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Context and Error in the Epistemology of Scientific Experiment
Within traditional epistemology, skeptical scenarios challenge the idea that knowledge can be gained. These scenarios demand a level of justification—
The Scientific Rationality of Early Statistics, 1833–1877
This project studies early statistics—statistical science before its mathematization—in Britain, which was responsible for the advent of an unprecede
Stigma and Cure: Challenge of Proof in HIV Cure Research
Over the past decade, research towards a cure for HIV infection has expanded and accelerated, leading to conceptual friction between biomedical and bi
Experiment, Gestural Knowledge, and Scientific Change in the Age of Precision
Scientific change is not necessarily a revolutionary moment; more often it emerges incrementally. Experimentation, therefore, plays a central role bec
The Epistemic Virtues of Humanities and Science in Nineteenth-Century Germany: A Comparative Approach
My current research is part of a project in which I study the historical relation between the humanities (Geisteswissenschaften) and the sciences (Nat
Gottfried Leibniz in His World: The Making of a Savant (1672–1679)
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) was a German polymath, mathematician, linguist, courtier, diplomat, theologian, jurist, and, most famously perha
Science and the Senses: A Sensory History of Scientific Knowledge in South Asia
Science and the Senses is a study of scientific practices in relation to sensory practices, lying at the intersection of modern South Asian history, h
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MoreBeating Reeds: Sounding Appunn’s 1876 Harmonium Tonometers
In November 2018, it was declared that the kilogram, embodied by a platinum cylinder stored in Paris since 1889, would henceforth be defined by the&nb