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Whose Science? Whose History? Why the History of Science Matters

"The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story." -Chimamanda Adiche Speakers Shireen Hamza is a PhD candidate in Harvard’s Department of the History of Science, interested in the history of science and medicine in the medieval Islamic world. Her research focuses on the history of tibb, or medicine, in the Indian Ocean world. She is a managing editor for the Ottoman History Podcast, and wrote and produced Ventricles, a podcast on science outside the West. Claire Sabel is pursuing a PhD in History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania, where she co-organizes the Science Beyond the West Group working group. She studies the relationship between the earth sciences and extractive industries, focusing on the Indian Ocean gem trade during the seventeenth century. Graphic design by Corena Loeb, Ph.D. student in the Harvard-MIT program in Speech, Hearing, Bioscience and Technology Glossary of Important Terms History of science: The study of the social and cultural dimensions of science, technology, and medicine in the past, as well as its content and processes. Historiography: The history of history; how historians have interpreted the events in the past differently at different times. Colonialism: A practice of domination, which involves the subjugation of one people to another, usually through political and economic control over a dependent territory. Decolonization: The process of redressing the violence done through colonial domination, addressing the political, cultural, economic, and intellectual legacy of colonial institutions and their after-effects on daily life in the post-colonial society. Biopiracy: The unethical appropriation or commercial exploitation of biological materials, such as medicinal plants, that are native to a particular place without providing fair financial compensation to the people of that place who use them. White supremacy: The idea of the superiority of individuals and of societies originating from major colonial powers of Europe. Paradigm: A term coined by historian and philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn describing a prevailing intellectual consensus within scientific research. For a great reading list of various histories of science please visit: https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/seminars... Resources for the history of science Interested in learning more? These websites feature underrepresented stories from the history of science, technology, and medicine. Lady Science: Essays and reviews revealing the gendered history of science https://www.ladyscience.com/ Trowel Blazers: Celebration of women in archaeology, geology, and palaeontology https://trowelblazers.com/ The Science Makers: Oral histories of Black US-based scientists from the twentieth century https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biog... The Recipes Project: Learn more about how domestic, household, and other forms of recipe-knowledge were an important form of science in the pre-modern world https://recipes.hypotheses.org/ Edge Effects: A digital magazine about environmental and cultural change, produced by students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Culture, History, and Environment https://edgeeffects.net/ Art Hx - Art and Colonial Medicine: A digital database produced by scholars at Princeton University of images and objects showing the role of visual material in the creation of colonial medical knowledge. https://artandcolonialmedicine.com/ The History of Vaccines: Learn more about the long and varied history of vaccination and how it shapes healthcare today, on this educational website compiled by the College of Physicians in Philadelphia. https://www.historyofvaccines.org/ Distillations: A publication and podcast by the Science History Institute that “uses stories from science’s past to understand our world.” https://www.sciencehistory.org/distil... Perspectives - Consortium for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine: a series of conversations in print and audio with authors of recent books in the field https://www.chstm.org/perspectives Women of Science Tarot Deck: Published by MIT Press, the Women of Science Tarot Deck is a game of cards for telling stories: stories about our lives, stories about our universe, and stories about our future, with artwork by Matteo Farinella. https://massivesci.com/tarot/ Picture a Scientist - SITN: SITN created a series of profiles that aim to celebrate scientists from all walks of life. Each profile has been written in two formats, the first being for children, the second format is written for a more general audience. https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/special-...