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Knowing Nerves: Neural Epistemologies from the Ancient World to the Present
The nerves and nervous system—the brain, spinal cord, motor nerves, and sensory nerves—are special objects in the history of science and medicine. Fro
Philosophy and Medicine in Late Antique Alexandria
The key figure in the transmission of Greek philosophical and medical knowledge to the Syriac and hence to the Arabic-speaking world in the fifth–seve
Epistemology in the Making: A Cultural History of the Academia Naturae Curiosorum (Leopoldina)
In 1652, the Academia Naturae Curiosorum, the scientific academy today known as the Leopoldina, was founded in Schweinfurt with the aim of bringing to
Corine Pelluchon
Corine Pelluchon is a professor at the Université Gustave Eiffel (Paris region). A...
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The Waste of the Body
It is not the couch, bed, or car seat, but rather the toilet on which our comfort and privacy are practiced and confirmed. Having a designated place t
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Commoning Biomedicine Public Launch Event
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MoreCommoning Biomedicine: An Open Source Network for Oral Histories Online
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„Commoning Biomedicine“: Ein Open-Source-Network für Oral Histories im Internet
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On Intelligence Tests: Psychological Objects and Their Subjects
On Intelligence Tests employs multi-disciplinary tools and artistic research methods to critically examine the aesthetic, material, and affective powe