The Othmer Library is celebrating #Halloween 🎃! When our electric pencil sharpener broke, staff replaced it with a Mitsubishi KH-20 manual sharpener, which became a hit! Jahna Auerbach, our digital collections librarian, dressed up as the sharpener for Halloween, and the results are fantastic!

The eagle that made John James Audubon famous—the Bird of Washington—was a fraud. In fact, historians now know that much of Audubon’s legendary life was built on lies. Episode below! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @sciencehistory.org sciencehistory.org/stories/disa...

Claire Sabel discusses the gem trade in SE Asia & the way it was impacted by European traders 17-18c @uchicagopress.bsky.social @scarcerc.bsky.social @harunkucuk.bsky.social @univie.ac.at @nhmwien.bsky.social @sciencehistory.org @historyscience.bsky.social timetoeatthedogs.com/2025/10/27/g...

Check out my new environmental history of diaspora and empire through mules with @sciencehistory.org www.sciencehistory.org/stories/maga...

Absolutely delighted to announce that applications are now open for our 26-27 postdoc, dissertation, distinguished, and short-term fellowships at @sciencehistory.org! 📚 🎉 Details and application info on our website; questions welcome here! www.sciencehistory.org/about/news/a...

The Ig Nobel Prizes honor bizarre research that makes you laugh, then think—like this levitating frog. Some scientists despise them. But they benefit science in surprising ways. Episode below! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @scihistoryorg sciencehistory.org/stories/disa...

It's Nobel Prize week. Winning a Nobel is good—mostly. But laureates often go kooky and promote bizarre things like ESP, AIDS denialism, and worse. Psychologists now understand why. New podcast season starts today! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @scihistoryorg sciencehistory.org/stories/disa...

Older than most trees and survivors of 5 mass extinctions, horseshoe crabs now face threats from humans. While blue blood has been used to test medicine for decades, will new tech finally set them free? Find out more in our latest Distillations story, written by @jenniferweeks83.bsky.social ⬇️

A storied trove of documents, photos, and lab tools from the race to decipher DNA’s structure and function is finally being made public. https://scim.ag/47GNqze

Check out our feature in @science.org ⬇️ After bizarre journey, prized history of molecular biology archive finds new home | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

Science historians have a new resource they can tap to better understand the early days of molecular biology. The nonprofit @sciencehistory.org this week added the History of Molecular Biology Collection to its library of materials. cen.acs.org/biological-c... #chemsky 🧪

We are thrilled to announce that the @sciencehistory.org has acquired our incredible History of Microbiology Collection that we have proudly preserved for over 20 years. We couldn’t think of a better organization to pass this important collection to. www.sciencehistory.org/about/press/...

"It's up to us whether to worry about whether we're monsters or to celebrate uniqueness. And in the monster there is beauty." I got to chat with host Alexis Pedrick in the studio for the Distillations podcast at @sciencehistory.org. Listen now: 💙📚 🧪 🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #HAMH

Exciting news from my colleagues @sciencehistory.org! This archive documents the early history of #MolecularBiology & efforts to determine the structure of #DNA. @matthewcobb.bsky.social provides an overview of its contents & significance in the thread below. #histSTM #histsci #histbio #Molbio 🗃️📜🧬

News in the history of molecular biology. The Science History Institute in Philadelphia has acquired a huge archive of correspondence and other scientific material from the pioneers of molecular biology (Franklin, Klug, Perutz, Delbrück etc, with items from Crick and Watson, too). 1/n

*NEWS* @sciencehistory.org has acquired the History of Molecular Biology Collection from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI). This unparalleled collection documents the race to identify DNA’s double-helix structure and other significant developments that formed the foundation of molecular biology.

