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Jürgen Renn, Christoph Rosol, and other Max Planck researchers on the new science of geoanthropology
Go to ArticleFrom Jaguar Teeth to the Nail of the Great Beast: The Evolution of Animal Medicines
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Strokes and Expressions: The History of Graphological Knowledge (1750–1950)
The basic idea of graphological knowledge is a rather simple one: by the strokes of his pen, man records significant evidence revealing the secrets of
Publications, “Autographe Suggestionen. Die graphologische Rekonfiguration des Briefverkehrs,” in: Anne Bohnenkamp & Waltraud Wiethölter (eds.), Der Brief – Ereignis und Objekt [proceedings of the conference], Basel/ Frankfurt am Main: Stroemfeld, 2010, 164-183., Funding Institutions, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
Sonic Skills: Listening for Knowledge in Science, Medicine, and Engineering (1920s–Present)
It is common for us today to associate the practice of science primarily with the act of seeing—with staring at computer screens, analyzing graphs, and presenting images. We may notice that physicians use stethoscopes to listen for disease, that biologists tune into sound recordings to understand birds, or that engineers have created Geiger tellers warning us for radiation through sound.
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Ein kurzes Portrait des Instituts und seiner Rolle bei der Erweiterung der Wissenschaftsgeschichte.
Zum ArtikelA brief portrait of the Institute and its role in widening the scope of the history of science.
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Workshop | Apr 11-Apr 12, 2019
Power in Medicine: Interrogating the Place of Medical Knowledge in the Modern Middle East
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Doctors of "L’Esprit nouveau": Human Energetics and the Formation of the French Avant-garde
My PhD research considers the intersection of art and architectural practice within the milieu of the French periodical L’Esprit nouveau (19
The Liver in Egypt: Productions of an Organ through 20th-century Public Health and Political Economy
The Liver in Egypt chronicles the fate of Egyptian bodies, and specifically their livers, through a collection of epistemological, political, and
A Brief History of Black Holes
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