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My Day? Green.

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This is verified. It’s a very toxic place. Off of IG. Anyone else experienced this?

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"We are the Federal Law" is hands down the most autocratic and fascist sentence I have ever heard from a sitting "president".

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The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.

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Tomorrow marks the first month. Think about that. IT HAS ONLY BEEN ONE MONTH. Insane. It took Rome longer to fall.

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Join us to read the #earlymodern #casebooks of #simonforman and #richardnapier online @eui-history.bsky.social. Next session: 19 February. #histmed #histsci #astrology @hagenilda.bsky.social @robralley.bsky.social

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So good to receive the physical copies of Metropolitan Science! For those interested in early modern London and/or #histSTM details here (do let your library know!) www.bloomsbury.com/uk/metropoli...

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@duyguyildirim.bsky.social and I are continuing to work on a wonderful line-up of scholars for out Labour of Science Series supported by the Denbo Center at the University of Tennessee. So, keep an eye out for exciting hybrid events featuring all things labour, science, and knowledge-making!

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“LIST OF ASSHOLES DEFEATED BY PHILADELPHIA: KING GEORGE. TOM BRADY. DONALD TRUMP.”

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Join us for an exciting book talk by Marcy Norton (@PennHistory) on The Tame and the Wild: People and Animals after 1492. 📅 Feb 7, 2025 | ⏰ 12 PM 📍 Denbo Center @UTK THE EVENT IS HYBRID! See you all there!

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Join us for an exciting book talk by Marcy Norton (@PennHistory) on The Tame and the Wild: People and Animals after 1492. 📅 Feb 7, 2025 | ⏰ 12 PM 📍 Denbo Center @UTK THE EVENT IS HYBRID! See you all there!

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Does anyone have good secondary sources on the history of mulberry trees in 17th century America and Europe?

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Back on campus and it feels great, albeit a tad cold.

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Never did get round to Principia Mathematica. Thinking of getting it as an audio book.

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Hello everyone! Now that I am back in the States, and ready for the Spring semester, I promise to be more active on here. I had a revelatory research sting this winter break and I am ready to get back to writing and hopefully publishing more work.

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Go birds!

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Bought some maps!

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Hilversum, Holland. Very cool maps of the region.

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Guess where I am!?

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Learning the wonderful history of Bruges to start the holiday!

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Grounds.

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Know a historian who’s interested in a public history job? @scihistoryorg.bsky.social is hiring a Curatorial Fellow at our museum in Philly! 24-month term limited staff position, starts Sept ‘25, pays $55k/year with benefits + reloc asst. US work auth req. Apps (no letters) due Jan 15 More info:

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Just touched down in London Town.

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Off to Heathrow for much needed UK time and research!

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Hockey nights. A nice way to end the term!

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Home home after a busy term!

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Reviving Medieval Science: Workshop Highlights 10th-Century Astrolabe’s Precision and Legacy https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/reviving-medieval-science-workshop-highlights-10th-century-astrolabes-precision-and-legacy/ #medievalsky #historyofastronomy

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Grades Grades Grades Grades

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"Historians have studied extensively how sciences begin--but how do they end?" Further details on an exciting conference courtesy of @randomjetship.bsky.social: www.jdmartin.org/when-science... #histSTM #histsci 🗃️ 📜

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New haul!

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Don't miss our exciting December issue, which features a special section on "Technologies in Use during the Last Decades of the Ottoman Empire." The introductory article is especially important and will be great for learning and teaching about the subject. journals.sagepub.com/toc/hosa/62/4

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Afternoon snack? As well as being delicious, cashews (Anacardium occidentale) are beautiful plants, as drawn here by Berthe Hoola Van Nooten (1863). Van Nooten lived a globetrotting life, travelling to America and Java. Available as a card, poster or print: www.magnoliabox.com/collections/...

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Calling AI "Artisans" is diabolical work. Perhaps we have flown too close to the sun.

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The Society for the History of Natural History is on Bluesky, hooray! Give them a follow, natural history friends. @sochistnathist.bsky.social

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My Day? Green.

