Reupping thoughts on Starmer’s Party and its failures to think about British defence policy. Will Burnham’s Party be any different ? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Join us for a conversation about the historical background of the 2017 "Asilomar Conference on Beneficial AI". Dr David Cole explores the significance and legacy of the famed 1975 Asilomar conference on recombinant DNA and DNA cloning for contemporary efforts to shape the future of AI. #histstm

Well done to our colleague @hsmurphy.bsky.social for editing a new special issue of @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social on "Medicine, Race, and Slavery in the Transatlantic World, 1600–1850" academic.oup.com/past/issue/2...

Next Wednesday! We celebrate the publication of “Healthy Scepticism” @caitjan.bsky.social’s vital account of medical distrust for our contentious times. Get your tickets (free!) via Eventbrite! #histmed #histstm @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social

Hooray hooray it’s another publication day! Huge thanks to the team at @hachetteus.bsky.social I love this cover 😊

Had a great conversation with Phil Bell on his podcast on how to think historically about AI and 'technology' more generally @kingschostm.bsky.social @kingshistory.bsky.social genfutures.substack.com/p/david-edge...

TOMORROW in our CHoSTM seminar series: Paper talks by our PhD researchers Pranav Mohan (colonial natural history in India) and José Soto (early electrification in Chile). 🗓️Wed 10 June, 15.00 📍Strand building, Strand campus #histsci #histtech #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social

A new article in the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social by our colleague @davidedgerton.bsky.social and Karel Williams today: 'The limits of Andy Burnham: Manchesterism is sounding a lot like Londonism' www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...

Joined in conversation by my inspirational colleagues Prof Toby Green (KCL) and Prof Patricia Kingori (Oxford)!

NEXT in our CHoSTM seminar series: Paper talks by our PhD researchers Pranav Mohan (colonial natural history in India) and José Soto (early electrification in Chile). 🗓️Wed 10 June, 15.00 📍Strand building, Strand campus #histsci #histtech #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social

In "Healthy Scepticism", @caitjan.bsky.social provides a vital new account of medical distrust for our contentious times. Join us to celebrate Caitjan Gainty’s new book on Wed 17 June. 🥳🥂 Registration required via Eventbrite ⬇️ @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social

TOMORROW: a roundtable on public engagement, history, and the study of STM in history with @caitjan.bsky.social, @davidedgerton.bsky.social and @chrismanias.bsky.social 🗓️ 27 May, 15.00-16.30 📍 Strand Campus #histsci #histtech #histmed #hisstm @kingshistory.bsky.social

@caitjan.bsky.social’s Healthy Scepticism will be published this June, and we are hosting a party! 🥳🥂 📌 17 June, 17.00-19.00, Strand Campus, London. Register via Eventbrite in the link below. @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social #histmed #histsci #histtech #histstm

Next in our seminar, a roundtable on public engagement, history, and the study of STM in history with @caitjan.bsky.social @davidedgerton.bsky.social and @chrismanias.bsky.social. 🗓️ 27 May, 15.00-16.30 📍 Strand Campus #histsci #histtech #histmed #hisstm @kingshistory.bsky.social

Caitjan Gainty’s Healthy Scepticism will be published this June, and we are hosting a party! 🥳🥂 📌 17 June, 17.00-19.00, Strand Campus, London. Get your tickets via Eventbrite ➡️ Book Launch Party: Healthy Scepticism by @caitjan.bsky.social #histmed #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social

TODAY! Francisca Valenzuela, Jason Ng and David Brydan will reflect on globality in the study of HSTM. 🌎 #histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

"Constructing the State: Materiality, Imaginaries and the Politics of Chilean Electrification, 1939–43" by PhD student José Soto Vejar and co-author Cecilia Ibarra has been published in Technology and Culture's latest issue. Congrats, José! #histtech #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social

In "Human Intelligence", David Brydan traces the idea of intelligence, and the technologies developed to test it, drawing on his original research (Smart: A history of intelligence). sabersenaccio.iec.cat/en/human-int... (Can be read in Spanish and Catalan too!) #histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

Next in our Seminar Series: Roundtable: Global History and the History of STM / Francisca Valenzuela, Jason Ng & David Brydan 🗓️ Thu 14 May, 15.00-16.30 📍Strand building, King's College London #histtech #histsci #histmed #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social

📌 We have a very exciting line-up of events for our seminar series this Summer Term More information in our website: www.kingschostm.com/seminar-series Stay tuned for more details about a book launch party for @caitjan.bsky.social's "Healthy Scepticism", and a Careers Event 👀

Tom Kelsey's "Why Concorde Failed: Political Economy and the Limits of Techno-Nationalism" is out in T&C's latest issue! Congrats @tomkelsey.bsky.social In the 🧵below Tom explains the key insights. An earlier version of the article was awarded SHOT's Levinson Prize in 2023. #histtech #histstm

A new review of @caitjan.bsky.social's book "The Product of Medicine: How Efficiency Made American Health Care", by Kirsten E. Gardner, is available in Technology and Culture's latest issue. Give it a read here ➡️ muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl... @kingshistory.bsky.social #histmed #histstm

Many thanks to Sarah Limb and all attendants for a stimulating discussion last Wednesday on Sarah's paper! Next Thursday 14, we'll have a roundtable on global history and histories of STM! Stay tuned 👀

Tom Kelsey's article "The Limits of Economic Liberalism under Thatcher" is now available to read in Contemporary European History (open access!). Congratulations @tomkelsey.bsky.social ! More about the argument and key findings in Tom's 🧵 below. @kingshistory.bsky.social

University of Pittsburgh Press are having a sale for this month, so you can pick up a copy of my book, The Age of Mammals, for a standard hardback price of $42 (rather than the usual more academic price of $70) Link here, and code is 29INT40 : upittpress.org/books/978082... #FossilFriday

It's a pleasure, an honor, and a great deal of fun to be at King's #CHoSTM as a visiting doctoral student. Here, when I'm not busy researching Victorian documents in the London archives, from February to July 2026. Thanks, of course, to #USI – Università della Svizzera Italiana for this opportunity!

