Samara Greenwood

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Historian and Philosopher of Science / Public Humanities Advocate / PhD Candidate / Co-Founder of The HPS Podcast / Architect / Interested in Everything University of Melbourne samaragreenwood.com

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Samara Greenwood@samaragreenwood· Jul 14

Another great presentation at #ESHS-HSS. Edmund Ramsden discussing the fascinating commercial-scientific work of Skinnerian scientists Marian & Keller Breland. From 'Animal Behavior Enterprises', training military dolphins to challenging behavorism in 'the misbehavior of organisms' #histSTM #hps

Samara Greenwood@samaragreenwood· Jul 14

Day 1 of #ESHS-HSS Edinburgh. @anneliedrakman.bsky.social gave a fascinating talk on the diverse roles doing science 'for the fun of it' has played in physicists self-identities since the 1960s #ESHS2026 #HSS2026 #HistSTM

Title Slide. How fun became a vocational value for physicists after WWII

Samara Greenwood@samaragreenwood· Jul 13

Have just arrived at #ESHS-HSS conference in beautiful Edinburgh, going to attempt to do some regular posting so watch this space. Here with @carljoseph.bsky.social @martinjbush.bsky.social @emilam.bsky.social #HSS2026 #ESHS2026

Photo of registration desk for conference

Scenic image of Edinburgh including the castle

Samara Greenwood@samaragreenwood· Jun 30

What is a podcast without some merch? I had fun designing stickers, mugs, t-shirts, and tote bags for @hpspodcast.bsky.social. Very happy with how they turned out! #hps #philsci #histstm #sts 🧪

Samara Greenwood@samaragreenwood· May 29

My favourite spot for a spot of tea and a chat on campus - University House Lounge at Melbourne Uni.

Samara Greenwood@samaragreenwood· May 6

The interviewer becomes the interviewee... today I recorded an ep for The Philosopher's Zone with David Rutledge at ABC studios all about my research on Feminism and primatology. Episode airs Sunday at 5.30pm AEST --> www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... #hps #histsci #philsci

Sam in the ABC recording studio with David Rutledge on Zoom in the background

Samara Greenwood@samaragreenwood· Apr 14

You know you are officially an #hps nerd when you have fridge magnets from @isisjournal.bsky.social and @hoposjournal.bsky.social proudly displayed alongside those from travels and family :) #histsci #philsci

Image of fridge magnets, including two from academic journals related to history and philosophy of science

Samara Greenwood@samaragreenwood· Apr 6

Quietly thrilled with the response to my presentation on relations between Artisans, Practical Math'ns & Latin Scholars in EM Italy at the iHPS 2025 conference. Hoping to get this paper out v soon! #hps #philsci #histsci

Samara Greenwood@samaragreenwood· Apr 1

@caltech.edu - what a beautiful campus for this year's &HPS Conference. Those turtles... #hps #philsci #histsci

Samara Greenwood@samaragreenwood· Apr 1

Amazing workshop on the #hps of Relations between Macro & Micro physics, held at the Einstein Papers Project, Caltech. Thanks to @josheisenthal.bsky.social for inviting me to chair a session, and to co-orgs @miguelohn.bsky.social & @j2dong.bsky.social - a real privilege #histsci #philsci

Group photo showing participants in the workshop

The organisers, from left, JJ, Miguel, and Josh

Samara Greenwood@samaragreenwood· Mar 30

Loved the talk on the history of the concept of 'ingroups' at &HPS 2025 by @yaelfeitelson.bsky.social - some really exciting research #hps #histsci #philsci

Photograph of presentation with slide showing graph of historical textbooks mentioning the concept of 'ingroup'

Samara Greenwood@samaragreenwood· Mar 29

Stunning dinner at Caltech's Atheneum for &HPS 2025, such a beautiful setting for great conversations and nerdy humour

Samara Greenwood@samaragreenwood· Mar 29

Excellent presentation by @josheisenthal.bsky.social on constructive and principle theories at &HPS 2025 #hps #philsci

Samara Greenwood@samaragreenwood· Mar 27

Day 1 of &HPS Conference 2025 at Caltech, and the sunshine has come out! Thanks to @ufeest.bsky.social @josheisenthal.bsky.social and all the organisers for what is already a great meeting #hps #philsci #histsci

Photo of conference participants enjoying afternoon tea in the courtyard

Samara Greenwood@samaragreenwood· Nov 15

Love hearing from our listeners. How great is this review? #podcasts #hps #academicsky

Image of review that reads: As a practicing scientist with no formal background in philosophy, this has become my introductory crash course into HPS as it is today. Almost every episode has had a lightbulb moment for me, offering an eye-opening new perspective on issues I deal with and think about all the time, and several have directly driven my increasingly serious interest in incorporating HPS into my scientific work. Thank you & keep it up Samara & team!! (Mmars627, 25th May 2024)

Samara Greenwood@samaragreenwood· Jun 4

Here's the abstract for those interested.

Abstract, in part, reads: The problem of context, which explores relations between societal conditions and science, has a long and contentious tradition in HPS. While the problem has received little explicit attention in recent years, two contemporary positions remain evident. First is the resources model, which seeks to maintain the autonomy of scientists by denying contextual influence, restricting the role of contexts to providing a pool of ‘novel inputs’. Second is the contextual shaping position which recognizes that societal conditions influence science but remains conceptually vague and theoretically undeveloped. This paper argues, given current disciplinary conditions, the problem of context deserves renewed attention. In this paper I first review the history of the debate from the 1930s, then provide a critique of the resources model and assess the possibilities and shortfalls of the contextual shaping position.

Samara Greenwood@samaragreenwood· Nov 14

Fav spot for an outdoor lunch at Uni.