Shen Kuo – Mathematics & Optics
Today we walk beside an official in a dark robe on a levee outside a river city, where the wind smells of silt and willow and the water keeps trying to escape the channels…
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Ancient and Medieval Science
This group examines scientific thought before the modern scientific revolution, including Shen Kuo’s work in mathematics, optics, observation, and natural inquiry.
Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwarizmi
You’re listening to “Scientific Giants Who Changed Our Understanding of the World We Live In.” Each episode stands beside one mind and follows a thread of curiosity until it ties to the world we…