Have you heard of Descartes' 'demon'? How can a mythical creature inform scientific progress? What is real?
Listen in to find out!
Join award-winning science historian Jimena Canales in this studio interview as she discusses the process of discovery and the nature of the unknown in science.
Jimena Canales is a pioneering historian of science and an expert in 19th and 20th century history of the physical sciences. She is currently Vice-President of the Board of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS).
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