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

2 days ago

Many thanks to all attending our webinar tonight. We are thrilled to see so many people interested in researching the history of science, technology and medicine!

Don't miss the chance, the Hans Rausing Scholarship call for applications is still open!

#histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

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Sara Pritchard

@sarabpritchard.bsky.social

3 days ago

Thinking about Joel Tarr's classic book, The Search for the Ultimate Sink.

And the power of metaphors:
sink vs. "crematorium" for satellites.
#envhist #histtech

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Robert Groß

@robertgro5.bsky.social

3 days ago

#envhist #envirotech #histtech

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Victor Seow

@eastasiascitech.bsky.social

3 days ago

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗼-𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮’𝘀 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹? 📱

Join us for this upcoming S&T in Asia @ Harvard talk by Taomo Zhou (National University of Singapore)!

Zoom: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia

#histstm #histtech 🧪

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Sara Pritchard

@sarabpritchard.bsky.social

3 days ago

An Envirotechnical Disaster: Nature, Technology, and Politics at Fukushima | Environmental History: Vol 17, No 2 Abstract This essay uses literatures and concepts from environmental history, the history of technology, and disaster studies to analyze what took place at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station on M...

On this 15th anniversary of 3.11, #Fukushima as an envirotechnical disaster
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1093/...

#envirotech #histtech #envhist #disasterstudies

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4 days ago

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.

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

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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.

5 days ago

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

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NiCHE Canada

@nichecanada.bsky.social

1 week ago

The Extraordinary Meaning of Everyday Life: Joy Parr’s Pioneering Vision in the History of Technology Jessica van Horssen creates a tribute film to Joy Parr, highlighting her legacy, influence, and everyday-life approach despite limited visual archives.

In "The Extraordinary Meaning of Everyday Life: Joy Parr’s Pioneering Vision in the History of Technology", @historiamagoria.bsky.social introduces a new tribute film that she recently released.

niche-canada.org/2026/03/06/t...

#envhist #histtech #cdnhist #genderhistory #history

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Dr. Donna J. Drucker

@histofsex.bsky.social

1 week ago

Fertility Technology Donna J. Drucker Donna J. Drucker’s Fertility Technology provides a comprehensive and critical examination of the history of fertility technologies, tracing their evolution

Many thanks to @curiefan.bsky.social for her thoughtful and generous review of my @mitpress.bsky.social book _Fertility Technology_ in the Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences. #histmed #histtech academic.oup.com/jhmas/advanc...

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Rachel Carson Center for Environment & Society

@carsoncenter.bsky.social

1 week ago

“Green Anarchy, Primitivism, and the Critique of Technology” Is technology neutral, or is it the architect of our alienation? In this March 2005 lecture, anarcho-primitivist philosopher John Zerzan argued that civilization itself—defined by domestication, divis...

And lastly, a lecture by anarcho-primitivist philosopher John Zerzan from 2005, in which he argues that civilization itself—defined by domestication, division of labor, and industrial technology—is the root cause of modernity’s ecological and psychological dysfunctions. #histtech #envhist
(4/4)

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International journal call 2027 thematic dossier — HSTM | HoST – Journal of History of Science and Technology Hello world! We are an indexed #journal based in #Lisbon and #Évora, with almost twenty years contributing to the global conversation in History of Science and Technology. Feel free to browse throug...

1 week ago

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

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Juan Acevedo

@juanacevedo.bsky.social

1 week ago

Just published this new call for a HoST thematic dossier. Share it widely!
www.linkedin.com/posts/host-%...
#HistSci #HistTech #OpenAccess @paradigmpubserv.bsky.social @historyscience.bsky.social @dfg.de @kingschostm.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @annales.ehess.fr @sehcyt.bsky.social @schct.iec.cat

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1 week ago

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

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Jiaqi Wen is Named as the 2026-2027 CBI Tomash Fellow MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (03/02/2026) — We are thrilled to announce that Simon Fraser University (SFU) ABD in Communication Jiaqi Wen is the incoming Charles Babbage Institute (CBI) Erwin and Adelle Tom...

