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The Scientific Odyssey

The Scientific Odyssey is a podcast exploration of scientific inquiry through it's history and philosophy.  New episodes weekly.

Dec 26, 2018

Our 2018 Christmas episode: In 1851, Dr. William Whewell gave the inaugural lecture of a series reflecting on the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London.  This is a reading of that lecture.


Dec 9, 2018

An examination of the scientific contributions of William Whewell through the early and middle parts of his career.


Nov 19, 2018

A look at the early life of the scholar and natural philosopher William Whewell.


Nov 6, 2018

Wherein the Navigator discusses the state of the podcast going forward.


Sep 4, 2018

In this episode we consider additional solutions to the Problem of Induction include those which rest on determining the certainty of inductively acquired knowledge.