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"I don't want to be chosen for a job because I happen to have been born with an extra X chromosome"
Women have always been involved in science. But what about their presence in history, in institutions and in the public sphere of science? We talk about women's situations in science, now and in...
"We are interested in what happens when people disagree"
Simon Schaffer, University of Cambridge, is one of the architects of the profound changes the history of science has undergone in the past 30 years. His studies have contributed to understanding the processes by which consensus in scientific knowledge is reached...
Science, Industry and ideology: the Ravetllat-Pla Institut
The Ravetllat-Pla Institute, located in the Guinardó district of Barcelona, was founded by the veterinary doctor Joaquim Ravetllat and doctor Ramon Armengol in 1919. There, they conceived a theory for the treatment of tuberculosis that was defined as heterodox...
Science images
Mahon was the scenario this past month of May of the 6th European Spring School on History of Science and Popularization, this year devoted to the visual representations in science, an area traditionally forgotten by the history of science. Organised by the Centre d'Història de la Ciència de la UAB (CEHIC), in collaboration...
"We know that images can deceive"
The history of science once tend to the study of texts while forgetting about the pictures. But scientific practice produces a wide variety of visual representations and their study provides an excellent basis for understanding the formation of scientific knowledge. This was the theme of the 6th....
