First time ever I’ve been listening to a podcast, and I’m enjoying it thoroughly! So first I’d like to say: keep up the good work!

I still got some episodes to go, but I was especially intrigued by ‘weirdness of time’ essay. I’ll definitely give that one another listen, but I already have a comment / remark / question:
It’s of course fascinating that none of the ‘big sciences’ as relativity and quantum theory have an directionality in time. However, usually thermodynamic entropy is the only physical quantity which is directional. I don’t think this was really mentioned in the essay (perhaps I’m wrong though ). Anyway it got me wondering about how the increase of entropy is associated with the probability distribution, i.e. milk mixes in coffee because it’s the most probable thing to happen! Is then time not merely our interpretation of what’s more likely to happen? Of course that still leaves me somewhat confused on the subject of things happening sequentially…
I see a lot of book recommendations, if anyone can recommend me one that deals more with these kinds of issues, let me know!

I’m also looking forward to the evolution/ID episodes. Even though I live in Amsterdam (the Netherlands), where the whole issue isn’t that widely discussed, I’m still interested about what your podcast will have to say about it, especially on the historic perspective.

Cheers,
Willem-Jan van Zeist

I have been listening regularly since Episode 4, and greatly appreciate what you’re doing. To my knowledge there aren’t a whole lot of podcasts devoted primarily to the history of science and technology. Please keep it up!

I am also very much looking forward to the upcoming Evolution/ID episodes, particularly with regard to how alternatives to evolution are being pushed by popular movements and what this sort of thing might mean for the future of the practice of science.