Perspectives on Science Podcast
1) Federal Regulations: Progressive Era and Beyond
Federal regulations are typically borne out of crisis. This conversation will examine how policy is set, starting in the Progressive Era and moving into the present day.
2) Early Careers Workshop #7: Grant Writing Master Class
Topics: Think big questions and frame them well; crafting your grant; personal experience. Speakers: Gerardo Ienna is postdoctoral researcher at the University of Verona, Italy, and a Marie Curie gl...Show More
3) Early Careers Workshop #6: Content and Submission of Book Proposals
Topics: Should I turn my dissertation into a book?; How to find the right press; how to approach editors; how to outline a book proposal; collective authorship and editing; why book series. Speaker: ...Show More
4) Early Careers Workshop #5: Roundtable Discussion on Collaborative Research & Writing
Topics: Best practice in communication in teams; different ways of collaboration; are virtual tools a game changer; national styles; are we moving towards “big history”? Discussants: Olival Freire J...Show More
Early Careers Workshop #5: Roundtable Discussion on Collaborative Research & Writing
39:46 | Sep 22nd, 2025
5) Early Careers Workshop #4: Career Diversity
Topics: Academic vs non-academic jobs; Work-life balance; gender; transition out of academia. Speaker: Arwen Mohun is Professor in history at the University of Delaware, United States. Mohun has coor...Show More
6) DHST Early Career Workshop #1: Introduction in Writing Good & Fair Book Reviews
Topics include: The nuts and bolts; communication with editors; deadlines; the balance of criticism; how to connect the book-under-review to previous work; why are novel disciplinary perspectives rele...Show More
DHST Early Career Workshop #1: Introduction in Writing Good & Fair Book Reviews
42:52 | Sep 22nd, 2025
7) Christa Kuljian - Our Science, Ourselves
Christa Kuljian discusses her book, Our Science, Ourselves: How Gender, Race, and Social Movements Shaped the Study of Science. Focusing on a network of female scientists who began to examine women in...Show More
8) DHST Early Career Workshop #3: Roundtable Discussion on Journals as a Means of Shaping the Production & Dissemination of Knowledge
Topics include: How to find suitable journals; how to respond to reviews; the role of journals in acdemic discourse; the policies and politics of journals. Discussants: Silvia FigueirĂ´a is Professor...Show More
9) DHST Early Career Scholars Workshop #2: Best Practice in Oral History Interview and Analysis
Topics include: What is oral history; limits and (dis-)advantages; biases; lessons from the practice; what to consider when producing and analyzing interviews; good technologies. Speakers: David Zier...Show More
10) Psychedelics in America
In this episode of Perspectives, we speak with Benjamin Breen and Jonathan Moreno on the history of psychedelic drugs in America. There is a resurgence of interest in psychedelics in the medical worl...Show More