The Making of a Lobotomist

The Disappearing Spoon Podcast

The Disappearing Spoon has the story behind notorious surgeon Walter Freeman’s contempt for his father, failures with his sons, and obsession with lobotomies.
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How Americans Came to Watch the Weather like Pilots

Monday, October 10 | 6pm–7pm EDT

October’s Science on Tap features the Institute’s Roger Turner, who will discuss how conversations with World War II pilots shaped the TV weather report.
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First Friday:
Spooky Science

Friday, October 7 | 5pm–7pm EDT

Design your own tarot card, learn about the secret symbols of alchemy, and explore the science behind mummies, witches, and vampires. But only if you dare!
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The Tragedy of
the World’s First
Seed Bank

Distillations Article

Soviet geneticist Nikolai Vavilov led an ideologically perilous campaign to rid the world of famine.
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Postcard from Carl Engler to Georg Bredig

‘Kurrent’ Events

Collections Blog

Deciphering correspondence written in Kurrent, a standardized variant of gothic handwriting that originated in the late Middle Ages.
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