Science History

Andreas Vesalius: 500th Birthday Of The Man Who Revolutionized Our Knowledge Of The Human Body

Drawn directly from the flesh Public Domain Review / Flickr, CC BY-SA By Richard Gunderman, Indiana University-Purdue University ...

Article - The Conversation - Dec 31 2014 - 1:44pm

Charles Darwin And A Koch Brother Everyone In Science Academia Can Like

Everyone has heard of Louis Pasteur- most people know that pasteurization is a process of sterilizing food to make it safer. (1) And today is Darwin Day, when Charles Darwin is fêted for his work on evolution and natural selection. Fewer people have heard ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 13 2015 - 1:18am

How Cavendish Measured Gravity On A Table Top

Cavendish torsion balance and Cavendish Signature image via Wikimedia Commons. Composite image by Lalena Lancaster ...

Article - Inside Science - Feb 9 2015 - 9:59am

An NIH Director Once Funded A Rocket For A 10 Year Old

We sometimes have to wonder about the decision-making of government agencies. Senator Tom Coburn produced an annual list of waste and duplication that included science and it made sense to address those flaws, unless you actually favor National Science Fo ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Dec 12 2018 - 10:53am

The Pagan Roots Of Easter

Teaching any sort of academic program with religious content can be a tricky undertaking. Religious passions, whether pro or con, can be volatile; religion is a matter about which people can become upset. My doctoral studies were in the relatively safe ar ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 2 2015 - 7:30am

Gallipoli 100 Years Ago Was The Final Chapter Of 3000 Years Of Trojan Wars

There are few geographical areas that have seen as much military action as the Gallipoli region, the site of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corp (ANZAC) landings in 1915.  The conflicts in the region include some of the most renowned wars from Greek ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 6 2015 - 8:00am

We Don't Hear Much About The 10,000 French Deaths At Gallipoli

With almost the same number of soldiers as the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) – 79,000 – and similar death rates – close to 10,000 – French participation in the Gallipoli campaign could not occupy a more different place in national memory. ...

Article - The Conversation - Apr 25 2015 - 12:30pm

The Intriguing Dance Of History And Fiction

At the Brisbane Writers’ Festival some years ago, novelist Peter Carey responded to relentless historical questioning about his True History of the Kelly Gang (2000) by sinking in his chair and saying “I made it up”. But the thing is, he didn’t. As his ti ...

Article - The Conversation - Jun 13 2015 - 1:00pm

Game Of Thrones And The Greek Tale Of Iphigeneia

This article contains spoilers for Game of Thrones, Season 5, Episode 9, The Dance of Dragons. Royal families in myths and legends are infamous for intrigue, murder and mayhem. These very deeds are part of what make the stories epic and immortal. Indeed, ...

Article - The Conversation - Jun 14 2015 - 10:00am

Will More Incentives Mean A Return To High Scientific Standards?

Was America at its greatest scientifically when academics made far less money and were politically representative? Not if science output, Nobel prizes and adult science literacy are the measures, because America leads in all categories. Yet with six figur ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 29 2015 - 9:00am