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✨ Thank you all! Ironically, your feedback and ideas were immeasurably valuable 🙏 look forward to taking this forward.

Tomorrow! Join us for a discussion of @mrweatherburn.bsky.social 's "Taylorism transcends."

🗓️ Wed 11 March
🕰️ 15.30-17.00
📍S8.08, 8th Floor, Strand Building

More information on how to access the material below.

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Narratives of Power: Memory Politics in Europe and the Contemporary World Historians without Borders and the ICD Academy for Cultural Diplomacy are hosting the seminar "Narratives of Power: Memory Politics in Europe and the Contemporary World", taking place on 15th January ...

⚡ Proud to be asked to speak with Historians without Borders at Senate House, @londonu.bsky.social! Thanks for the hosting from @historyandpolicy.bsky.social and Institute for Cultural Diplomacy. (full event overview: historianswithoutborders.fi/en/tapahtuma...) 1/2

Webinar: Pursuing a research degree in the history of STM A webinar to orient prospective students on pursuing an MA and PhD in the history of STM, and how to apply to the Hans Rausing Scholarship.

Interested in pursuing a research degree in the history of STM? Or do you know someone who might? Come to our webinar:

📌 Thursday 12 March
🕰️ 17.00-18.00 GMT

Registration required via Eventbrite ⬇️

#histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

@kingshistory.bsky.social
@kingsartshums.bsky.social

@davidedgerton.bsky.social @chrismanias.bsky.social @caitjan.bsky.social @fayboundalberti.bsky.social @taranginisriraman.bsky.social @ellasbaraini.bsky.social @tomkelsey.bsky.social @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social

Next in our seminar series: we will discuss @mrweatherburn.bsky.social’s paper which explores the concept of “Taylorism”, its multiple changes in meaning, and how this reflects generational conflict, particularly from the 1960s.

🗓️ Wed 11 March 15.30-17.00
📍 Strand Building, KCL

#histstm

‘There is no shame in being vain’: the relentless rise of impossible male beauty standards Men’s faces are under scrutiny as never before, with more opting for cosmetic procedures than ever. What is behind this sudden and significant shift?

'Men’s faces are under scrutiny as never before, in positions of cultural as well as political power: on red carpets, in tabloid closeups, across social media feeds, and in movies, TV shows and adverts'. An article by our colleague
@fayboundalberti.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026...

It's world book day! To celebrate, here are three recent publications by incredible colleagues @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingschostm.bsky.social and @cemskcl.bsky.social
running the gamut from #EarlyModern to #HistSTM 🗃️

Smart We encounter the idea of intelligence everywhere in our modern lives. Parents are told that their children will grow up smart if they are made to listen to Mozart, play with the right toys, and eat…

In “Smart: a history of intelligence” David Brydan draws on the history of science, politics, and popular culture to uncover the stories of the people and projects that built the history of the idea of modern intelligence.

More about the book ➡️ footnotepress.com/books/smart/

Many thanks to author David Brydan, commentators @fayboundalberti.bsky.social and Federico Turkheimer, and all attendants for a rich conversation about David’s new book “Smart”.

#histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

Well that was rather wonderful and what a great book.

Congratulations David!

@kingschostm.bsky.social

Today! We will celebrate the publication of our colleague David Brydan's "Smart: A history of intelligence" (Footnote Press) with a Book Launch Party at King's History 8th Floor Open Space.

More about "Smart"➡️ footnotepress.com/books/smart/

#histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

@davidedgerton.bsky.social @caitjan.bsky.social @chrismanias.bsky.social @fayboundalberti.bsky.social @taranginisriraman.bsky.social
@ellasbaraini.bsky.social @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social

Webinar: Pursuing a research degree in the history of STM A webinar to orient prospective students on pursuing an MA and PhD in the history of STM, and how to apply to the Hans Rausing Scholarship.

📣Interested in pursuing a postgraduate degree in the history of STM? Wishing to apply to our Hans Rausing Scholarship? Then this webinar is for you!

