Science History

Voices From The Old Bailey

Or abandon hope? Credit: chrisdorney By Tim Crook, Goldsmiths, University of London The Old Bailey’s Central Criminal Court is an Edwardian building that bears the inscription “Defend the children of the poor and Punish the wrongdoer.” An Italian visitor ...

Article - The Conversation - Sep 10 2014 - 10:30am

How Richard III Died: Nine Blows To The Head And Then He Was Dead

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Article - The Conversation - Sep 17 2014 - 7:30am

Mysterious 1808 Eruption- The Real Cause Of The Coldest Decade Of The Last 500 Years

The Tambora volcanic eruption in 1915 is famous for its impact on climate worldwide. As a result, the year 1816 was given memorable names such as 'Eighteen-Hundred-and-Froze-to-Death', the 'Year of the Beggar' and the 'Year Withou ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 18 2014 - 3:20pm

The Legacy of Science

Since the dawn of time, man has interacted with the environment. Observation without interaction is and always was a logical impossibility. Questions ensue; answers have not always been forthcoming, although they do emerge through incremental shifts and t ...

Blog Post - Tomasz Nowakowski - Sep 28 2014 - 7:14am

Hippocrates Didn't Write The Oath, So Why Is He The Father Of Medicine?

Not the one we have fixed in our imaginations. Peter Paul Rubens, 1638 By Helen King, The Open University Hippocrates is considered the father of medicine, enemy of superstition, pioneer of rationality and fount of eternal wisdom. Statues and drawings sho ...

Article - The Conversation - Oct 3 2014 - 8:00am

How Photography (And Phrenology) Helped Make Abraham Lincoln President

Abraham Lincoln. Wikipedia By Joanna Cohen, Queen Mary University of London ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 3 2014 - 10:37am

St. William And The Greatest Zombie Lie Ever Told

Instead of dying out, Anti-Semitic myths have withstood the test of time. By Asa Simon Mittman, California State University, Chico ...

Article - The Conversation - Nov 13 2014 - 11:03am

Relevance In Decline? Italian Natural History Museums On The Verge Of Collapse

Due to a loss of scientific relevance, which has led to scarcity of personnel and thus decreasing government funding, Italian natural history museums are on the verge of collapse.  A new paper in Zookeys proposes that the existing museums associate and co ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 24 2014 - 1:33pm

The Most Influential Scientist You Never Heard Of

Alexander von Humboldt. Self portrait By Richard Gunderman, Indiana University-Purdue University ...

Article - The Conversation - Dec 10 2014 - 12:30pm

"Let Us Adore And Drink!" A Brief History Of Wine And Religion

The Greeks hailed Dionysus (also known as Bacchus) as their patron god of wine, said to provide ecstasy and spiritual vision to his devotees. Pictured is Caravaggio's 1595 masterpiece Bacchus. Wikimedia By Robert Fuller, Bradley University ...

Article - The Conversation - Dec 25 2014 - 8:30am