On the Codependence of Humans and Honey Bees
Ph.D. student Brenda Kellar has been working on the history of honey bee migration along with human beings in the United States. Her article “Honeybees Across America,” began as a research presentation to the Oregon Beekeepers’ Association, and now has been picked up by the Los Angeles County Beekeepers Association. She shows how at critical […]
Fingers Crossed: Some Observations about American English Idioms
by Jindan Chen* [note: Chen, who is from China, has just finished her first year as a graduate student in the History of Science program.] Watching how English works in daily life is absolutely one of my most exciting experiences here. During the first few weeks, I kept wondering if English worked in the same […]
Theft, Archive Photos, and more thoughts on Nuclear Proliferation
by Linda M. Richards* My latest blog entry has been delayed due to theft! But before you read on, wondering, what does this have to do with the history of science, please keep in mind one of the greatest scientists of our time, Linus Pauling, believed that the structure of molecules and society determined behavior. […]
