Michael Mahoney, Professor of History, explains the Scientific Revolution in Early Modern Europe as the historical narrative for modern Western science and society.
Bess Ward, William J. Sinclair Professor of Geosciences, explains her research on nitrogen in Antarctica and its involvement in global change. Presented during the 2005 Fall Football Lectures series.
D. Graham Burnett, Professor of History, analyzes the key roles of geographical science and the emerging science of oceanography in Moby Dick. Presented during the 2004 Fall Football Lectures series.