Pursuing a research degree in the history of STM
Thursday 12 March
17.00-18.00 (GMT)

Register via Eventbrite ⬇️

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Excited to be on the line-up for this fab seminar series — if you’re disgruntled with Emerald Fennell, come along next week to immerse yourselves in the dangerous histories of an alternative (and dare I say superior) moor

Webinar: Pursuing a research degree in the history of STM A webinar to orient prospective students on pursuing an MA and PhD in the history of STM, and how to apply to the Hans Rausing Scholarship.

📣📣 If you are interested in researching the history of STM and wishing to apply to our Hans Rausing Scholarship, this event is for you!

Webinar: Pursuing a research degree in the history of STM
Thursday 12 March
17.00-18.00 (GMT)

Register via Eventbrite ➡️ tinyurl.com/webinar-chos...
#histstm

@kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social @ctb-kcl.bsky.social

Two weeks ago David Brydan's "Smart: A History of Intelligence" (Footnote) came out!

Don't miss the chance to hear the author, and @fayboundalberti.bsky.social and Federico Turkheimer's comments in our Book Launch Party next Tue 03 March.

Register via Eventbrite tinyurl.com/smart-brydan

@kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social

Hooray hooray publication day! Huge thanks to the team at Allen Lane 🐧

The Face What’s in a face? The face is the only part of the body where all the senses come together and, over the course of human history, has come to represent who we are as individuals. We unlock our phones...

Congratulations to @fayboundalberti.bsky.social for the publication of “The Face: A cultural history” today!

You can now get it from your preferred bookshop in the UK!
tinyurl.com/the-face-fba

@kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social @ctb-kcl.bsky.social

#histmed #histtech #body

Tech legend Stewart Brand on Musk, Bezos and his extraordinary life: ‘We don’t need to passively accept our fate’ He was at the heart of 1960s counterculture, then paved the way for the libertarian mindset of Silicon Valley. At 87, Brand is still keen to ensure the world is maintained properly – not just today, b...

Stewart Brand's How Buildings Learn was one of the inspirations for my Shock of the Old. His new book on Maintenance (prefigured in How Buildings Learn) tells some fascinating stories. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

🔔 Coming up in our seminar:

New Book Party!
Smart: A history of intelligence by David Brydan (with comments by Professor @fayboundalberti.bsky.social and Professor Federico Turkheimer)

🗓️ Tues 3 March, 18.00-19.30
📍 8th floor, Strand building

Register in Eventbrite ➡️ tinyurl.com/smart-brydan

@davidedgerton.bsky.social @chrismanias.bsky.social @caitjan.bsky.social @taranginisriraman.bsky.social @fayboundalberti.bsky.social @hsmurphy.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social

Hans Rausing Scholarship 2026/2027 | KingsCHoSTM Funding Opportunities within King's CHoSTM

💡 Call for applications to our Hans Rausing scholarship is open until 17 April. Contact a prospective supervisor before applying to one of @kingshistory.bsky.social programmes.

🛎️ First round of applications to the MAs closes 9 March!

www.kingschostm.com/funding-oppo...

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Thanks to @chrismanias.bsky.social for his talk yesterday on his exciting new project “Deep Time and the Polycrisis.” Keep an eye on what comes out of it!

And many thanks to all attendants for a great discussion!

@kingshistory.bsky.social
@kingsartshums.bsky.social

#histsci #histstm #polycrisis

Today! @chrismanias.bsky.social will talk about his exciting new project “Deep Time and the Polycrisis”.

@kingshistory.bsky.social
#histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

Already a couple of reviews for our colleague @fayboundalberti.bsky.social's book 'The Face: a cultural History'. Congrats!

📊Metode SSJ, Vol. 15 No. 8 (2025): «Science without a conscience. Technology at war’s service»

«The British sciences and the Great War: Myths and histories»

By @davidedgerton.bsky.social (@kingschostm.bsky.social)

DOI: doi.org/10.7203/meto...

In 2019, I launched the Healthy Scepticism project w/ support from @wellcometrust.bsky.social and including fave colleagues @agnesjuliet.bsky.social and @amazzonefuriosa.bsky.social. Thanks to @hurstpublishers.bsky.social, it's a book! Preorder (w/ discount) here. waterstones.com/book/healthy...