Information Age (1970 - present)
Man pulling on a white tube of polymer

Bob Gore’s Cozy Revolution

Distillations Article
Cows in a barn

The Washington Post: The Idea of Herd Immunity to Manage the Coronavirus Should Ring Alarm Bells
Media Coverage
Philadelphia Nurse Sara Cohen in her Personal Protective Equipment

Between Us and Catastrophe

Distillations Podcast
Mask makers shown with a sewing machine and their dog

Science History Institute Debuts New Outdoor Exhibition
Press Release
A nurse in a mask

Between Us and Catastrophe
Museum
Illustration of a large laser

The Undying Appeal of Nikola Tesla’s “Death Ray”

Distillations Article
Robert W. Gore demonstrating the expansion of ePTFE, ca. 1982.

Science History Institute Mourns Loss of Bob Gore
Press Release
Photo of Miss Universe host and models standing next to skylab space junk.

Space Junk

Distillations Podcast
illustration of astronaut

Who Owns Outer Space?

Distillations Podcast
A man in a mine, wearing breathing apparatus and holding a lantern, finds asphyxiated miners. Wood engraving, ca. 1900.

The Alchemical Origins of Occupational Medicine

Distillations Podcast
Gabriela Serrato Marks doing fieldwork in a cave.

Bonus Episode: Interview with Gabriela Serrato Marks

Distillations Podcast
children learning geography in a classroom from 1921.

Science and Disability: Part 2

Distillations Podcast
Photo of FDR in a wheelchair

Bonus Episode: Interview with Kim Nielsen

Distillations Podcast
Catalogue image of microscopes

Science and Disability: Part 1

Distillations Podcast
Innovation Day

Innovation Day 2020
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The Instrumental Chemist video title image

The Instrumental Chemist
Research
Photo of Magda Marquet posing

Interview with Magda Marquet

Distillations Podcast
Black and white movie still image

A Silent, Savage Menace: Reassessing "Panic in the Streets"

Distillations Article
Robert Langer working on a bed at home while wearing a mask

Interview with Robert Langer

Distillations Podcast
Mark Stevenson of Thermo Fisher Scientific

Interview with Mark Stevenson

Distillations Podcast
Alnylam CEO John Maraganore

Interview with John Maraganore

Distillations Podcast
Photo of Katrine Bosley

Interview with Katrine Bosley

Distillations Podcast
William Haseltine on a stage

Interview with William Haseltine

Distillations Podcast
Susan Weiss headshot

Interview with Susan Weiss

Distillations Podcast
Photo of Susan Desmond-Hellmann at the Fortune Most Powerful Women

Interview with Sue Desmond-Hellmann

Distillations Podcast
Former Gilead CEO John C. Martin holds bottle of Truvada

Interview with John C. Martin

Distillations Podcast
large crowd outside in city

Philadelphia Earth Week, Fifty Years On

Distillations Article
Color image of cancer cell

Who Needs a Mammogram?

Distillations Article
Image of the Johnny Horizon environmental test kit

Distilled #13: An Environmental Cowboy from the 1970s

Distillations Video
A dancing couple in unusual clothes

Old Drug Ketamine Offers New Hope for Chronic Pain Sufferers

Distillations Article
Woman in laboratory at Hercules Hopewell plant

Women in Science
Learn
Museum display of alchemical objects

CBS3: Science History Institute Blends History of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences
Media Coverage
Historical photo of Philadelphia's Fairmount Water Works

How Philadelphia’s Water Pollution Problems Shaped the City

Distillations Podcast
Image of microphone for podcast recording

Gettingsmart.com: 100 Podcasts You Should Check Out
Media Coverage
Two children stare at cellphone in front of smokestacks

Choosing a Better High-Tech Future

Distillations Article
Neodymium magnet

Forbes: Rare Earth Minerals Could Be Sourced Through Outdated Smartphones, Batteries, Wind Turbines
Media Coverage
Color woodcut of two women on desolate shore

Searching for Schizophrenia

Distillations Article
Illustration highlighting the rare earth elements in the periodic table

Book Club: The Risks and Rewards of Rare Earth Elements

Distillations Article
Case of Rare Earth Elements logo

References for Activists
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Case of Rare Earth Elements logo

References for Consumers
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References for Manufacturers
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References for Producers
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References for Stewards
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Two brain scans: one seemingly healthy one and one afflicted by alzheimer's

The Alzheimer’s Copernicus Problem

Distillations Podcast
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References
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Mr. Wizard on TV set with children

Science on TV: An Interview with Ingrid Ockert

Distillations Podcast
Silhouette of a vulture in front of a low sun.

