Category: History & Philosophy of Science

  1. Christopher Orrell

    Christopher Orrell, ‘Communicable Knowledge: Medical Communication, Professionalisation, and Medical Reform in Colonial Victoria, 1855–66′ (MA in History & Philosophy of Science, 2020) This thesis examines the process of medical professionalisation in colonial Victoria from 1855 to 1866. During this eleven-year period the medical profession of colonial Victoria were able to create Australia’s first long lasting […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2020/06/03/christopher-orrell

  2. Death in a Time of Corona

    The COVID-19 pandemic is dramatically changing how family and friends around the world can mourn and memorialise loved ones who pass away – from funerals limited to small numbers, to morgues, crematoria and cemeteries having to suspend routine processes in the face of unprecedented demand. The DeathTechNetwork – an interdisciplinary research group studying death technologies […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2020/04/16/death-in-a-time-of-corona

  3. Gender Equity in the Workplace: An Interview with Professor Cordelia Fine

    Professor of History and Philosophy of Science, Cordelia Fine, is well-known for her research into science, sex and gender. While her earlier research involved critiquing the science of sex differences, lately she has turned to issues of gender equality in the workplace. This research led to her recent invitation to join former Prime Minister Julia […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2020/04/16/gender-equity-in-the-workplace-an-interview-with-professor-cordelia-fine

  4. Why I Study History and Philosophy of Science: A Student Reflection

    Samara Greenwood is a graduate student in her third year of History and Philosophy of Science (HPS). What began as a side interest quickly developed into a passion. In this personal piece, Samara reflects on what attracted her to HPS, what keeps her interested and her plans for the future. Where I started I began […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2020/04/13/why-i-study-history-and-philosophy-of-science

  5. Alternative Social Media Platforms: An Ethnographic Study of the Scuttlebutt Community

    Can Open-Source Software (OSS) platforms offer ethical alternatives to Facebook and Twitter? How do technologies and social values interact with one another? And what might we learn from a close-up look at how OSS communities operate? A new research project in the History and Philosophy of Science explores these questions.   Having found an intersection […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2020/02/10/alternative-social-media-platforms-an-ethnographic-study-of-the-scuttlebutt-community

  6. Philosophy at the Large Hadron Collider: An Interview with Sophie Ritson

    Sophie Ritson completed her honours degree at the University of Melbourne in 2011, majoring in the History and Philosophy of Science. After finishing her PhD at the University of Sydney, Sophie’s academic work took her to Austria. She is now part of a large interdisciplinary team exploring how scientific knowledge is produced at the Large […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/11/29/philosophy-at-the-large-hadron-collider-an-interview-with-sophie-ritson

  7. Tracing the Evolution of Cancer Cytogenetics: An Interview with PhD candidate Lynda Campbell

    After retiring from a distinguished scientific career, Lynda Campbell developed an interest in the history of her field.

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/10/29/tracing-the-evolution-of-cancer-cytogenetics-an-interview-with-phd-candidate-lynda-campbell

  8. Researching History on the High Seas

    Last year, History of Science lecturer Dr Gerhard Wiesenfeldt sailed across the South Atlantic on a tall ship. During the six-week voyage, he explored the use of early navigational instruments including the cross-staff and astrolabe. In the following interview, Gerhard describes this unique experience to Samara Greenwood. Could you give us a brief overview of […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/10/18/researching-history-on-the-high-seas

  9. Real Problem, Wrong Solution: Why The Nationals Shouldn’t Politicise the Science Replication Crisis

    Last week, politicians and farming lobbyists weighed in on the replication crisis in science and a number of academics, including several from SHAPS, responded in the following article republished from The Conversation. The National Party, Queensland farming lobby group AgForce, and MP Bob Katter have banded together to propose an ‘independent science quality assurance agency’. […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/10/03/real-problem-wrong-solution-why-the-nationals-shouldnt-politicise-the-science-replication-crisis

  10. repliCATS: Responding to the Replication Crisis in Science

    An interdisciplinary team of researchers across the School of Biosciences and SHAPS are working together to address one of the most pressing controversies of modern science – scientific replicability. The repliCATS project, based predominantly at the University of Melbourne, is among the first of its kind to be funded by end users of scientific research. […]

    blogs.unimelb.edu.au/shaps-research/2019/08/27/replicats-responding-to-the-replication-crisis-in-science

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