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The Scientists Ep. 7: Galileo Founded The First Tech Unicorn
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In this episode, weâre diving into the untold story of one of scienceâs greatest icons: Galileo Galilei. You might know him as the father of modern astronomyâthe man with the telescope who challenged the universe. But forget the dusty textbook legend. This episode peels back the curtain to reveal Galileo as a cunning innovator, unapologetic monopolist, and the original scientific entrepreneur.
Settle in for a journey through ambition, ingenuity, and the eternal tension between genius and fallibility. This is Galileo as youâve never seen him before!
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Key Takeaways:
00:00 Galileo: Science, Success, and Bias
05:23 Galileo's Race Against Time
07:49 Kepler's Unfulfilled Telescope Wish
11:06 Galileo: Scientist and Businessman
16:13 "Balancing Passion and Scientific Objectivity"
19:19 Technological Lock-In and Tunnel Vision
23:10 Incentives and Scientific Discoveries
24:13 "Galileo: Discovery and Intellectual Humility"
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Resources:
Mario Biagioli's Books:
đ Galileo, Courtier: The Practice of Science in the Culture of Absolutism - https://books.google.com.ph/books/about/Galileo_Courtier.html?id=P-KJeS6ocsoC&redir_esc=y
đ Galileo's Instruments of Credit - https://books.apple.com/us/book/galileos-instruments-of-credit/id6503622255
Brian Keating's Book:
đ Losing the Nobel Prize - http://amzn.to/2sa5UpA
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The Scientists is a documentary-style podcast series hosted by astrophysicist Brian Keating. Each episode explores the untold stories behind historyâs greatest mindsâfrom Nobel laureates to visionary misfitsârevealing the personal struggles, intellectual triumphs, and paradigm-shifting ideas that changed the world. Each week, I dive into the life and legacy of a legendary scientistâexperimentalists, theorists, and observers alikeâand uncover insights you can apply to your own work and worldview. Science didnât appear fully formed; it was built by real people solving real problems under pressure. Their ideas still shape our future. Weâll examine not just what they discovered, but who they wereâfrom their obsessions and honors to their most spectacular ideas, brilliant blunders, and beautifully human flaws.
New episodes weekly. Learn more at BrianKeating.com.
đïž Subscribe for compelling science storytelling.
đ Listen to our companion series Into the Impossible for interviews with living legends.
#science #sciencepodcast #historyofscience #nobelprizewinners #famousscientists #scientificdiscoveries #physics #chemistry #thescientistsbriankeating #intotheimpossible #sciencecommunication
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534 episodes
Manage episode 494235332 series 2994598
Please join my mailing list here đ https://briankeating.com/list to win a meteorite đ„
In this episode, weâre diving into the untold story of one of scienceâs greatest icons: Galileo Galilei. You might know him as the father of modern astronomyâthe man with the telescope who challenged the universe. But forget the dusty textbook legend. This episode peels back the curtain to reveal Galileo as a cunning innovator, unapologetic monopolist, and the original scientific entrepreneur.
Settle in for a journey through ambition, ingenuity, and the eternal tension between genius and fallibility. This is Galileo as youâve never seen him before!
-
Key Takeaways:
00:00 Galileo: Science, Success, and Bias
05:23 Galileo's Race Against Time
07:49 Kepler's Unfulfilled Telescope Wish
11:06 Galileo: Scientist and Businessman
16:13 "Balancing Passion and Scientific Objectivity"
19:19 Technological Lock-In and Tunnel Vision
23:10 Incentives and Scientific Discoveries
24:13 "Galileo: Discovery and Intellectual Humility"
-
Resources:
Mario Biagioli's Books:
đ Galileo, Courtier: The Practice of Science in the Culture of Absolutism - https://books.google.com.ph/books/about/Galileo_Courtier.html?id=P-KJeS6ocsoC&redir_esc=y
đ Galileo's Instruments of Credit - https://books.apple.com/us/book/galileos-instruments-of-credit/id6503622255
Brian Keating's Book:
đ Losing the Nobel Prize - http://amzn.to/2sa5UpA
-
The Scientists is a documentary-style podcast series hosted by astrophysicist Brian Keating. Each episode explores the untold stories behind historyâs greatest mindsâfrom Nobel laureates to visionary misfitsârevealing the personal struggles, intellectual triumphs, and paradigm-shifting ideas that changed the world. Each week, I dive into the life and legacy of a legendary scientistâexperimentalists, theorists, and observers alikeâand uncover insights you can apply to your own work and worldview. Science didnât appear fully formed; it was built by real people solving real problems under pressure. Their ideas still shape our future. Weâll examine not just what they discovered, but who they wereâfrom their obsessions and honors to their most spectacular ideas, brilliant blunders, and beautifully human flaws.
New episodes weekly. Learn more at BrianKeating.com.
đïž Subscribe for compelling science storytelling.
đ Listen to our companion series Into the Impossible for interviews with living legends.
#science #sciencepodcast #historyofscience #nobelprizewinners #famousscientists #scientificdiscoveries #physics #chemistry #thescientistsbriankeating #intotheimpossible #sciencecommunication
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