cambridge)Soft matter and mobile objects
4 Jan 2016
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45mins
Simon Schaffer on humans, apes and Carl Linnaeus
Simon Schaffer on humans, apes and Carl Linnaeus
Simon Schaffer is interested in the human species in general and one member of it in particular. Carl Linnaeus was a Swe... Read more
20 Jan 2015
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13mins
Historian Simon Schaffer on Beauty and Evolution
Historian Simon Schaffer on Beauty and Evolution
Historian of science Simon Schaffer is interested in the purpose of beauty within evolutionary explanations. Taking the ... Read more
20 Nov 2014
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12mins