Posts Tagged ‘history of science’
Does science need heroes? (Nobel) Prize cultures in the Netherlands
The symposium “Does science need heroes? (Nobel) Prize cultures in the Netherlands, will take place in Leiden on September 29-30, 2023. It is organized by the Rijksmuseum Boerhaave and Nils…
Read MoreThe medical paratext
The University of Glasgow organises the conference “The medical paratext” on September 7-8, 2022. ‘Paratext’ is a term coined by Gérard Genette in 1987 to refer to the material surrounding…
Read MoreContested expertise: Trust in science and technology
9th Gewina Woudschoten Conference 17-18 June, 2022, Zeist This two-day conference brings together historians of science, humanities, medicine, universities and technology; and all those from other fields with an interest…
Read MoreHacking the brain? Histories of technology and mind control
The Centre for Health and Humanities at the University of Groningen holds the conference “Hacking the brain? Histories of technology and mind control” on 16-17 June 2022. The world today…
Read MoreOpen now: HHH expo “The history of medicine in seven objects”
Open now on the HHH website: the expo “The history of medicine in seven objects”! This online exhibition was curated by research master students and PhD candidates who participated in…
Read MoreChemistry outside the laboratory
The Society for the History of Alchemy and Chemistry (SHAC) invites proposals for its 13th annual postgraduate workshop, “Chemistry Outside the Laboratory” on May 13 and 14, 2022. This two-day…
Read MoreFrom automata to transhumans
The conference “From automata to transhumans, Debating human nature and its limitations 1600-2000” takes place in Pisa and online on April 21 and 22, 2022. An important part of the…
Read MoreHHH column: Scientific expertise under pressure by Chloé Conickx
The HHH column is a monthly blog in which History, Health & Healing members share their thoughts: on research, current affairs, and anything to do with medical history. Each edition…
Read MoreHHH spring meeting welcomes 100th member
On March 7, 2022 HHH members came together at the Rijksmuseum Boerhaave for our spring meeting entitled “Medical museums: material sources in medical history“. As it was the first time…
Read MoreIntroducing Gewina to the HHH community
by Marieke Hendriksen, president of Gewina If you are based in Belgium or the Netherlands, professionally involved in or just interested in the history of the sciences, humanities, and universities,…
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