Perspectives on Science

Perspectives on Science

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A new public events series from the Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine brings historical perspective to contemporary issues and concerns. In the public forums, historians and other specialists speak about culturally relevant topics in front of a live audience at Consortium member institutions. Forum subjects range from medical consumerism to public trust in science and technology. Videos of these events are also available at chstm.org. In podcast episodes, authors of new books in the history of science, technology, and medicine respond to questions from readers with a wide variety of backgrounds and expertise. These conversations illuminate the utility and relevance of the past in light of current events.

Recent Episodes

  • DNA Papers #13 - James Watson, Francis Crick, and the DNA Double Helix × Status message

    4 weeks ago
  • Donald L. Opitz - Daughters of Ceres

    1 month ago
  • Rena Selya — Salvador Luria: An Immigrant Biologist in Cold War America

    2 months ago
  • DNA Papers #12: Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin, and the double helix model for DNA structure

    2 months ago
  • Vandersommers - Entangled Encounters at the National Zoo: Stories from the Animal Archive

    4 months ago
  • Christopher Willoughby — Masters of Health: Racial Science and Slavery in U.S. Medical Schools

    5 months ago
  • DNA Papers #11: Hershey, Chase, and DNA as the material of heredity

    5 months ago
  • IsisCB on Pandemics - The Social and Political Dimensions of Pandemic Diseases

    5 months ago
  • DNA Papers #10: Harriet Ephrussi-Taylor and Rollin Hotchkiss

    6 months ago
  • Empires of the Dead: Inca Mummies and the Peruvian Ancestors of American Anthropology

    6 months ago