2/ My first book, “Territorial Natures: Imperial Japan and the Mongolian Question,” is coming out with @uchicagopress.bsky.social this August 2026. You can find it here: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

Happy birthday #physicist Chien-shiung Wu (1912-1997), who came up with a truly beautiful experiment to test whether the weak force conserves parity (whether beta decay would be the same if reflected in the mirror)! 🧪🐡👩🏻‍🔬 #histsci In my print on the left I show Wu in her lab & a schematic diagram of

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗺𝗮 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗼𝗺𝗯? Come join the 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 series tomorrow (Tue, May 19, 10:30 am ET) for this talk by Ran Zwigenberg! 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histmed #sts 🧪

So honored my essay "To Outlive Tyranny" (dissentmagazine.org/article/to-o...) in @dissentmag.bsky.social (Fall'25), has received the 2026 Award for Excellence in Commentary/ Op-ed/ Perspective from the Asian American Journalists Association @aajaofficial.bsky.social: awards.aaja.org/jea2026/exce...

Had the honor of co-authoring this piece in @sciasculture.bsky.social on "Dictators of the Future: The Tech Oligarchy in Outer Space" w/ the brilliant @renny-hahamovitch.bsky.social , @rekapatriciagal.bsky.social and Ellie Armstrong. More ruminations on E__n M__k, Jeff Bezos, and their ilk.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗼𝗳 "𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿" 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁? 🗓️: Tuesday, May 5 🕥: 10:30 am Eastern Time (8:00 pm Indian Standard Time) 📍: Over Zoom 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histsci #sts 🧪

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮 𝗼𝗳 "𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿" 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁? 🗓️: Tuesday, May 5 🕥: 10:30 am Eastern Time (8:00 pm Indian Standard Time) 📍: Over Zoom 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histsci #sts 🧪

Friends and colleagues in NYC, I will be at Columbia next Friday (May 1) for a talk on "forklift disease" in postwar Japan, with thanks to Kavita Sivaramakrishnan and Eugenia Lean for inviting and hosting. ealac.columbia.edu/event/forkli... #histstm #histmed #histtech

Reminder 📢 Join us tomorrow for Hiromi Mizuno's Science and Technology in Asia @ Harvard talk on nitrogen sovereignty in the Japanese empire! Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #envhist #histsci 🧪

Reminder 📢 Join us tomorrow for Hiromi Mizuno's Science and Technology in Asia @ Harvard talk on nitrogen sovereignty in the Japanese empire! Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #envhist #histsci 🧪

Earth Day has been around for more than 50 years, but as I argued in this 2018 @satevepost.bsky.social Considering History column, it's become ever more important in the 21st century--& so it remembering how & why this activist holiday started. + www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2018/04/eart...

Friends and colleagues in NYC, I will be at Columbia next Friday (May 1) for a talk on "forklift disease" in postwar Japan, with thanks to Kavita Sivaramakrishnan and Eugenia Lean for inviting and hosting. ealac.columbia.edu/event/forkli... #histstm #histmed #histtech

What an honor and delight to be included in this volume with so many folks whose work I admire. Massive thanks to @mmuscolino.bsky.social for conceptualizing this collection and herding us cats into seeing it through. uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295... @uwapress.uw.edu #envhist #envhum #histstm 🧪

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻? Upcoming S&T in Asia talk by Hiromi Mizuno (UMN)! Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm 🧪

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻? Upcoming S&T in Asia talk by Hiromi Mizuno (UMN)! Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm 🧪

Loved hosting Gonçalo Santos in the S&T in Asia series earlier this week. I was struck by the complexity of the "turning waste into treasure" economy, which tied together a host of institutions and individuals from night soil guilds to rural households. seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm

I thoroughly enjoyed my trip to Duke a few days back. Many thanks again to Prasenjit Duara, Carlos Rojas, Eileen Chow, and everyone else in APSI and CAMEH for the opportunity to share my work and to learn from yours. It is a wonderful community that you have built there. Photo credit: Xingming Wang

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗼-𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁? Upcoming S&T in Asia @ Harvard talk! Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #envhist #sts 🧪

Reminder 📢 Tomorrow (April 21), 10:30 am Eastern Time, over Zoom Registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #envhist #sts #anthro 🧪

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗼-𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁? Upcoming S&T in Asia @ Harvard talk! Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #envhist #sts 🧪

1/2 Yesterday, the Sci and Tech in Asia @ Harvard series hosted Mitch Aso, who showed how efforts to address Agent Orange relied on a transnational evidentiary architecture built by Vietnamese scientists and physicians—and were constrained by the political management of what was already known.

