Monday, April 30, 2012
Science writers and scientists frequently discuss whether or not science writers should read the scientific papers on which their stories are based. What would happen if we asked similar questions of science writers and scientists who relied on historical sources?
Posted by Darin Hayton on 04/30 at 11:40 PM
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Leonardo is once again being held up as a scientist. What are the problems with using such a term anachronistically? This post tries to raise questions about what is science and how do we identify it in the past.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 05/27 at 02:54 PM
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Sunday, June 03, 2012
This post explores some of the history of the apocryphal Galileo quotation “eppur si muove” and reflects on some of the work that quotation does.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 06/03 at 12:26 AM
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
A scientist looks to the historical record for evidence of a supernova that can account for a spike in carbon-14 levels.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 06/27 at 11:26 PM
Friday, January 25, 2013
Daryn Lehoux’s new book, What Did the Romans Know? was recently reviewed in Science.
Posted by Darin Hayton on 01/25 at 04:44 PM