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Tag: Temperature

Kleptotherms

Interview

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.

May 5, 2021June 2, 2021 Deanna DayData, Medicine, Politics, Science, Technology, Temperature

The History of Data is the History of Labor

Essay

The History of Data is the History of Labor
Lady Science
July 2, 2017

July 2, 2017May 13, 2020 Deanna DayBodies, Data, Gender, Labor, Medicine, Politics, Temperature

My Data, My Self

Event

My Data, My Self: A Century of Self-Tracking Health Technologies
Panelist
Science History Institute
May 25, 2017

May 25, 2017May 13, 2020 Deanna DayBodies, Data, Gender, Medicine, Motherhood, Politics, public history, Technology, Temperature

Babies on Demand

Interview

Babies on Demand: Reproduction in a Technological Age
Distillations
November 18, 2014

November 18, 2014May 13, 2020 Deanna DayBodies, Motherhood, public history, Temperature

98.6: Fevers, Fertility, & the Patient Labor of American Medicine

Dissertation

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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September 1, 2014January 26, 2021 Deanna DayBodies, Data, Gender, Medicine, Pop Culture, Science, Technology, Temperature

How to Tell If You’re Dead

Essay

How to Tell If You’re Dead: the 19th-century doctor who wanted to create a “death thermometer”
Slate
April 22, 2014

April 22, 2014May 13, 2020 Deanna DayBodies, Gender, Medicine, Motherhood, Technology, Temperature
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