It’s Ada Lovelace Day, on which we’re encouraged to blog about women in science and technology. Having been a woman in chemistry and biology, I’ve never felt out of place …
History
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HistoryScience EverywhereTravel & places
Cambridge walking tour: 800 Years of Death and Disease
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenI was in Cambridge last week and did a walking tour there (when it wasn’t raining) called 800 Years of Death and Disease in Cambridge. Sounds cheerful, doesn’t it? This …
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HistoryScience CommunicationWriting, images, and storytelling
Old lab equipment photos from the easternblot Flickr pool
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenI noticed some images of old lab equipment in the easternblot Flickr pool recently. I thought it would be fun to show these as a group, and then show a …
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BooksHistoryScience EverywhereScience in Art & Culture
Mr. Darwin, you make me blush
by Eva Amsenby Eva AmsenMy birthday this year was somewhat overshadowed by Darwin’s 200th in the same week. But both Darwin and I are victims of the yearly creep of that Hallmarkest of Holidays …
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When I was in undergrad, I still visited the library once in a while to get an article. Many were online, but especially older editions had not yet been scanned …
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HistoryScience EverywhereTravel & places
Cloning trees – Anne Frank’s chestnut tree
by Eva Amsenby Eva Amsen“18 April 1944 April is glorious, not too hot and not too cold, with occasional light showers. Our chestnut tree is in leaf, and here and there you can already …