Tuesday, September 29, 2009
On 26 April 1894 the mayor of Philadelphia replied to a letter from E. D. Cope. The mayor’s letter provided the excuse to write a short blurb about Cope and his ideas regarding evolution.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 09/29 at 10:11 PM
A new article in MoreIntelligentLife.com argues that polymaths are becoming increasingly rare today, and even those few that do survive aren’t what they used to be.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 09/29 at 07:58 AM
Monday, September 28, 2009
The JAMA recently published an article on unprofessional on-line behavior medical students. The authors of the study seemed most concerned with the damage such behavior does to the image of the physician and the ideal of the profession.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 09/28 at 11:48 PM
Friday, September 25, 2009
Dispute between groups at CERN turns ugly.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 09/25 at 06:43 AM
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Lorraine Daston’s current essay in Critical Inquiry offers an account of the divergence of science studies from history of science. At the core of her analysis is a compelling argument about the way that science studies and history of science approach science differently.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 09/23 at 10:46 PM
The tale of a Historienne of Science who has too many options when it comes to entertainment.
Posted by Anke on 09/23 at 02:45 PM
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
I am prompted by the recent book, Don’t be Such a Scientist by Randy Olson, to think again about the absence of historians of science in this burgeoning area of communicating science.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 09/22 at 10:05 AM
Friday, September 18, 2009
HEWG held its first event of the new year last night, with Richardson Dilworth, Assistant Professor in the Department of History and Politics at Drexel University sharing his research with the group. Dilworth’s work looks at urban water policy and infrastructure.
Posted by Jody on 09/18 at 06:20 AM
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Of green refrigeration and fridges as psychological profiles.
Posted by Anke on 09/17 at 01:03 PM
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
The Wall Street Journal has entered the prediction game and offers up a laundry list of possible Nobel Laureates.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 09/15 at 11:14 AM