𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 “𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹” 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘀? Join the Harvard S&T in Asia series for Hyemin Lee's upcoming talk! seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #sts #histmed

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 “𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹” 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘀? Join the Harvard S&T in Asia series for Hyemin Lee's upcoming talk! seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #sts #histmed

Many thanks to everyone who joined us for Merlyna Lim's Harvard S&T in Asia talk yesterday. I was heartened by her argument that pauses, care, and offline organizing can create real breaks in contemporary politics' relentless scroll-time. 📱 seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #sts

1/ Greetings, Bluesky! My name is Sakura Christmas. I’m a historian of the Japanese empire and aftermath at Bowdoin College in Maine, on the unceded woods and waters of the Wabanaki. I focus on the histories of borderlands, environment, and technology.

CfP: Reframing Tibetan and Mongol Mapmaking Practices, due March 1 Amazing opportunity for 18th and 19th c. historians to study some exquisite 20th c. artifacts at Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin www.iaaw.hu-berlin.de/de/zentralas...

Come see me speak on the “Mining Pasts of the Nintendo Game Boy” at Harvard on Monday, February 23rd! Grateful to my hosts @eastasiascitech.bsky.social and @harvardusjapan.bsky.social.

Looking forward to this upcoming talk by the one and only @prof-christmas.bsky.social!! 🎮

Happy new year!! 🐎 May this year of the horse be a good—neigh, a great one!!

Reminder 📢 Join the Harvard S&T in Asia series tomorrow over Zoom for Merlyna Lim's talk on affective politics in algorithmic Southeast Asia! Registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #sts #histtech 🧪

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮? Come join the Harvard S&T in Asia online seminar series for this upcoming talk by Merlyna Lim! 🗓️ Tue, Feb 17 🕥 10:30 am ET 📍 Over Zoom Register: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #sts #histtech

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮? Come join the Harvard S&T in Asia online seminar series for this upcoming talk by Merlyna Lim! 🗓️ Tue, Feb 17 🕥 10:30 am ET 📍 Over Zoom Register: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #sts #histtech

It was great to host Yu Wang in Harvard's S&T in Asia series yesterday. Something I will remember is how engineers and operators exploited crosstalk to carry radio signals on existing lines, turning an electromagnetic nuisance into a distribution technique. 📻 Fascinating stuff! #histstm #histtech

Reminder 📢 Join the Harvard S&T in Asia series over Zoom tomorrow for this talk by Yu Wang on "Sonic Socialism" 📻 Registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histsci #histtech #sts

Weekly Wanderings: February 8, 2026 I have a new review at The Wall Street Journal, discussing a wonderful and very engaging book by journalist Yi-Ling Liu, The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet. I’ve written a lot over the years about the Chinese…

seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #sts #histsci #histtech #histmed #envhist #envhum

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺? Come join the Harvard S&T in Asia series for this upcoming talk by Yu Wang (Cornell)! Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #sts #histtech

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺? Come join the Harvard S&T in Asia series for this upcoming talk by Yu Wang (Cornell)! Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #sts #histtech

Excited to announce that my post doc, Sasha Kaurov, and I are launching reckoningscience.org/launching-re... Please take a look, read, and subscribe! All proceeds will go to supporting the underfed post-doc.

Last week, we kicked off the spring 2026 season of the Harvard S&T in Asia online seminar series with a terrific talk by Denis Simon. He traced China's expanding global S&T footprint and what it means for US-China competition and cooperation, making a case for "smart openness" over blunt decoupling.

Thrilled to invite you to the first talk in our Spring 2026 Science & Technology in Asia online seminar series @ Harvard! 🗓 Tue, Jan 27, 10:30–11:45am ET 📌 “U.S.-China S&T Relations in an Era of Rising Geopolitical Tensions" by Denis Simon Join us: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm

Thrilled to invite you to the first talk in our Spring 2026 Science & Technology in Asia online seminar series @ Harvard! 🗓 Tue, Jan 27, 10:30–11:45am ET 📌 “U.S.-China S&T Relations in an Era of Rising Geopolitical Tensions" by Denis Simon Join us: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm

Pleased to share the Spring 2026 schedule for the SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ASIA online seminar series @ Harvard! Talks are over Zoom on Tuesdays, 10:30–11:45 am EST. REGISTRATION: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histsci #histtech #histmed #envhist #envhum #sts 🧪

Pleased to share the Spring 2026 schedule for the SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ASIA online seminar series @ Harvard! Talks are over Zoom on Tuesdays, 10:30–11:45 am EST. REGISTRATION: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histsci #histtech #histmed #envhist #envhum #sts 🧪

The Introduction, “What is the Future We Yearn For?,” to my book, *The Future That Was*, is now live and freely available to all on the book’s @princetonupress.bsky.social website press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

That's a wrap for the fall 2025 season of the Science and Technology in Asia online seminar series. Thanks again to our speakers, the Harvard University Asia Center for sponsorship, and everyone who joined us. Stay tuned for the spring 2026 schedule! seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm 🧪

