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Sensible Taxonomies: Medieval Accounts of Animal Perception
The theory that animals belonging to different species perceive in different but equally legitimate ways, depending on their specific vital needs, is
Optical Cultures of Fibers and Viruses, 1916–1984
The visualization and imagination of biological structures at sub-microscopic scales is one of the defining features of modern biology. Our sense of t
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The Cambridge Cockpit and the Paradoxes of Fatigue
I am researching and writing a book which has the provisional title of The Cambridge Cockpit. The aim is to analyze the work of the Psycholo
Mineral Building Materials in China. Rediscovering Built Environments in the Large Datasets of Difangzhi, 10–20th Centuries
This project revisits construction activities in China by utilizing large datasets of the Chinese local gazette Difangzhi, dating from the tenth
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Premodern History of Signification: Putting Experiences into Words, Images, and Signs
Reflections on signs and procedures of signifying had a profound impact on a wide range of early scientific practices across the globe, from medi
The Wild Silk of West Africa: Towards an Indigenous Science of Materials
West African societies have a long history of interactions with insect materials as a primary source of inspiration, creativity, and innovation. Ideas
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Vegetable · Animal · Transformation
“Vegetable · Animal · Transformation” examines a complex of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century strategies that engaged chemistry, biology, and d
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Measuring the Earth: A Digital Repository for the History of Modern Geodesy
This project aims to provide an open repository of primary sources for the history of late modern geodetical research. Moreover, it will study the app
Politics vs. Science: The Institutionalization of Astronomy in the Brazilian Empire (1824–1846)
The history of astronomy has recently been invigorated by approaches first used in social and cultural history. Historians of science have been sourci
Practices of Validation in the Biomedical Sciences
No 77
In 2021, the validity of Covid-19 tests became an issue of political and public concern. Can we rely on tests to re-open schools, shops, and museums while the pandemic is still in full swing? Seeking to communicate to the public, scientific experts have explained in podcasts and newspapers the meaning of technical terms connected to a test’s “validity,” such as “sensitivity” and “specificity,” which indicate the proportion of infected and non-infected people, respectively, that will be correctly identified as such by the test.