Ronald Fisher, a Bad Cup of Tea, and the Birth of Modern Statistics
People

A lesson in humility begets a scientific revolution.
Hennig Brandt and the Discovery of Phosphorus
Early Science & Alchemy

An engraving in the Science History Institute’s collections hints at the ways art and science were intertwined in the Age of Enlightenment.
Bodies in the Bog: The Lindow Mysteries
People

In the 1980s workers in an English peat bog started unearthing bodies, the apparent victims of violence. But how old were these crimes?
Book Club: Let’s Go to the Moon!
Tools & Technology

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, the Science History Institute Book Club reads two histories of the space race: T-Minus by Jim Ottaviani and Shoot for the Moon by James Donovan.
Interview: Sangeeta Bhatia
People

Distillations talks to the 2019 Othmer Gold Medal winner about her work using nanotechnology to detect and treat disease.
Disability and the Myth of the Independent Scientist
People

Movies and television shows like to portray scientists as lone geniuses. But scientists with disabilities know the reality is much more complex.