EPISODE · Oct 19, 2025 · 24 MIN
HoP 478 This Gland Is Your Gland: Cartesian Science
from History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps · host Peter Adamson
From comets to blood transfusions, embryology, and the debate over the pineal gland: Descartes’ impact on science, especially medicine.
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From comets to blood transfusions, embryology, and the debate over the pineal gland: Descartes’ impact on science, especially medicine.
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