Southern Science Dan 4:00 PM 2 comments In a post last month for the "Southern Roundtable" blog, Jay Malone (HSS executive director) makes a few noteworthy claims. For i... Read More
Looking Outward Dan 3:50 PM No Comments In case you missed it, HSS president Lynn Nyhart used her column in the last newsletter to ask the history of science community of scholars... Read More
Psychology of Color Dan 3:38 PM No Comments A fascinating CFP for a conference on "Color, Commerce, and Consumption in Global Historical Perspective" went up a while back. ... Read More
Darwin vs. Lincoln: The Case of Pragmatism Hank 4:08 PM 3 comments This past weekend saw an interesting anniversary: the double birthday of Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln, who were born across the Atlant... Read More
Shoot the rats, don't eat them Dan 10:46 AM No Comments Margaret Humphreys will give a talk on the history of Civil War medicine on Feb. 29 at 6pm at the New York Academy of Medicine (details belo... Read More
CFP: George Perkins Marsh Conference Dan 11:11 AM No Comments For your consideration--- A conference celebrating (physical geographer and other things) George Perkins Marsh : An American for all Season... Read More
What is the best (first) book on HOS in America right now? Dan 12:08 PM No Comments Know the answer? Let us know! FHSA wants to recognize a great work. Here's the official call: The Forum for the History of Science in ... Read More
Science & US Intellectual History Hank 12:00 PM 1 comment The Society for US Intellectual History (S-USIH, or "sushi") runs both a blog and an annual conference in New York City. The t... Read More