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The history that didn't happen can be just as interesting as the history that did.

Founded in 1991 in a derelict former margarine factory, KW Institute for Contemporary Art has played a vital role in establishing Berlin as a global center for...

For more than 60 years, the US government has enforced a trade embargo against Cuba, ostensibly to force the communist government into collapse. The only thing

Oct 11, 2024 - Our Conflicts in Chemistry games have everything you need to foster student-centered, active learning about pressing environmental issues.

Dec 11, 2025 - The Aspen Idea The Aspen Institute Germany promotes values-based leadership, constructive dialog among conflicting parties, and Euro-Atlantic cooperation to...

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Jan 3, 2024 - From plastics circularity in healthcare to changing modes of recycling, the 2023 T. T. Chao Symposium on Innovation revealed new perspectives on the shifting...

Mar 18, 2025 - The Science History Institute remains committed to your health and safety. Hand sanitizer is available throughout our museum and building.

Learn about exciting projects that use archives and technology to contribute to greater understanding of the history of women at MIT and in the history of STEM.

The SMEI engages actively in research and the production of a variety of outputs on the rich heritage and history of the Middle East and North Africa and the...

The official programme for Black History Month 2025 in Leicester.

Five-year agreement allows the collaborative membership organization to remain in Philadelphia.

Welcome to the website of the history of science at the Institute for Advanced Study. The IAS has supported research in the history of science for decades....

Common electronics and modern technologies depend on rare earth elements.

This family-friendly program takes place every Saturday and highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

Jul 3, 2025 - For 25+ years, LCI remains dedicated to transforming the construction and design industry through education, local communities and more.

Oct 11, 2024 - A role-playing game for students that explores the conflicting perspectives of plastics through a debate of the issues.

The invention of wrinkle-resistant cotton fabric by Benerito, a physical chemist, is credited with saving the cotton industry.

The winners write the history, and the winning states especially so. Thomas Woods, however, sets out to write a primer on American history from a different

As Japan's only general academic research institution seeking to create future value in the new discipline of informatics, the National Institute of...

Share more about your experiences with IFSA, Institute for Study Abroad by writing a review of IFSA Study in London: Black History and Influence in the UK...

The Walker Institute co-hosted a talk given by Oleg Budnitskii, Professor of History and Director of the Institute for Advanced Soviet and Post-Soviet Studies...

This family-friendly program takes place every Saturday and highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

Before becoming a synonym for cinema, celluloid was used to imitate expensive materials like ivory, tortoiseshell, and linen.

Jun 25, 2025 - Our world-class collections are the heart of our free museum and library, and reveal how science is embedded in our daily lives.

In this episode of Lowy Institute Conversations, Richard McGregor, Lowy Institute Senior Fellow, sits down with Linda Jaivin to discuss her new book, The...

This family-friendly program takes place every Saturday and highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

Overview of courses within the medicine and dentistry curricula offered by our institute.

Was arsenic a poison or a salvation?

Discover Magazine reviews the Institute and Museum of the History of Science in Florence, Italy and more.

Professor Richard English speaks to Faculti

Restoring the legacy of a physical chemistry pioneer.

National History Day is a year-long academic program focused on historical research, interpretation, and creative expression for 6th- to 12th-grade students.

Oct 3, 2025 - Help us tell the stories behind the science! We offer a collaborative, supportive, and diverse work environment in the heart of Old City.

The theory of atomism, proposed by Dalton in the early 19th century and derived from meteorological studies, is the foundation for our modern concept of the...

When Philip Conkling and Peter Ralston founded the Island Institute in 1983, they recognized that Maine’s island and coastal communities were facing a...

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Oct 23, 2023 - Join three Palestinians as they recount the true story of what is today an occupied land and a traumatized people on the brink of a genocide.

Join us for the unveiling of "Philadelphia: Workshop of the World," the latest exhibition from our A Closer Read series.

A Hollywood impresario tries to make his mark on the movie business.

Oct 11, 2024 - The Science History Institute tells the stories behind the science.

May 1, 2024 - This digital and outdoor exhibition explores the history of a familiar object from a surprising number of angles.

Psychology professor David Rosenhan made waves with his "On Being Sane in Insane Places" study, but decades later its legitimacy was questioned.

Experts from Philadelphia's leading fashion sustainability initiatives convene for a panel talk on durable, reusable, and recyclable apparel.

Oct 15, 2025 - History of the Powerhouse The building known as the Fort Collins Municipal Power Plant was constructed in 1936, in response to the city’s need to power...

This interactive drop-in tour reveals how food scientists, the government, and the public have shaped in-school nutrition.

The 1960s changed premarital sex. Prior to the sexual revolution, unmarried heterosexual sex partners tended to marry each other (sometimes motivated by a...

Revisiting and reclaiming the history of people of color in agriculture helped Leah Penniman, founding coexecutive director of Soul Fire Farm, find her place...

Learn about the history of Colgate's Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute that was established in 2006 through the generous support of Harvey M. Picker,...

The technology to scrub noxious gases from car exhausts has existed since the 1950s. Why did the U.S. government wait until the 1970s to mandate its use?

Hoppe explains three of the most momentous events in the history of mankind: the Neolithic Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and the origin and development

A comprehensive list of sources needed for our Conflicts in Chemistry: The Case of Rare Earth Elements role-playing game.

The role of precision-guided weapons has changed markedly over time.

Curious about the other half of the Science History Institute? Step into the Othmer Library of Chemical History!

The cofounders of PA Fibershed explore the environmental and social impacts of the fashion industry.

Oct 11, 2024 - Our magazine articles, podcasts, and collections blog reveal science’s role in a complicated and often strange world.

James Mellaart discovered one of the most important archaeological sites ever. But his lust for treasure led him to lose it all.

Bryce Hill from the Illinois Policy Institute talks about why 2020 was absolutely devastating for the Illinois job market.

The tyrant Netanyahu addressed congress and it's hard to find truth in his speech. Sh El Shinawy recounts the true history of Palestine as told in the...

Dec 30, 2025 - Ghana Television began in 1965 with a mandate for education and social transformation. Today, Ghanaian media face neocolonial pressures, but efforts to reclaim...

Two recent history books that improve our understanding of India's present

Why did it take so long until we gave up a hunter-gatherer existence in favor of an existence as agricultural settlers? And why did it take more than another

A brief history of the Annual John McGahern Book Prize awarded by the Institute of Irish Studies, including links to lists of submissions and shortlists for...

Explore more than 200 years of water analysis and protection in the Delaware River Valley and beyond.

The history of the Rowett Institute of Nutrition and Health - 100 years of Science

Oct 11, 2024

This family-friendly program takes place every Saturday and highlights strange and surprising stories from the history of science!

Interested in historical materials about food science? Explore our museum and library collections!

Get to know the instrumentation pioneer who contributed to the intellectual and material developments that defined 20th-century science.

Revisit the reputation of the renowned Renaissance man with host Sam Kean.

The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) was founded in 1929. The idea of a public institute addressing population health issues was born even earlier.

View Bavarian Nordic Research Institute DKK10 dividend dates and history including final, interim and special dividends. Plus growth, cover and dividend yield.

Institute staff will be on hand at the 7th annual celebration of the mighty Delaware with fun, water-themed activities and giveaways.