Take a peek at our upcoming digital exhibition about the Victorian obsession with “exotic” poisonous plants through the murder mysteries of Sherlock Holmes!
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The Science History Institute produces a wide range of virtual and in-person events aimed at students, educators, scientific professionals, scholars, science history lovers, and the intellectually curious.
This “drop-in” tour explores the importance of water and the histories of pollution and protection that have changed our relationship to this vital substance.
Patrick Walsh documents the gruesome animal experimentation that gave rise to the field of endocrinology.
NPR’s Neela Banerjee and Yale professor Paul Sabin discuss the similarities, differences, and potential conflicts between journalistic and academic accounts of the past.
Come learn about an unlikely best practice for managing birth in today’s hospitals: measuring cervical dilation by hand!
Our March Joseph Priestley Society program will feature experts on the forefront of how artificial intelligence is impacting drug discovery.
Drop in for a tour highlighting the central role of women in shaping chemistry and the material sciences throughout history.
Join historians David Barnes and Rana Hogarth for an exploration of yellow fever’s legacy and an exclusive guided tour of America’s first quarantine station.
Our final JPS talk of the season will feature a lively discussion on three years of COVID and how best to coexist with the virus.
Explore natural and synthetic fibers and dyes and look at the fascinating histories behind the clothes we wear.
From Rachel Carson to ACT UP, explore how scientists and activists have shaped discovery and created change.
This “drop-in” tour explores the importance of water and the histories of pollution and protection that have changed our relationship to this vital substance.
Historian Paul Wolff Mitchell will discuss how the city that birthed the nation’s independence became a center of racial science.
Drop in for a tour highlighting the central role of women in shaping chemistry and the material sciences throughout history.
Attend a virtual training workshop in oral history and research interview methodologies.
This “drop-in” tour explores the importance of water and the histories of pollution and protection that have changed our relationship to this vital substance.
Louis Gerdelan will show how interactions between scientists, doctors, astrologers, and churchmen in the 17th and 18th centuries formed the foundations of modern disaster reporting.
From Rachel Carson to ACT UP, explore how scientists and activists have shaped discovery and created change.
Join our annual celebration of science, history, exploration, and experimentation featuring family-friendly fun focused on the water in your world.
This “drop-in” tour explores the importance of water and the histories of pollution and protection that have changed our relationship to this vital substance.