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.
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The History of Data is the History of Labor
The History of Data is the History of Labor
Lady Science
July 2, 2017
My Data, My Self
My Data, My Self: A Century of Self-Tracking Health Technologies
Panelist
Science History Institute
May 25, 2017
Babies on Demand
Babies on Demand: Reproduction in a Technological Age
Distillations
November 18, 2014
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:
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