1 week ago

We at CBI are delighted to announce Simon Fraser University School of Comm. ABD Jiaqi Wen is the incoming CBI Tomash Fellow!!! Read about her & her creative & insightful (interdisciplinary) historical research in the article linked below! #histtech #histsci

cse.umn.edu/cbi/news/jia...

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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.

1 week ago

📣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 ⬇️

#histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

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Rebecca Jackson, PhD

@beccajackson.bsky.social

1 week ago

Measurement Heretics Workshop: Being, Meaning, and Measuring Well This 3-day workshop brings together international & interdisciplinary perspectives to guide the future of ethical, meaningful health data.

Excited to host the Measurement Heretics Workshop: Being Meaning and Measuring Well on March 11-13, at the Institute for Medical Humanities, Durham University. The keynote will be hybrid so register for this free event!
@durhamimh.bsky.social
#histsci #histmed #hps #philsci #medhums #histtech #sts

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Celine Camps

@celinecamps.bsky.social

1 week ago

The Deutsches Museum in Munich

My new office for the year ❤️ #HistSci #HistTech #HistSTM

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Thony Christie

@rmathematicus.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

A Swiss Clockmaker We all have clichéd images in our heads when we hear the names of countries other than our own. For many people the name Switzerland evokes a muddled collection of snow-covered mountains, delicious…

The extraordinary, Renaissance, Swiss clockmaker, Jost Bürgi, was born 28 February 1552 #histsci #histtech

thonyc.wordpress.com/2015/02/28/a...

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Tyler Horan

@tylerhoran.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Reminder: ACM History and Archiving Fellowship applications due February 28th! Up to 5 awards of $4,000 each for research projects exploring computing history. Great opportunity for interdisciplinary work at the intersection of tech and society. #AcademicSky #HistTech

history.acm.org/wp-content/...

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2 weeks ago

2 Days Left! Call for Applications: ACM History and Archiving Fellowship program, due F. 28th '26 The ACM History Committee plans to support up to five research projects with awards of up to $4,000 each. #histtech #histsci #sts

history.acm.org/wp-content/u...

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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...

2 weeks ago

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

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Ben Gross

@bhgross144.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

RCA Selectavision CED Videodisc commercial 1981 YouTube video by The Media Hoarder

"There's nothing we want to watch on TV tonight, but we're still gonna watch something great..."

(Happy birthday to the RCA #VideoDisc, which was introduced to the public 45 years ago today!)

#histtech #histSTM #OnThisDay
#electronics #RCA #CED
#MoviesAreBetterOnVinyl

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Thony Christie

@rmathematicus.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

Emery Molyneux's first printed terrestrial globe

Englands first printed-globe maker. Emery Molyneux #histsci #histtech

thonyc.wordpress.com/2026/02/25/e...

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Ian Petrie

@icpetrie.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

POST-DOC: History of Science & Technology, NYU Gallatin

1 year*

#HistSci #HistTech

* do not yell at me, if I were in charge there would be no one year post-docs
www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...

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History of Artificial Intelligence, Privacy, & Security – AHA The American Historical Association (AHA) will host a Congressional Briefing offering historical perspectives on artificial intelligence. The briefing will take place on Friday, February 27, at 9:00 a...

2 weeks ago

CBI Research Fellow Cornell's Rebecca Slayton, Past CBI Tomash Fellows @babintsevak.bsky.social & Aaron Mendon-Plasek, & Vanderbilt's Sarah Igo are giving an @historians.org Congressional Briefing on AI, security & privacy. F. 27th 9am E.

#histtech #ai #history

www.historians.org/event/histor...

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Revue Artefact

@revueartefact.bsky.social

2 weeks ago

AAC 1er juin 2026 – Conserver les liquides : adaptations, circulations, interférences Appel à communications / Call for Proposals Conserver les liquides : adaptations, circulations, interférences Paris, 3 et 4 décembre 2026 Conserving Liquids: Adaptation, Circulation, Interferences Par...

Call for proposals! "Conserving Liquids: Adaptation, Circulation, Interferences" workshop, in Paris, 3-4 December 2026.
More info: tph.hypotheses.org/2234
#histtech #archeology #histSTM

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