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EXHIBITION OPENING

Ring the Bell, It’s Lunchtime! An Opening Celebration

Join us for a free event celebrating the opening of our new exhibition, ‘Lunchtime: The History of Science on the School Food Tray.’

Friday, September 27, 2024 | 5pm-8pm

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DISTILLATIONS MAGAZINE

A Tragedy with No End

Why does Garrett Hardin’s pessimistic fable haunt our collective imagination?

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EVENTS

Drug Regulation When Patients Can’t Wait

Kick off the new season of our JPS online speaker series with a talk by Penn medical ethics and law associate professor Holly Fernandez Lynch.

Thursday, September 12, 2024 | 1pm-2pm

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COLLECTIONS BLOG

Greetings from the Nobel Institute!

Postcards of travel and science.

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We tell the stories behind the science.

The Science History Institute explores lesser-known and overlooked stories from the history of science and technology. We dive deep into the history of scientific successes and failures, with a focus on expanding knowledge and broadening our understanding of how science and society intersect.

Collect. Preserve. Interpret. Share.

Through research, storytelling, public programming, and educational outreach, we reveal how science is embedded in our daily lives.

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