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A Journal of the History of Science Society.
Starkville, MS
Joined November 2016
🚨 PHISHING ALERT 🚨. There is a phishing scheme using Alix Hui's name to ask for money on behalf of HSS. It comes from a fake gmail account to and IS NOT LEGITIMATE. Please do not respond to any such e-mail.
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We're moving our social media presence—please follow us on Bluesky for updates about the journal and general news of interest to historians of science!
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Edward Gillin and Fanny Gribenski's article on sound studies in sacred spaces is in the September issue of Isis, which is out now! Read our interview with them on HSSOnline.
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Applications are open for our annual Editorial Practicum! See below for details—we are looking for graduate and early career scholars interested in learning more about academic publishing from the inside.
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RT @erikmbaker: I have the privilege of serving as faculty advisor for Synthesis, the only undergraduate-run peer-reviewed journal on the h….
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@nytimes @DagomarDegroot …then read his Isis article about it, free to read for the month of June!.
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Abstract As NASA prepared to land astronauts on the Moon in the 1960s, scientists and federal officials came to fear that they could bring lunar microorganisms back to Earth, with potentially grave...
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Read this @nytimes piece about @DagomarDegroot's work on Apollo-era lunar quarantine….
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A review of archives suggests that efforts to protect Earth from contamination by any organism brought back from the lunar surface were mostly for show.
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And just in case you're not an HSS member and Isis subscriber, it's free to read in June!.
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Dagomar Degroot's article on "Moon Microbes" and NASA's approach to quarantine during the Apollo program is in the June issue of Isis—out now! Read our interview with him on HSSOnline.
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The March issue of Isis features SEVEN articles on topics ranging from cadavers in the Qing dynasty to indigo in Senegal. Newsstand copies are limited, so if it's not already in your mailbox, make sure to renew your HSS membership today!
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Our March issue features an article by Dr. Veronica della Dora about radio amateurs "Listening to Sputnik during the International Geophysical Year." It's free to read during March! A link, and an interview about the article, can be found here:.
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HSS Members: the Virtual Festival, an online continuation of the Annual Meeting, is this Friday at 9:00 a.m. EST. Five papers will be presented. RSVP at the link below!.
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Join us in the book room for #HSS22 to talk about our journals—suggestions, pitches, questions, or general conversation!. Friday 2:30-5:00.Saturday 9:00-10:30 and 1:00-2:00
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RT @HSSGECC: Hey Los Angeles-area historians of science 👀 Eyes Peeled coffee will be donating $1 for every sale of a Spanish Latte to the @….
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🚨 EDITORS' OFFICE HOURS AT HSS 🚨. The HSS Editors will be holding "office hours" at the annual meeting in Chicago this week. Exact times TBA, but look for us in the book exhibit on Friday and Saturday. See you soon!.
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Join us Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 2 PM EDT for an Isis Roundtable about the Focus section in the September Issue—Narrative of Seeds in the History of Science. Focus sections are always free to read! . RSVP at the link below.
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The editors of Osiris are hosting a brainstorming workshop this coming Monday at 10:30 EDT. Come with proposals, ideas, musings, or inklings about possible volumes.
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