Galileo
Descartes' dream argument remains unsolved after 400 years
Today marks the 400-year anniversary of three dreams that French philosopher René Descartes had, sparking the idea that life could, in fact, be a dream. University of Otago Philosophy Professor… Audio
Brother Guy Consolmagno: astronomy and religion
Kim Hill talks to astronomer and Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, Director of the Vatican Observatory and President of the Vatican Observatory Foundation. He is part of a group of world-leading experts… Audio
Measuring Dante's Hell
Len Fisher reveals how - and why - Galileo calculated the dimensions of the roof of Dante's Hell, and how this led to his discovery of the laws of mechanics that engineers use to this day.
Interrupted Cadences - Galilei
John Drummond explores critical moments in the history of Western music when things might well have turned out very differently. Had Vincenzo Galilei not courageously challenged established thinking… Audio
Leonard Mlodinow: The Upright Thinkers
Leonard Mlodinow is a physicist who was a screen writer on shows like Star Trek and MacGyver. His latest book 'The Upright Thinkers' (Allen Lane) charts the history of science and ideas from the… Audio
Thinkers: History Of Science
Before our own times, there were three great revolutions in scientific thought: the Copernican Revolution (c 1550 - 1650), the Chemical Revolution (c. 1750 - 1800), and the Darwinian Revolution (c… Audio