Festivities with friends

A great opportunity to shape, define research in n Philosophy of Science and enhance ones own research career. And it's in Vienna.

Poor Hermes got bitten by another dog at his daycare. A few stitches and kisses later he's sleeping.

Can I just say only samosa crumbs can compete with croissant ones?

Professorship of Economic History University of Cambridge - Faculty of Economics #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOS980/p...

I feature in this podcast as an interviewee, although the content is in German podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

Because they want to "reflect" the public mood rather than report it?

An amazing opportunity to serve the field at a defining moment

We not only have an interspecies household, we also have an interspecies kitchen. Satuday lunch being cooked together. Which is whose?

Finally an evening pleasant enough to sit outside

Tonight's dinner, herb crusted lamb chops with red wine reduction sauce and steamed potatoes.

Friends, I have decided to make a documentary. Can't tell you more now but I have never done anything like this before, so wish me luck.

Today's graduate class topic: Social media as Public space. With Habermas

Windows 11 problems. I am not a tech-savvy person, but the recent upgrade to Windows 11 disabled the monitor connected to my laptop. Apparently, it's a common problem. If you are facing similar issues, go to Device Manager, right-click on the adapters, and enable them.

Neither my new grad students from India knew how to cook when they arrived. I told them that it's imperative for them to learn how to if they want to continue their PhD (joking, of course). Now they are regularly sending me photos of dishes they are making.

Eram Alam's important new book on immigrant physicians is coming out! We'd *love* for someone to review it for @nursingclio.bsky.social www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

A book I requested in 2023 becomes avaliable now. Only 2 years later. Needless to add that I have forgotten why I had asked for it.

Delighted to share the poster of the HSTM Graduate conference, organized and funded by the Health is Politics project at the University of Houston, in November 2025. The program will be available soon. We have a great set of presenters.

Breakfast with the doggie

Enjoying the morning in the patio while I work

For your accessible #histSTM reading list 🗃️

Indian kitchen wisdom: Ghee is not clarified butter. They are distant relatives. Butter comes from milk, ghee comes from yogurt.

Is life worth living when you have a paper clip as a door stopper in your office?

Doomscrolling my manuscript is no fun

Sunday morning loaves

My biggest impostor syndrome moment is while reading proofs. I find it so difficult...

British Academy/Leverhulme Trust small grants scheme is open. Up to £10k for up to 2 years. For postdoctoral researchers in Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, including independent researchers. Applications that meet the quality threshold are allocated through partial randomisation. 5 Nov deadline.

To clarify the 9-month thing. As far as I understand, the job is not for 9 months, but the salary is paid over 9 months (leaving the summer months), which is a standard practice in the US.

How can you resist a face like this, early in the morning?

Six weeks from publication! Forgive a little book promo. I’ve got some talks lined up this autumn if you want to hear more about Electric Wind. Feel free to message me for more details.

Isis, November 2025.

We get the PMs we deserve...

Genuine question: is Google translation considered AI?

Crepe lunch

How headlines mislead. The stats hidden under such headlines are: People waiting for an initial asylum decision is down almost 24% lower People removed by force has increased - now 9,072, 25% higher than last year News shouldn't add more fuel to the fire. www.bbc.com/news/live/ce...

From a student. This is why we teach

Who can resist this beautiful thing

After the mishandling of the University’s Recovery Plan and the awful attempts to justify it yesterday, we welcome Prof Seaton being invited to give evidence.

Pleased don't disturb us. Have a great end to the week

Delighted to share that PATRIARCHY INC. is published in North America this week with @wwnorton.com wwnorton.com/books/978132...

Our American friends suggested that the British food wasn't very exciting so we made roast beef, yorkshire pudding and gravy for dinner. They loved it!

I'm not denying that these are difficult times, but our parents' generation—at least in India—faced regular epidemics, frequent childhood loss of parents, malnutrition, famine, and the trauma of Partition. I feel social media amplifies our sense of distress.

The sea!

The sea!

Friends, my Health is Politics project is organizing a grad. conference on 7-8 Nov. '25 in Houston. We'll cover all expenses (within US). We have a great lineup but have 1 spot free. If you know anyone working in histories of science, medicine, and env. who might be interested, please get in touch.

I've got a new website! Thanks to Man Kit Lam for design, and @knifewitch.bsky.social and @soranasantos.bsky.social for photos and encouragement! #MedievalSky #EarlyModern joanneedge.co.uk

Rabies: Hundreds of people may have been exposed to the rabies virus in bat-infested cabins at Grand Teton Nat'l Park. Officials in dozens of states are trying to alert those who may have vacationed there. Exposures occurred over the past several months www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

In the current climate, we have gone back to basic science is good and science is objective kind of public discourses. How do we continue to write critical histories of science and medicine in this situation? How do we keep developing the sophistication of our critique over the last 50 years?