Using stories from science’s past to understand our world
In the 1850s science kits were a source of rational and educational entertainment.
This video was created as part of a collaboration between Distillations and students in a commercial animation class at University of the Arts in Philadelphia.
Before becoming a synonym for cinema, celluloid was never quite a star attraction. But the first successful synthetic plastic played a subtle role in shaping consumer culture.
James R. Voelkel reviews H. Floris Cohen’s How Modern Science Came into the World: Four Civilizations, One 17th-Century Breakthrough.
Have modern archeologists finally tracked down the legendary “Peking Man” bones?
Can scrutinizing the ailments of historical figures really teach us anything?
Restoring the legacy of a physical chemistry pioneer.
