My next book (October 20) is on the Victorian medical detective Joseph Bell. SLEUTH-HOUND is a whirlwind tour of Victorian forensics from the perspective of the man who loaned a voice and razor-sharp logic to Baker St.’s famous resident: Sherlock Holmes. /1

Surgery on the eye for the removal of a cataract, late 19th century. During this period, cataract removal typically involved cutting a flap in the cornea and extracting the lens. #histmed #histsci

A partial skeleton was unearthed in 1961 during excavations led by Hisashi Suzuki at Amud Cave, Israel. This individual lived sometime between 65,000 and 50,000 years ago. Anthropologists have classified the skeleton as a Neandertal.

And you could buy it over the counter.

Most of y'all know I can be followed on facebook, but out of curiousity, as I re-negotiate this social media landscape, I'm curious to know why people actually follow me? Some of y'all I know why, but just curious.

Hello there blue sky. Hello there all. It seems calm here...very calm....surely there's a catch......