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Winning an Ig Nobel Prize is largely considered a joke, but its benefits are no laughing matter.
Cavendish authored more than 20 books about nature. She used her prominent social position to challenge gender and scientific norms of the 1600s.
The German mineralogist created the Mohs Hardness Scale, a simple tool for determining the hardness of minerals that is still used today.
Winning a Nobel Prize is considered the pinnacle of scientific achievement. So why have so many past winners turned to pseudoscience?
A PR man’s pitch for science.
A 1960s home economist runs a radical experiment in her preschool laboratory—with big implications for millions of kids living in poverty.
Alchemical imagery in political cartoons.
This virtual training workshop introduces researchers to oral history and research interview methodologies.
This virtual training workshop introduces researchers to oral history and research interview methodologies.
This virtual training workshop introduces researchers to oral history and research interview methodologies.
Where is the line in the sand for editing the genes of humans?
An early champion of women’s health and antiseptic medicine.
When bad weather eclipses celestial sightings, our collections can save the day.
A conversation with the author of Humans: A Monstrous History.
These four scientists codiscovered the double-helix structure of DNA, which formed the basis for modern biotechnology.
This unparalleled collection documents the race to identify DNA’s double-helix structure and other significant developments that formed the foundation of molecular biology.
This unparalleled collection includes Rosalind Franklin’s historic Photo 51, which revealed the double-helix structure of DNA.
The monks, nuns, and friars at the forefront of alchemy in early modern Europe.
The early days of in vitro fertilization brought some of the same fears as genetic engineering.
Recovering a scientist’s journal entries from obsolete digital files.
For some patients with rare genetic diseases, gene therapy is their only hope.
An exhibition by members of the Guild of Book Workers inspired by the Institute’s collection of sample books.
This exhibition offered a novel historical perspective on efforts to feed children in U.S. schools.
This ExhibitLab looks at the types of objects the Institute collects and the reasons for doing so.
This rare book exhibition shed light on the personalities and projects of scientific biographers.
In 1969 a molecular biologist coined the term “gene therapy” to describe a field that didn’t yet exist. Thirty years later, it already had its most famous tragedy.
Maxim was a chemist and inventor known for his work on weapons, particularly smokeless gunpowder.
Join author Sam Kean as we dine with King Tut in an archaeological experience like no other.
Join author Dava Sobel for an exciting evening exploring how the glow of radium lit a path for women in science.
How killing bugs was gendered.