Book of Nature, Ep. 19: Cosmological Fine Tuning
In this episode, Dan and Todd discuss the idea that the universe is in some sense “fine tuned” for our existence – that fundamental constants of physics all seem to…
Book of Nature, Episode 18: Privately-Funded Space Ventures
Late in 2016, Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, laid out his vision for colonizing Mars – an effort largely conducted, in his mind, by private companies such as his. In…
Booklets of Nature, Episode 1: Disappearing Particles?
In a recent article at Quanta Magazine, entitled “What No New Particles Means for Physics” author Natalie Wolchover discusses what some in high energy physics view as a “nightmare scenario”…
Booklets of Nature
A new feature from the Book of Nature crew is coming, entitled “Booklets of Nature”. As the name implies, this will be a short-feature podcast, which enables the Book of…
Book of Nature, Episode 16: Todd Pedlar Edition
The third of a three-part series in which the Book of Nature crew turns introspective. Dan and Charles interview Todd about his particle physics research as a member of an…
Book of Nature, Episode 15: Charles Hackney Edition
The second of a three-part series in which the Book of Nature crew turns introspective. Dan and Todd interview Charles about why he chose psychology (it involves an attempt at…
Book of Nature, Episode 14: What’s My Line? Dan Dawson Edition
The first of a three-part series in which the Book of Nature crew turns introspective. Todd and Charles interview Dan about how he got interested in Meteorology in general, and…
Book of Nature, Episode 13: Fraud in Science
In this episode of Book of Nature, Dan, Todd, and Charles discuss the issue of fraud in scientific practice. Prompted by an article in Perspectives on Psychological Science, this discussion involved the…
Book of Nature, Episode 12: Why Science Needs Metaphysics
In this episode of the Book of Nature, Dan, Charles, and Todd discuss the nature of the philosophical concept of metaphysics, and especially its connection to the scientific endeavor. …
Book of Nature, Episode 11: Firefly
The Book of Nature’s Todd Pedlar and Dan Dawson are joined in this cross-over episode by Sheilah Woodruff of the Christian Feminist Podcast, to discuss the short-lived, but much loved, sci-fi…
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Book of Nature, Episode 5: Dystopia!
Episode 5: Dystopias In this episode, Todd Pedlar hosts a discussion of dystopian literature and film, asking why the dystopian is so attractive to us and probing the interface between dystopian worlds and…
Book of Nature, Episode 4: Faith and Reason
In episode 4, it is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base… wait, wrong franchise! Ahem, in episode 4, Dan Dawson hosts a discussion with…