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The unexpected origin of the sports bra.
Filippo Marinetti thought he could change Italian society through its collective belly.
Ernest Lawrence championed the idea of science done collectively. But he failed to champion his own scientists during the Red Scare.
How do we think about a world that doesn’t yet exist?
Once upon a time all births were natural. A lot has happened since then.
Step into the weird and wonderful world of stuffing animals.
A large-format book and digital video installation examining the past, present, and future of waterways like the Delaware and Thames rivers.
Data overload is nothing new. How have people in the past managed their versions of big data?
You are an engineer who developed technology to return plastic to its constituent parts, allowing for fuel recovery.
A large-scale, real-time visualization of air-quality data that draws our attention to the invisible particles surrounding us.
Learn what plastics are, where they come from, their environmental impact, and how they are essential to modern life.
Does history explain why today’s smart machines can seem so dumb?
Because plastic does not biodegrade, it can stay in the environment forever, creating long-term consequences.
You understand concerns about plastic, but getting rid of plastics is not the solution.
The work of polymer scientists has dramatically advanced fields like medicine, transportation, and communications.
You represent the plastics industry—those companies that make and sell plastics.
You are concerned about the health risks of plastics and believe the government should regulate plastics until they are proven safe.
A manuscript reveals the mark a mysterious American alchemist made on Isaac Newton and other early chemists.
Your job as a Regulator is to decide which group and which regulation is most persuasive.
Our Conflicts in Chemistry role-playing simulation games are designed to get your club or classroom talking about history, policy, science, the environment, and the planet.
Your support helps ensure the important stories of chemistry, chemical engineering, and the life sciences are captured, preserved, and shared.
With the help of the Science History Institute’s unique collections, we chronicle the powerful influence of science on our complicated and often strange world.
Our librarians and archivists are happy to provide research assistance and reference services.
The Science History Institute is a free museum and library that collects, preserves, interprets, and shares the stories behind the science.
In recognition of his theoretical work on the course of chemical reactions Hoffmann received the 1981 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
A pioneer in nanotechnology, Hammond is Vice Provost for Faculty and Institute Professor at MIT, cofounder of MIT’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnology, and a member of MIT’s Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research.
Science’s centuries-long hunt for a common language.
One of the 18th century’s most preeminent experimental scientists, Priestley is best remembered for discovering oxygen. He was also a conspicuous figure in the revolutionary politics of his day.