Thrilled to have hosted Yitang Lin in the Harvard S&T in Asia series earlier this month. Her talk traced agricultural techniques across East Asia and West Africa, showing how Temne, Taiwanese, and PRC rice farming repertoire were entangled in practice. seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm 🧪

It's a good one, as mentioned here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆? 🌾 Join us for this 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 talk by Yitang Lin! Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histsci #envhist 🧪

Looking for a holiday gift for that special someone? 🎁 @uchicagopress.bsky.social is having a 30% off sitewide sale, and my book, CARBON TECHNOCRACY, is now available for $19.25 with the promo code HOLIDAY25. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... #histstm #histsci #histtech #envhist 🧪

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆? 🌾 Join us for this 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 talk by Yitang Lin! Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histsci #envhist 🧪

I enjoyed learning about the beginnings of institutonalized dentistry training in colonial India through Sahara Ahmed's Harvard Science and Technology in Asia talk yesterday 🦷 Many thanks again to Sahara and to all who joined the session! seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histmed 🧪

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲? 🦷 Find out in this Harvard S&T in Asia talk by Sahara Ahmed this coming week! Zoom ✍️: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histmed

This past Tuesday, the Harvard S&T series hosted Jenna Grant for a terrific talk on how malaria drug resistance in the Greater Mekong reveals how parasite itineraries, provider biographies, and postcolonial materialities shape "region." Thanks again, Jenna! seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia

Hello, NOLA!! #hss2025

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗿𝘂𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀? Please join the 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 for this upcoming talk by Jenna Grant (UW) next week! 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histmed #anthro #sts 🧪

Yang Li delivered an impressive Harvard S&T in Asia talk yesterday in which she offered a highly original framework for understanding the development of science in Mao-era China. Stay tuned for this forthcoming work on "scientific capital!" seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histsci 🧪

How did socialist projects of making antibiotics and building atom bombs amount to the primitive accumulation of "scientific capital" in the People's Republic? 🗓️ Tuesday, November 11 🕥 10:30–11:45 am Eastern Time 📍 Over Zoom Register: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histsci #sts 🧪

How did socialist projects of making antibiotics and building atom bombs amount to the primitive accumulation of "scientific capital" in the People's Republic? 🗓️ Tuesday, November 11 🕥 10:30–11:45 am Eastern Time 📍 Over Zoom Register: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histsci #sts 🧪

Why did Western firms move manufacturing to East Asia? Who are the workers behind the region's industrial rise, and what are the social costs? For our podcast, @yangyangcheng.bsky.social spoke with Anru Lee and Ya-Wen Lei on gender, labour, and (de)industrialisation in China and Taiwan.

How did U.S.-led aid transform Taiwan's forests from a site of natural riches to a problem to be solved? 🌳 Come join the Harvard S&T in Asia seminar series for this upcoming talk by historian and geographer Kuang-chi Hung! Zoom: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histsci #envhist 🧪

So very looking forward to teaching this virtual workshop on writing across and beyond borders! Ticket sales go towards supporting @nuvoices.bsky.social, of which I'm a longtime reader and listener, and big fan😍 Details and sign-up: nuvoices.com/2025/10/27/v...

How did U.S.-led aid transform Taiwan's forests from a site of natural riches to a problem to be solved? 🌳 Come join the Harvard S&T in Asia seminar series for this upcoming talk by historian and geographer Kuang-chi Hung! Zoom: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histsci #envhist 🧪

Earlier this week, we had the pleasure of hearing @yunnia.bsky.social's terrific Harvard S&T in Asia talk on how AI-inflected emotions circulate as instruments of power through which both Chinese and American states shape subjects. 🇨🇳 🇺🇸 seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia Thanks, Silvia! #histstm

In an hour 🕙 Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia

Reminder 📢 Come join the Harvard S&T in Asia seminar series tomorrow for this online talk by Silvia Lindtner on affect and AI between China and the US! Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histtech #sts 🧪

So glad to have hosted @jdimoia.bsky.social in the Harvard S&T in Asia seminar series yesterday! His account of Korean containerization into and through the Vietnam War offered a compelling preview of his ongoing research on KODCO 🚢 seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histtech

Reminder 📢 Come join the Harvard Science and Technology in Asia online seminar series tomorrow for this talk by John DiMoia of Seoul National University! 🚢 Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia

Reminder 📢 Come join the Harvard Science and Technology in Asia online seminar series tomorrow for this talk by John DiMoia of Seoul National University! 🚢 Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia

Who becomes a scientist, what kind of work does she do, and why? Generations of women in China have explored these questions. For @madeinchinajournal.com, I trace their stories and the different answers their struggles and achievements reveal—on the purpose of science and the meaning of womanhood.

How might rethinking AI as an “emotional technology” transform our understanding of control, resistance, and the politics of feeling? 🤖 ❤️ Come join the Harvard S&T in Asia series for this talk by the remarkable Silvia Lindtner @yunnia.bsky.social! seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #sts