Interdisciplinary research on science in dialogue with modern scientists. Highlight areas include: Heritage Science, emergence in Chemistry and Soft Matter Physics, Epidemiology, early modern Chinese veterinary science, medieval European and Islamicate cosmology, and ancient Greek scientific writing
In this episode of "Talking Humanities" we are in Durham with Professor Giles Gasper and Professor Brian Tanner. They talk about how they met through the Ordered Universe and how their work in humanities and the sciences became intertwined.
This project aims to critically analyse both conceptual and methodological practices in astrobiology, particularly as regards attitudes to ‘risk’ and ‘reward’ in the face of great uncertainty, in order to offer concrete proposals for better practice in the future.
This project will take a major step forward in establishing the foundations of astrobiology as a transdisciplinary research field with potentially transformative consequences for scientific practice.
Learn more about the EURiCA team and steering group as well as seminars and events.
Bringing together a unique configuration of natural scientists, social scientists and arts and humanities scholars from all around the world, the project Ordered Universe – Interdisciplinary Readings of Medieval Science integrates the conceptual tools of modern science with the textual methods of the humanities to explore the richness of the English bishop and scholar Robert Grosseteste's (c. 1170-1253) treatises on natural phenomena.
The video shows a 2D visualisation of Robert Grosseteste's treatise on light which is an imaginative leap. It is based solidly on the mathematical translation of the treatise by the Ordered Universe team.
Learn more about the Ordered Universe team, symposia and conferences, and related research projects.
Discover some of Durham University's research centres, initiatives, and projects related to Science-Humanities.
The MA Philosophy provides the freedom to explore philosophical traditions in depth and to understand their relevance to contemporary global issues.
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Visit the Transformative Humanities page to find out more about current research projects of other themes.
Find out more about the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Durham University.
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