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Reflections on the Reflex: Conceptual Changes in Twentieth-Century Brain Science
“Reflex” is an early physiological term that was initially used to separate involuntary, mechanical movements from those driven by will. During the fi
The American Chimpanzee: Creating a Scientific Resource, 1915–1995
Prial’s project traces the history of chimpanzees as laboratory animals in the United States during the twentieth century, considering how parts of th
Ayako Sakurai
Ayako Sakurai obtained a PhD in history of science at the University of Cambridge in 2007. Her d...
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Measuring a Patient: Psychometric and Clinimetric Validation Practices and the Emergence of Idiographic Indexes, 1970s–2000s
In the decades approaching the twenty-first century, “clinimetrics” was a way to describe a methodological approach to measuring patients that, while
Fenye Knowledge in the General Maps in Late Ming Daily Encyclopedias
Field allocation, fenye 分野 is the traditional Chinese theory of the corresponding relationship between the celestial regions and the terrestrial realm
Biological Motion: A History of Life
Biological motion has recently become a key concept guiding life-science research on the basic functions of the organism. But investigations into the
Alexander Kim
Alexander Kim studied World History and Archaeology at the Institute of History, Archaeology and...
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From Recipients to Producers: Indigenous Peasants’ Knowledge and Sustainable Farming in Peru (1950–2010)
Climate change strongly affects Latin America, causing glacial retreat, floodings, droughts, rising sea levels, and biodiversity loss. These changes s
Symbiotic Worlds. Theories and Practices of Coexistence in Lynn Margulis and Donna Haraway
Paradigm shifts and new research trajectories within biology often excite a wider audience, and some even fundamentally change the way we think about
Elena Canadelli
Elena Canadelli studied Philosophy at Milan University, obtaining her PhD in History of Science ...
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