We are back and ready for Term 3! Sarah Limb (KCL), Medicine, Engineering, and Empire: Colonial and Commonwealth Students at King’s College London, 1920-1970 🗓️ Wed 29 April, 15.00-16.00 📍Room S8.08, Strand building More about our events in our website ➡️ www.kingschostm.com/seminar-series

In Tübingen this week, and encountered some fossil agglomerations, and long-necked and toothy beasts, in the university palaeontology collections

Very happy to see my analysis of British defence policy from 1998 quoted here: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A connection I hadn't realized before - palaeontologist Harry Govier Seeley (1839-1909), best known for his work on pterosaurs and dinosaurs, was the cousin of the imperial historian John Robert Seeley (1834-1895), author of 'The Expansion of England' Also struck by the resemblance!

📢 JOB OPENINGS at CSIC @cchscsic.bsky.social (Madrid)! As part of my ERC project WILDHIST, the Institute of History is hiring two 3-year postdoctoral researchers in the global history of rubber. Application deadline: 24 April 2026. More info 👉 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/422012 @erc.europa.eu

For some Monday morning reading, a report on current emotional investment in dinosaurs - with contributions from me, @vickycoules.bsky.social and @stevebrusatte.bsky.social : edition.cnn.com/2026/04/05/s...

TODAY! To close this term's seminar series, we will have PhD researcher Jieluan Huang to discuss her paper 'Medical Diasporas: Chinese Medicine in London and a Family Case Study.' #histmed #histsci #histtech #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social

This Wednesday! We wrap up our seminar series this term with: 'Medical Diasporas: Chinese Medicine in London and a Family Case Study' – Jieluan Huang 🗓️ Wednesday 25 March 🕰️ 15.30-17.00 📍8th floor, Strand building #histmed #histsci #histtech #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social

📌 Coming up in our seminar series next week! Jieluan Huang, 'Medical Diasporas: Chinese Medicine in London and a Family Case Study' 🗓️ Wednesday 25 March 🕰️ 15.30-17.00 📍8th floor, Strand building www.kingschostm.com/seminar-series #histmed #histsci #histtech #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social

Thanks Tom - this was a lovely conversation and we could have talked for hours! If you missed it and want to catch up, you can listen to the 9pm repeat or follow this link: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Many thanks to all attending our webinar tonight. We are thrilled to see so many people interested in researching the history of science, technology and medicine! Don't miss the chance, the Hans Rausing Scholarship call for applications is still open! #histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

Thrilled that The Face is included in The Telegraph’s “Best Books of 2026 (so far)”! www.telegraph.co.uk/books/non-fi...

✨ Thank you all! Ironically, your feedback and ideas were immeasurably valuable 🙏 look forward to taking this forward.

Tomorrow! Join us for a discussion of @mrweatherburn.bsky.social 's "Taylorism transcends." 🗓️ Wed 11 March 🕰️ 15.30-17.00 📍S8.08, 8th Floor, Strand Building More information on how to access the material below. @kingshistory.bsky.social #histsci #histtech #histstm #management

⚡ Proud to be asked to speak with Historians without Borders at Senate House, @londonu.bsky.social! Thanks for the hosting from @historyandpolicy.bsky.social and Institute for Cultural Diplomacy. (full event overview: historianswithoutborders.fi/en/tapahtuma...) 1/2

Interested in pursuing a research degree in the history of STM? Or do you know someone who might? Come to our webinar: 📌 Thursday 12 March 🕰️ 17.00-18.00 GMT Registration required via Eventbrite ⬇️ #histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social

Next in our seminar series: we will discuss @mrweatherburn.bsky.social’s paper which explores the concept of “Taylorism”, its multiple changes in meaning, and how this reflects generational conflict, particularly from the 1960s. 🗓️ Wed 11 March 15.30-17.00 📍 Strand Building, KCL #histstm

'Men’s faces are under scrutiny as never before, in positions of cultural as well as political power: on red carpets, in tabloid closeups, across social media feeds, and in movies, TV shows and adverts'. An article by our colleague @fayboundalberti.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026...

It's world book day! To celebrate, here are three recent publications by incredible colleagues @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingschostm.bsky.social and @cemskcl.bsky.social running the gamut from #EarlyModern to #HistSTM 🗃️

Many thanks to author David Brydan, commentators @fayboundalberti.bsky.social and Federico Turkheimer, and all attendants for a rich conversation about David’s new book “Smart”. #histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

Well that was rather wonderful and what a great book. Congratulations David! @kingschostm.bsky.social

Today! We will celebrate the publication of our colleague David Brydan's "Smart: A history of intelligence" (Footnote Press) with a Book Launch Party at King's History 8th Floor Open Space. More about "Smart"➡️ footnotepress.com/books/smart/ #histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

📣Interested in pursuing a postgraduate degree in the history of STM? Wishing to apply to our Hans Rausing Scholarship? Then this webinar is for you! Pursuing a research degree in the history of STM Thursday 12 March 17.00-18.00 (GMT) Register via Eventbrite ⬇️ #histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

Excited to be on the line-up for this fab seminar series — if you’re disgruntled with Emerald Fennell, come along next week to immerse yourselves in the dangerous histories of an alternative (and dare I say superior) moor