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Building the Population Bomb - A Discussion with Emily Merchant

Emily Merchant explores the history of population growth modeling and the ideological and intellectual battles over the concept of overpopulation.
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Apply for 2022-2023 Consortium Fellowships

The Consortium invites applications for fellowships in the history of science, technology and medicine, broadly construed.
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Taking Nazi Technology - A Discussion with Douglas O'Reagan

Douglas O'Reagan details the largest-scale effort at technology transfer in world history, and conveys the importance of tacit knowledge and situational context for knowledge creation.

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Revisiting H.J. Muller in Russia

Please join us for a talk by Helen Muller, daughter of H. J. Muller, Nobel Prize Laureate.
The Science History Institute Receives NEH SHARP Grant for ‘White Coats, Black Lives’ Project

The Science History Institute has been awarded a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of its Sustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan (SHARP) funding.
Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience at Columbia University

The Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience (PSSN) program at Columbia University invites applications for interdisciplinary postdoctoral positions to begin on July 1, 2022.
Update on Our Member Institutions' Research Policies

Find out the latest information on the research policies of our member institutions during the pandemic.
Search Consortium Collections by Type of Format

Researchers can now search collections of the Consortium's member institutions by types of format, such as books, pictures, videos, microform, manuscripts collections, and other formats.
Consortium Welcomes University of Maryland-College Park

The Consortium is delighted to welcome its newest member, the University of Maryland at College Park.
Tenure-track Position in History of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University

Review of applications will begin October 15, 2021
Faculty Position in the History of the Modern Physical Sciences

Review of applications will begin on October 15

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 12:00 pm EST
History of Early Modern Science
Consortium Working Group
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 4:00 pm EST
Roger Turner
Material Matters: The Past and Present of the Rare Earth Elements Essential to Our Future
Science History Institute
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 6:30 pm EST
Gerald Early, James Marcus, Robert Sullivan, Andrew Blauner
Weeknights at the Wagner: Reflections on Henry David Thoreau
Wagner Free Institute of Science
Wednesday, December 8, 2021 6:30 pm EST
History and Philosophy of Science
Consortium Working Group
Thursday, December 9, 2021 10:00 am EST
Plants in Africa and the Global South: Multi-Species Materialities, Ecologies, and Aesthetics (MMEA)
Consortium Working Group
Thursday, December 9, 2021 10:30 am EST
Helen Muller, University of New Mexico
Revisiting H.J. Muller in Russia
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Thursday, December 9, 2021 12:00 pm EST
Ethics and/in the History of Medicine and the Human Sciences
Consortium Working Group
Thursday, December 9, 2021 6:00 pm EST
Francesca Morgan
A Nation of Descendants
The Newberry Library
Friday, December 10, 2021 11:30 am EST
Sound and Technology
Consortium Working Group
Friday, December 10, 2021 4:00 pm EST
Social History of Race, Health, and Environment
Consortium Working Group