Einstein, Planck and other physicists of the early 20th century proposed a world of relativity which stood in sharp contradiction to the certainties of classical physics. How did this “relativity” affect other areas of social and cultural structure? How is relativity an example of how scientific theory affects the way in which the world is generally perceived?
Producers: Broadview Press Inc.
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The Challenge of 20th Century Biology
The race for the structure of DNA, just over 50 years ago, is a wonderful story of intrigue and personalities, and gives us a very interesting insight into how science actually works, rather than how philosophers tell us it should work.
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Women’s Role in Science
Is science a masculine enterprise, suited to the male intellect and unsuited to the female? Or has science developed in an insular male world for so long that women are excluded automatically by a rigid male hierarchy? This episode examines the various arguments feminists have made about the relationship between women and science.
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Where is Science Headed?
Will science destroy us or transform us? As science turns inward to the manipulation of our genetic structure, and extends our senses through digital technologies that transform our relationship to each other and nature as well, are we in control, or are we hanging on for our lives?