🎉 On October 8, join us for A Marvelous Night of Minerals: An Earthly Matters Opening Celebration! Celebrate our new exhibition, Earthly Matters, with light bites, curator talks, rare books, mineral specimens, and more! This event FREE, but registration is required. www.sciencehistory.org/opening

🎙️NEW DISTILLATIONS PODCAST EPISODE🎙️⁠ ⁠ Producer Mariel Carr talks to science historian Luis Campos about his article “Strains of Andromeda,” and discusses how Michael Crichton’s novel and film shaped 1970s debates on recombinant DNA research. ⬇️

🚨🎙️ #Distillations Podcast is back with new episodes dropping weekly!⁠ In the latest episode, join us as we dive deep into the controversial origins of genetic engineering research.⁠ ⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.sciencehistory.org/stories/dist...

💥BOOM! BANG! POW!💥 It's First Friday: Gene-ius Quizzo!⁠ ⁠ 🦕 Are you a Jurassic Park superfan? Think you know your genetically modified villains and heroes? This Friday, August 1, join us at 6pm for a lively night of Quizzo!⁠ www.sciencehistory.org/visit/events...

Loved this article about Mary Engle Pennington, a scientist and "cold chain" pioneer who transformed the U.S. refrigeration industry via @sciencehistory.org www.sciencehistory.org/education/sc...

I'll put in a plug for my friends @sciencehistory.org, which is just a few blocks away from Independence Hall & the Liberty Bell. They recently opened an exhibition on the history of school lunches that looks like a lot of fun! www.sciencehistory.org/visit/exhibi... #histSTM #histsci

I’m in the final few days of my 3 month fellowship at the Science History Institute, Philadelphia. I have been researching the work of the chemist Elizabeth Fulhame who began her photochemical studies in 1780 Edinburgh and by 1798 was a corresponding member of the Philadelphia Chemical Society.

I wrote an article about the Gerson Therapy, and what it is about cancer and its history that attracts so many alternative treatments. For the @sciencehistory.org’s Distillations magazine www.sciencehistory.org/stories/maga...

🎉TOMORROW! ☔️ Rain or 🌞 shine! Meet us at 315 Chestnut Street for Curious Histories Fest! We'll have hands-on activities, tasty food, free ice cream, and family-friendly fun! PLUS, the first 100 visitors will receive a free lunchbox! See you there! ➡️ sciencehistory.org/fest

🚨New Google Arts & Culture Exhibit Alert We are thrilled to share "Mix, Crush, Shear: The Tools of Mechanochemistry" Created in collaboration with our amazing partners at @sciencehistory.org. Thank you for bringing this story to life! 🔗 artsandculture.google.com/story/mix-cr... #Mechanochemistry

Join us for our annual Curious Histories Fest this SATURDAY, 6/14, from 11 am - 3 pm! Explore the science of food with hands-on activities, talks, and tasty samples! 🥒🍪 First 100 guests get a FREE lunchbox! No registration needed! Learn more: sciencehistory.org/fest 🎊🎉

#Philadelphia #music #scicomm folks: the fab @charmingdisaster.bsky.social will be performing at the Science History Institute (my last lovely US book tour venue) on July 23rd! @sciencehistory.org Get tickets here (& catch their musical interludes of some episodes of @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social!)

Touring @sciencehistory.org ‘s expo on school lunches, whisked back to childhood by the sight of those milk boxes

✅ Proud to announce that our first Town Hall on Science & Higher Ed @sciencehistory.org was a success! 👏 Thank you @repmaryisaacson.com, @reprabb.bsky.social, @tarikforpa.bsky.social, & everyone who attended, for a thoughtful & engaging discussion!

Why did so many doctors and engineers enthusiastically embrace the Nazis? Vanity, opportunism, and pseudoscience. Listen now—and get a DISCOUNT PROMO CODE for my new book, Dinner with King Tut: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @scihistoryorg sciencehistory.org/stories/disa...

🐈 Check out our latest Collections Blog post "Here, Kitty, Kitty . . ." as our director of Library Services and Collections Blog coeditor, Gabriela Zoller, explores all the feline friends hiding in our collections.⁠ ⁠⬇️ www.sciencehistory.org/collections/...

Had a great visit to @sciencehistory.org in Philly today! I was especially fascinated by the display dedicated to Linus Pauling's work on sickle cell (centrifuge, gel rig, and drawings in photo 1), but the whole museum was packed full of great info about the history of (bio)chemistry.