*Revolutionary Natures* is now in print. @eastasiascitech.bsky.social @uwapress.uw.edu

Tomorrow! Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histsci #histmed #envhist #envhum 🧪

How did Vietnamese scientists and medical doctors build an evidentiary case against Agent Orange and its contaminant TCDD dioxin in the aftermath of war? Join Mitch Aso's upcoming Harvard S&T in Asia talk to find out! Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #envhist 🧪

How did Vietnamese scientists and medical doctors build an evidentiary case against Agent Orange and its contaminant TCDD dioxin in the aftermath of war? Join Mitch Aso's upcoming Harvard S&T in Asia talk to find out! Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #envhist 🧪

100th speaker! 🥳 Come join the S&T in Asia online seminar series @ Harvard for this talk by Michitake Aso on Agent Orange and dioxin knowledge in postwar Vietnam. 🗓 Tue (4/14) 🕥 10:30 am ET 📍 Over Zoom Register: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia%E2%... #histstm #envhist #histmed #histsci

100th speaker! 🥳 Come join the S&T in Asia online seminar series @ Harvard for this talk by Michitake Aso on Agent Orange and dioxin knowledge in postwar Vietnam. 🗓 Tue (4/14) 🕥 10:30 am ET 📍 Over Zoom Register: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia%E2%... #histstm #envhist #histmed #histsci

To those who were planning on attending, please note that Ran Zwigenberg's Science and Technology in Asia @ Harvard talk will be RESCHEDULED to May 19, 2026. Many apologies for the inconvenience. I do hope that you will be able to join us on that alternate date. seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia

Two weeks ago, Taomo Zhou gave an amazing talk on her forthcoming Shenzhen book in the S&T in Asia @ Harvard series, showing how military engineers, converted military industries, and smuggled components helped make Shenzhen the world's hardware capital! seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm

Rare opportunity for European postdocs to define your own research project in #envhist #envirohist Potential topics include extractivism in the electronics industry! @andrewcampana.bsky.social @mmuscolino.bsky.social @eastasiascitech.bsky.social

Reminder 📢 Join us tomorrow for Taomo Zhou's S&T in Asia @ Harvard talk! Zoom registration: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗮𝗼-𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮’𝘀 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹? 📱 Join us for this upcoming S&T in Asia @ Harvard talk by Taomo Zhou (National University of Singapore)! Zoom: seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #histtech 🧪

Last week, the S&T in Asia series @ Harvard hosted Hyemin Lee for a fascinating talk on how organic certification reorganizes everyday practice in Korean ginseng farming, linking bureaucracy, inspection, and human–plant relations. 🌱 seow.scholars.harvard.edu/STinAsia #histstm #sts #histsci 🧪

How does AI reshape labour, power and capital accumulation? Apply to the Summer School “The Political Economy of Artificial Intelligence” 📍 King’s College London | 16–19 June 2026 🎓 PhDs & ECRs welcome | 💷 No fees ⏰ Deadline: 17 March www.kcl.ac.uk/events/summe...

Reminder 📢 Join us in about an hour for Hyemin Lee's Harvard S&T in Asia talk on multispecies governance in Korean ginseng farming! Zoom registration: seow.scholar.harvard.edu/STinAsia

Here's a first look at official UK poster for UNDERLAND. Directed by Rob Petit and based on the bestselling book by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social, #UnderlandFilm is a cinematic voyage beneath the surface of the earth. In UK/IRE cinemas from 27 March. www.underlandfilm.com @hannahpeel.bsky.social

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…