How have people thought about mental illness in different cultures, and are there positive aspects associated with it, thinking historically and scientifically? Should we think of mental illness as categorically different or as deviations from the normal healthy state? What measures other than pharmaceutical medicines can be helpful for maintaining positive mental health? Join us as we take a deep dive into the biological, historical and psychological aspects of mental illness.
A panel featuring: Prof. Anne Harrington (History of Science), Prof....
Scientists are often reluctant to speak in public on contested issues, for fear that this will “politicize” their science and have a negative impact on their credibility. In this talk, I examine these concerns, by exploring historical...
Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Race, Representation, and Museums Lecture Series
Christopher Dean, Emeritus Professor of Anatomy, Division of Biosciences and Professorial Research Associate, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College London
In 1912, British paleontologist Arthur Smith Woodward and amateur antiquarian...
Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Race, Representation, and Museums Lecture Series
Lee D. Baker, Dean of Academic Affairs for Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Mrs. A. Hehmeyer Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Duke University
Frederic Ward Putnam, one of the Peabody Museum’s...
Panelists
Speaker: Naomi Oreskes
Race, Representation, and Museums Lecture Series
Race, Representation, and Museums Lecture Series
