06:42
Discuss “The Greeks & the Irrational”: Introducing the Forbidden Histories Book Club
23:47
Francis Bacon and the Occult World of the Scientific Revolution
30:38
Weirdness without Spirits: Poltergeist Phenomena & Science in the 20th Century
13:22
Taming the Poltergeist: "Things that go Bump in the Night" in 19th Century Science.
16:12
Poltergeist Phenomena in the Scientific Revolution & the Enlightenment.
10:44
Magic and the Human Sciences: The Myth of Disenchantment
10:50
Everything you always wanted to know about the history of science & magic (but were afraid to ask)
01:36
Teaser - Forbidden Histories
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Presented by Dr. Andreas Sommer, former Fellow in History & Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge, and history adviser for the BBC drama 'The Living and The Dead'. (For a biosketch and list of academic publications, see www.forbiddenhistories.com/about.)
Why everything you thought you knew about science and the “supernatural” is probably wrong. - Not to debunk nor to validate, but to understand why elite scientists have believed as well as disbelieved in magic. Accompanying website: www.forbiddenhistories.com/welcome
While you wait for new episodes: Why not take a look at this reading list of key studies in the history of science and magic? www.forbiddenhistories.com/key-readings/
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