I was interviewed by Molly Webster for the “Kleptotherms” episode of Radiolab, which was entirely focused on the concept of temperature. Molly and I discussed the marker of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit: where it originated in medicine, how it functions as a cultural artifact, and why no single number can be an accurate or inclusive arbiter of human health.
Tag: Science
These Dudes Fucking Love Minority Report
“These Dudes Fucking Love Minority Report” is a micro short story published in HAD.
‘As Modern as Tomorrow’: The Medicine Cabinet
“‘As Modern as Tomorrow’: The Medicine Cabinet” is a chapter in Boxes: A Field Guide, a volume edited by Susanne Bauer, Martina Schlünder, and Maria Rentetzi for Mattering Press (2020).
Interview with Rebecca Onion
An interview with Rebecca Onion about her research, her career, and her new book, Innocent Experiments: Childhood And The Culture Of Popular Science In The United States.
Society for the History of Children and Youth Podcast
June 19, 2019
Review: Innocent Experiments
Review: Innocent Experiments: Childhood and the Culture of Popular Science in the United States by Rebecca Onion
Journal of American History
[Preprint PDF]
September 2018
Their Baby is a Bomb
Their Baby is a Bomb
Picturing Meteorology
June 18, 2018
The Queer Future of “Annihilation”
The Queer Future of “Annihilation”
Lady Science
June 4, 2018
Bonkers Things Men Have Said About Women’s Bodies
Bonkers Things Men Have Said About Women’s Bodies, A History
Lady Science podcast
April 16, 2018
The Historian’s Laboratory
The Historian’s Laboratory: The Beckman Legacy in the Caltech Archives
Panelist
Caltech Archives
April 5, 2018
To Boldy Go Where No Series Had Gone Before
To Boldy Go Where No Series Had Gone Before
Lady Science podcast
February 14, 2018
Picturing the Future
Picturing the Future
Curator
Science History Institute
June 26 – September 21, 2017
History Lab
History Lab
Program co-developer and seminar leader
Science History Institute
Summer 2017
Infrastructures of Hope
Infrastructures of Hope: Taking Care of Medicine in Southern California
Lecturer
Science History Institute
April 3, 2017
98.6: Fevers, Fertility, & the Patient Labor of American Medicine
Doctoral Dissertation:
98.6: Fevers, Fertility, and the Patient Labor of American Medicine [Full Text PDF]
History & Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania
Abstract:
Continue reading “98.6: Fevers, Fertility, & the Patient Labor of American Medicine”Toward a Zombie Epistemology
Toward a Zombie Epistemology: What it Means to Live and Die in Cabin in the Woods
Ada: A Journal of Gender, New Media, and Technology
November 2013
…Stop Worrying and Love the Zombie Apocalypse
How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Zombie Apocalypse [Audio Only]
Distillations
Science History Institute
October 21, 2013
Zombies in the Laboratory
Zombies in the Laboratory
Periodic Tabloid (part of a three-part series)
September 24, 2013
[Note: The blog where this series was originally published is no longer online. Below is the original text of the post.]
Continue reading “Zombies in the Laboratory”Zombies in the Country
Zombies in the Country
Periodic Tabloid (part of a three-part series)
August 29, 2013
[Note: The blog where this series was originally published is no longer online. Below is the original text of the post.]
Continue reading “Zombies in the Country”Zombies in the Sugar Mill
Zombies in the Sugar Mill
Periodic Tabloid (part of a three-part series)
August 22, 2013
[Note: The blog where this series was originally published is no longer online. Below is the original text of the post.]
Continue reading “Zombies in the Sugar Mill”So Argon Walks Into a Bar…
So Argon Walks Into a Bar…
Distillations
March 4, 2013
Harry Potter & How We Let Technology Create Who We Are
Harry Potter, Wizards and How We Let Technology Create Who We Are
Popmatters
August 16, 2012
Dialogues with Darwin
Dialogues with Darwin
Curatorial Intern
April 17, 2009 – October 17, 2010