Chinese medicine experienced a renaissance through the efforts of notable physicians and several technological advancements during the Song Dynasty.
Archives for February 2014
Beautiful Science: Picturing Data, Inspiring Insight – Exhibition at British Library
Florence Nightingale’s ‘rose diagram’ is part of a new British Library exhibit showing the beauty in artistically-expressed scientific data.
Evidence for African Diaspora in Roman Britain
Ongoing archaeological finds continue to show evidence of Africans as a presence in Britain as early as the third century and well beyond Hadrian’s Wall.
Same Sex Unions in Christian History
Early Christians differed in their attitude to same sex unions, but there was some acceptance and this was reflected in official same sex union ceremonies.
African-American Women Chemists
Scientist Jeannette Brown’s meticulous research details the lives and contributions of African American women chemists, such as Marie Maynard Daly, PhD.