Laughing at the Weather? The Serious World of Weather Cartoons
A poster often tells a better visual story than does a talk. Roger Turner, part of the 2008 HSS annual meeting's inaugural poster session, discusses how focusing on the visual expanded his research horizons and gave him a chance to chat with an audience.
Spencer Weart and his History of Science
With a career spanning solar physics to the history of global warming, the American Institute of Physics' Spencer Weart talks about past, present, and future in the history of science.
Restoring Science as Culture in Portugal
David Pantalony presses for the integration of scientific objects into broader culture, beginning with Portugal's beautifully preserved scientific instruments.
Where is History in the Science Classroom?
Everyone agrees that adding history of science would improve the teaching of science in secondary classrooms in the United States. Michelle Klosterman asks what has happened to all the good intentions.
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