New Podcast: James Poskett on How Science Has Always Been Global

In this interview, James Poskett describes how knowledge spread around the world long before the advent of modern technology. View in browser

James Poskett: Science Has Always Been Global In this interview, James Poskett describes how knowledge spread around the world long before the advent of modern technology. Chris Gorski, Editor March 22, 2022 (Inside Science) -- On this episode of Inside Science Conversations, James Poskett tells host Chris Gorski about his new book, "Horizons: The Global Origins of Modern Science." The book takes readers on a whirlwind trip through history and science, from the precolonial scientific and mathematical insights developed in West Africa, the Middle East and Polynesia to the important discoveries made by people from the Americas and India. The conversation weaves through how Europeans adopted a lot of these ideas, and how those turned into simplified narratives and led to the origins of the idea of the lone scientific genius. James also delves into some of the dark themes of the history of science and why the future of science depends on fully reckoning with its global history. The show is available on  your favorite podcast platforms, including Apple and Spotify. It's also on YouTube... Read more Copyright 2022 American Institute of Physics. Inside Science syndicates its articles, columns, blogs and videos to news organizations. To initiate syndication, or request permission to republish our content (on a one-time or continuing basis), please contact Inside Science at insidescience@aip.org. News organizations seeking permission to republish Inside Science content must fully credit Inside Science as the original source of the content, include the author byline, and republish the original, unaltered form (excluding content titles, headlines, or sub-headlines). The reprint format can be seen here. Copyright conditions and usage terms are subject to change at any time without consent or any type of prior notice. To unsubscribe from all future mailings from Inside Science please click here. To manage your email subscriptions please click here.

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