Poison Pill: The Mysterious Die-Off of India’s Vultures

Distillations Article
Photo of Anton Chekhov with glasses and hat

The Death of Anton Chekhov, Told in Proteins

Distillations Article
Demonstrators in Kuala Lumpur

Activists
Learn
Table showing laptops and cellphones

Consumers
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Wind turbines and a herd of cattle

Manufacturers
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Oxides of rare earth elements

Producers
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Chemical abbreviations for 17 rare earth elements

Stewards
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Magnifying glass over rare earth element

Introduction
Learn
Tollund Man

Bodies in the Bog: The Lindow Mysteries

Distillations Article
Group of Beckman Instruments scientists standing in a lab and smiling at the camera

Disability and the Myth of the Independent Scientist

Distillations Article
miners hauling electronics that are causing pollution

Rare Earths: The Hidden Cost to Their Magic

Distillations Podcast
Soft-focus photo of a vintage microphone and headphones

How Oral History Opens Up the Past

Distillations Article
Jesse Gelsinger photo illustration

The Death of Jesse Gelsinger, 20 Years Later

Distillations Article
Fire in the Cuyahoga River with a firefighter boat blasting water

The Myth of the Cuyahoga River Fire

Distillations Podcast
Vaughn Bell poses with her work Village Green.

Sensing Change Exhibition
Museum
Drawing of outer space and planets from an advertisement from the Hercules Powder Company

Book Club: A Universe of Dark Matter

Distillations Article
Jennifer Doudna at the 2018 Ullyot lecture

Interview: Jennifer Doudna

Distillations Article
Cow photo illustration

High Steaks at the Border

Distillations Podcast
Painting of William and Caroline Herschel standing in a study, surrounded by star charts and telescopes

Making Space for Women in Astronomy

Distillations Article
Suburban house with electric car in driveway

Mashable: Do Something Good for Earth Day
Media Coverage
Innovation Day Poster Session

Innovation Day 2019
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Photo collage of JFK

Making the Deserts Bloom

Distillations Podcast
Close-up view of valves, pipes, and fittings

Whose Knowledge Counts? Scientists with Cognitive Differences

Distillations Article

Armageddon’s Fingerprints

Distillations Article
Photo illustration of woman with migraine

Sex(ism), Drugs, and Migraines

Distillations Podcast

The Parasites in Our Past

Distillations Article
Jennifer Doudna gives the 2018 Ullyot Lecture

Book Club: Cracking Creation with Jennifer Doudna

Distillations Article

Harry versus the Volcano

Distillations Article
Lab mouse in red Harvard sweater/bowtie

The Mouse That Changed Science

Distillations Podcast

Family Practice

Distillations Article

Nor Any Drop to Drink

Distillations Article

Saving Old Movies

Distillations Article
Image of microscope from Robert Hooke's "Micrographia : or, Some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses," 1665.

Through the Lens of Disability

Distillations Article
Photo illustration of poppy flowers and opioid addict

Treating America’s Opioid Addiction

Distillations Podcast
Roger Eadley-Pryor takes a guided kayak tour of the Schuylkill River led by Drexel chemistry professor Pete DeCarlo and University of Pennsylvania environmental humanities professor Bethany Wiggin.

Imagining a Way Forward

Distillations Article
Photo illustration of poppy flowers and meeting chairs

Treating America’s Opioid Addiction

Distillations Podcast
Photo illustration of poppy flowers and prison-hospital for addicts

Treating America’s Opioid Addiction

Distillations Podcast
Helitrim trimming potentiometers on the moon

The Folly of the Martian Back-Up Plan

Distillations Article

Innovation Day 2018
Visit

Opioids’ Devastating Return

Distillations Article

Gone to the Dogs

Distillations Article

Constructing Life

Distillations Article

Styrofoam, a Practical and Problematic Creation

Distillations Article

Old Brew, New Brew

Distillations Article

Sweating Blood

Distillations Article
Mary Mark Ockerbloom

WikiSpeaks: What It Means to Be a Wikipedian in Residence

Distillations Article
Woman irritated by smog in LA in the 1950s

Fighting Smog in Los Angeles

Distillations Podcast

It’s Nothing New: Sexism in the Lab

Distillations Article
RHex marches up a dune in Pismo Beach, California, carrying a mechanical sensor that scrapes the dune’s surface to detect how much force is needed for the wind to pick up grains of sand.

Thinking on Your Feet—or with Them

Distillations Article
Man walking in forest of fall leaves

Whatever Happened to Acid Rain?

Distillations Podcast

Life Sciences Pioneers Dinners
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A detail of the inside cover art from the 1831 edition of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

Book Club: Frankenstein in the 21st Century

Distillations Article
Penguins on an iceberg

Whatever Happened to the Ozone Hole?

Distillations Podcast

The Mystery of Yellow Rain

Distillations Article

Imagining Philadelphia’s Energy Futures
Research

Tummy Trouble

Distillations Article