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  • Meet an Employee workshops on Technicians: The David Sainsbury Gallery
    by Science Museum on March 28, 2024 at 4:35 pm

    Recently the Science Museum celebrated its one millionth visitor to Technicians: The David Sainsbury Gallery. The student was part of class from a London school, who was taking part in one of the gallery’s free Meet an Employee workshops. The post Meet an Employee workshops on Technicians: The David Sainsbury Gallery appeared first on Science Museum Blog.

  • The Energy Revolution we need to see
    by Tim Laurence on March 28, 2024 at 3:29 pm

    This week the Science Museum opened a stunning new gallery exploring what is probably the most important question of our age: how can the world limit dangerous climate change by transitioning away from fossil fuels in meeting global energy needs? Fossil fuels still meet around 80% of the world’s energy needs. That is why the rapid but carefully managed shift to a low-carbon economy based largely on renewable energy can fairly be described as an Energy Revolution. It’s how our The post The Energy Revolution we need to see appeared first on Science Museum Blog.

  • Remembering NASA astronaut General Thomas P. Stafford
    by Abbie MacKinnon on March 27, 2024 at 11:00 am

    On 18 March 2024, NASA astronaut General Thomas P. Stafford passed away at the age of 93. Stafford was the commander of the Apollo 10 mission which launched on 18 May 1969. The post Remembering NASA astronaut General Thomas P. Stafford appeared first on Science Museum Blog.

  • Introducing the new Energy Revolution gallery
    by Science Museum on March 26, 2024 at 12:00 pm

    On Tuesday 26 March the Science Museum opened Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery, a major free gallery examining the rapid energy transition and decarbonisation needed to limit climate change. The post Introducing the new Energy Revolution gallery appeared first on Science Museum Blog.

  • Happy birthday, Matilde Montoya!
    by Guest authors on March 14, 2024 at 9:27 am

    A lifelong advocator of women’s educational rights and women’s and children’s health, today on what would be her 165th birthday, we celebrate the life and work of Mexico’s first female physician, Dr. Matilde Montoya. The post Happy birthday, Matilde Montoya! appeared first on Science Museum Blog.


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  • The Responsibility of Witnesses to Genocide
    by Christine Weeber on March 28, 2024 at 6:29 pm

    Palestinian narratives of their own dispossession are routinely dismissed—making witnessing Israel’s ongoing onslaught on Palestine that reignited in 2023 an… The post The Responsibility of Witnesses to Genocide appeared first on SAPIENS.

  • How Israeli Prisons Terrorize Palestinians—Inside and Outside Their Walls
    by Bridget Alex on March 26, 2024 at 10:00 am

    An anthropologist in the West Bank explains how Israel’s prison regime dehumanizes Palestinians, who nevertheless dream of freedom and resist… The post How Israeli Prisons Terrorize Palestinians—Inside and Outside Their Walls appeared first on SAPIENS.

  • Bila Mwili
    by Chip on March 25, 2024 at 10:00 am

    A poet-historian in Tanzania remembers those who have passed but who are still nearby. “Bila Mwili” is part of the… The post Bila Mwili appeared first on SAPIENS.

  • The Viral Atrocities Posted by Israeli Soldiers
    by Bridget Alex on March 20, 2024 at 10:00 am

    Tracing 75 years of Israeli war photography, an anthropologist explains how images that reframe disproportionate violence as proof of victory… The post The Viral Atrocities Posted by Israeli Soldiers appeared first on SAPIENS.

  • Unearthing the Origins of Plantation Slavery on São Tomé
    by Bridget Alex on March 19, 2024 at 10:00 am

    The African island nation played a central—but little-known—role in the rise of the global sugar trade based on enslaved labor.… The post Unearthing the Origins of Plantation Slavery on São Tomé appeared first on SAPIENS.

  • Infant, Name Once Known
    by Chip on March 18, 2024 at 10:00 am

    A poet-anthropologist of the Chickasaw Nation honors infant remains historically used in teaching collections at the University of Illinois. “Infant,… The post Infant, Name Once Known appeared first on SAPIENS.

  • What It’s Like to Grow Old on the Margins
    by Keridwen Cornelius on March 13, 2024 at 10:00 am

    In a brief documentary, an anthropologist provides a glimpse into the precarious lives of poor older Peruvians whose experiences mirror… The post What It’s Like to Grow Old on the Margins appeared first on SAPIENS.

  • For the Love of Cats in Turkey
    by Emily Sekine on March 12, 2024 at 10:00 am

    On a visit to feline-friendly Turkey, an anthropologist considers what long-standing practices of caring for cats reveal about human societies.… The post For the Love of Cats in Turkey appeared first on SAPIENS.

  • Fishing for Dust
    by Christine Weeber on March 11, 2024 at 10:00 am

    A poet-historian from Manipur, India, shapes tensions between violence and beauty into an allegory, calling residents and readers alike to… The post Fishing for Dust appeared first on SAPIENS.

  • Living as Stateless Palestinians in Jordan
    by Emily Sekine on March 7, 2024 at 11:00 am

    Israel’s war on Gaza that erupted in 2023 continues a long history of systemic displacement of Palestinians. Over 2 million… The post Living as Stateless Palestinians in Jordan appeared first on SAPIENS.


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