It was one the largest epidemics in American history, resulting in 30,000 cases of paralysis. And it would be forgotten today if not for blues musicians who recorded the details in their songs. New podcast below! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @scihistoryorg sciencehistory.org/stories/disa...

🚨BIG NEWS🚨 In partnership with @sciencehistory.org, we are hosting a Town Hall on Science & Higher Education Policy. We're inviting fed & state reps of the Greater Philly Region to discuss what they can do to protect science & higher ed. JOIN US & RSVP HERE: www.eventbrite.com/e/philadelph...

✨🧫✨ A woman revolutionized biomedical research by introducing agar to the lab. Learn more about Fanny Angelina Hesse and her work in this brand new article by Corrado Nai on @sciencehistory.org. 👩‍🔬 👉 www.sciencehistory.org/education/sc... #biography #hiddenfigures #agar

At the @sciencehistory.org Institute at their awards night. Timothy Swager is discussing the critical importance of patiently explaining that the new innovations, whether it’s the newest phone or cancer drug, is not going to come from AI. It’s going to come from a lab. From people. From scientists.

Day 1 as a postdoctoral fellow at the Science History Institute! @sciencehistory.org what a warm welcome!

We are thrilled to share that our current exhibition, Lunchtime: The History of Science on the School Food Tray, has been highlighted in a recent @nytimes.com article from their Museums Special Section! Read it here! ⬇️ www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/a...

What do sesame seeds tell us about the environmental histories of the African Diaspora? How does a historian know where to start? It’s all a question of process. My latest essay "Sesame Plots" with @sciencehistory.org's Distillations Magazine is out! www.sciencehistory.org/stories/maga...

It was during COVID that I started creating the series of demonstrations that would transform into my lecture known as ‘the material history of soap’ which led me to the @sciencehistory.org , and eventually the Fashion Institute, where I would begin to teach cosmetic chemistry.

Nuestro @sciencehistory.org ensayo "Datos 'proxy' que hagan justicia"(Proxies for Justice) ahora está disponible en español. www.sciencehistory.org/stories/maga...

PACSCL's Communication Committee welcomes you to the first in its series "I am a Library Worker" in honor of #NationalLibraryWeek (month, for us) featuring Sarah Newhouse from @sciencehistory.org Read more at pacscl.org/iaalw_newhou...

📣 The Science History Institute is currently seeking a passionate and dedicated Philanthropy Manager to join our team! Full Time 35+ hrs Philadelphia, PA, US⁠ Salary Range:⁠ $75,000.00 To $75,000.00 Annually Visit sciencehistory.org/careers to apply!

📣 Thank you to the Grit Daily News Hub for featuring the Science History Institute's Conference Center as one of the 10 Top-Rated Venues for Hosting Corporate Events in PA! gritdaily.com/top-rated-ve...

March updates from the NSF CMCC! 🎙️ Dr. Boyer and Dr. Tabor present at the Sanibel Symposium 🎙️ EJ Broker featured on the Green Chemistry Connections webinar 📖 New scientific biography released in collaboration with the @sciencehistory.org …and more! Check it out below! #Mechanochemistry

Thank you @bethlinker.bsky.social for this engaging and insightful talk about the history of America's obsession with posture in the 20th century. Learn more about our Science and Society speaker series on our website: sciencehistory.org/slouch

Tomorrow (March 19) at 6 pm EDT: Please join @sciencehistory.org in welcoming @bethlinker.bsky.social for a discussion of her book, Slouch: Posture Panic in Modern America. This is a hybrid event. To register for this free event, visit: www.sciencehistory.org/visit/events...

Ten years ago @sciencehistory.org: "This workshop brought together rare books curators as well as experts in history, music, mathematics, and digital humanities to puzzle out — and perform — Maier’s book." Learn more about Michael Maier's Atalanta Fugiens: furnaceandfugue.org #histSTM #alchemy 🗃️📜

Excellent two-part podcast on Asilomar 1975 and its aftermath from @sciencehistory.org