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History of science West Africans and the history of smallpox inoculation: Q&A with Elise A. Mitchell We hear from a PhD student at New York University about her project ‘Smallpox and Slavery: Morbidity, Medical Intervention, and Enslaved People's… By Elise A. Mitchell 20 October 2020 12 min read
History of science Putting together ‘A Celebration of Black Science’ Frankie Chappell presents our new Black History Month exhibit on Google Arts & Culture, highlighting stories from the Royal Society’s collections… By Frankie Chappell 12 October 2020 4 min read
History of science Liberating times In the first of a series of articles to celebrate Black History Month, Keith Moore reviews how the archives of the Royal Society might acknowledge… By Keith Moore 06 October 2020 4 min read
Join Keith on a grand tour of the Royal Society's home at Carlton House Terrace. Keith's Building Tour - Objectivity #231 17 September 2020 Brady Haran
Brady and Keith look at one of the quirkiest objects ever featured on the channel... A miniature thimble battery! Thimble Battery - Objectivity #230 26 August 2020 Brady Haran
Brady visits Bournemouth Natural Science Society to look at an array of specimens and objects. The Butterfly Collector - Objectivity #229 30 July 2020 Brady Haran
Brady and Keith look at the history of the Summer Science Exhibition at the Royal Society. Scientific Soirée - Objectivity #228 16 July 2020 Brady Haran