This is verified. It’s a very toxic place. Off of IG. Anyone else experienced this?

"We are the Federal Law" is hands down the most autocratic and fascist sentence I have ever heard from a sitting "president".

The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.

Tomorrow marks the first month. Think about that. IT HAS ONLY BEEN ONE MONTH. Insane. It took Rome longer to fall.

Join us to read the #earlymodern #casebooks of #simonforman and #richardnapier online @eui-history.bsky.social. Next session: 19 February. #histmed #histsci #astrology @hagenilda.bsky.social @robralley.bsky.social

So good to receive the physical copies of Metropolitan Science! For those interested in early modern London and/or #histSTM details here (do let your library know!) www.bloomsbury.com/uk/metropoli...

@duyguyildirim.bsky.social and I are continuing to work on a wonderful line-up of scholars for out Labour of Science Series supported by the Denbo Center at the University of Tennessee. So, keep an eye out for exciting hybrid events featuring all things labour, science, and knowledge-making!

“LIST OF ASSHOLES DEFEATED BY PHILADELPHIA: KING GEORGE. TOM BRADY. DONALD TRUMP.”

Join us for an exciting book talk by Marcy Norton (@PennHistory) on The Tame and the Wild: People and Animals after 1492. 📅 Feb 7, 2025 | ⏰ 12 PM 📍 Denbo Center @UTK THE EVENT IS HYBRID! See you all there!

Join us for an exciting book talk by Marcy Norton (@PennHistory) on The Tame and the Wild: People and Animals after 1492. 📅 Feb 7, 2025 | ⏰ 12 PM 📍 Denbo Center @UTK THE EVENT IS HYBRID! See you all there!

Does anyone have good secondary sources on the history of mulberry trees in 17th century America and Europe?

Back on campus and it feels great, albeit a tad cold.

Never did get round to Principia Mathematica. Thinking of getting it as an audio book.

Hello everyone! Now that I am back in the States, and ready for the Spring semester, I promise to be more active on here. I had a revelatory research sting this winter break and I am ready to get back to writing and hopefully publishing more work.

Go birds!

Bought some maps!

Hilversum, Holland. Very cool maps of the region.

Guess where I am!?

Learning the wonderful history of Bruges to start the holiday!

Grounds.

Know a historian who’s interested in a public history job? @scihistoryorg.bsky.social is hiring a Curatorial Fellow at our museum in Philly! 24-month term limited staff position, starts Sept ‘25, pays $55k/year with benefits + reloc asst. US work auth req. Apps (no letters) due Jan 15 More info:

Just touched down in London Town.

Off to Heathrow for much needed UK time and research!

Hockey nights. A nice way to end the term!

Home home after a busy term!

Reviving Medieval Science: Workshop Highlights 10th-Century Astrolabe’s Precision and Legacy https://www.medievalists.net/2024/12/reviving-medieval-science-workshop-highlights-10th-century-astrolabes-precision-and-legacy/ #medievalsky #historyofastronomy

Grades Grades Grades Grades

"Historians have studied extensively how sciences begin--but how do they end?" Further details on an exciting conference courtesy of @randomjetship.bsky.social: www.jdmartin.org/when-science... #histSTM #histsci 🗃️ 📜

New haul!

Don't miss our exciting December issue, which features a special section on "Technologies in Use during the Last Decades of the Ottoman Empire." The introductory article is especially important and will be great for learning and teaching about the subject. journals.sagepub.com/toc/hosa/62/4

Afternoon snack? As well as being delicious, cashews (Anacardium occidentale) are beautiful plants, as drawn here by Berthe Hoola Van Nooten (1863). Van Nooten lived a globetrotting life, travelling to America and Java. Available as a card, poster or print: www.magnoliabox.com/collections/...

Calling AI "Artisans" is diabolical work. Perhaps we have flown too close to the sun.

The Society for the History of Natural History is on Bluesky, hooray! Give them a follow, natural history friends. @sochistnathist.bsky.social

I read this today and I really liked it: "everything around me was someone else's life work". That is really cool!

Happy Holidays Everyone!

Fun thread! Dogs of the holidays!

Morning views.