Mastodawn

The Matthew effect of accumulated advantage, Matthew principle, or Matthew effect for short, is sometimes summarized by the adage "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer". #MostDiscussed #Psychology #HistoryOfScience #Sociology #Education #Science https://www.mostdiscussed.com/article/1006

Most Discussed 📖 - The Matthew Effect

Digital History Berlin 1d ago

📯#DigitalHistoryOFK: Adrian Wüthrich (TU Berlin) presents “Network Epistemology in Practice”.

How are theories of network epistemology reflected in historical scientific practice? The NEPI project uses born-digital sources from large research collaborations (like CERN's ATLAS) to study knowledge production through computational analysis.

📅10 June 2026, 4pm CET, online
ℹ️https://dhistory.hypotheses.org/13693

#4memory #NetworkAnalysis #HistoryOfScience

@histodons @digitalhumanities

LeidenForce 5d ago

#OnThisDay in 1826, physicist Georges Sire was born. His thesis on the “globular state of liquids” contributed to the early study of the #LeidenfrostEffect.

🔗Discover his contribution: https://www.leidenforce.eu/georges-sire-history-of-the-leidenfrost-effect

#HeatTransfer #FluidDynamics #HistoryOfScience

From the Globular State of Liquids to the Leidenfrost Effect

Long before high-speed imaging and numerical simulations, Georges Sire was already investigating the behavior of liquids on hot surfaces. On the anniversary of his birth, we look back at the work of this 19th-century physicist and his contribution to the early study of the Leidenfrost effect. Read more

Philo Sophies 6d ago

🧬⚛️ “Science doesn’t demystify the world—it makes it more mysterious.”

In our new #Zoomposium, we speak with #sciencehistorian and #sciencecommunicator #ErnstPeterFischer.

📎https://philosophies.de/index.php/2026/05/10/romantische-revolution/

🎥 https://youtu.be/PlXoYAQ8xV8

#HistoryOfScience #Philosophy #QuantumPhysics #Romanticism #NaturalScience #QuantumTheory #PhilosophyOfScience #Education #Culture #DescriptionOfNature #Objectivity #ScienceCommunication #Cosmos #Physics #Biology

Dr. Amy H. Sturgis 📖6d ago

On my latest “Looking Back on Genre History” segment on the #StarShipSofa podcast (Episode 780), I discuss the books of #FrankTallis, the series #ViennaBlood, and the phenomenon of #SigmundFreud in #GenreFiction. #ScienceFiction #HistoryOfScience #Mystery #CrimeFiction #Gothic #Horror #HistoricalFiction #SFF #ForensicScience #Books #Bookstodon

Here is the link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/starshipsofa-780-p-a-cornell/id166360307?i=1000770891894

David ALBERTO 6d ago

Lovely exhibition of astronomical instruments (modern reproductions)!
Left to right:
A torquetum (converting celestial coordinates)
A Rojas astrolabe (time, coordinates)
A brass ‘mirror of the world’ (time around the world)
Quadrants, nocturnals.

#astronomy #Science #historyofscience

Shyamal Jun 2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nagel

German ornithologist and artist ... beautiful artworks, hope the Bremen state archives puts out all the digitized contents.

#Wikipedia #newarticles #biology #ornithology #historyofscience

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AquaClaire Jun 2

@minouette The marine dimension caught my attention, as I knew of Silent Spring, but not of earlier books on #SeaLife & work in aquatic biology - now fixed in my mind by the power of an image. Thank you for all the delightful insights into the lives & impact of individuals & the #HistoryOfScience.

The Inquisitive Biologist May 30

Today, it is 70 years since #GeorgeMurrayLevick passed away. This British Antarctic explorer made observations on penguins that were considered too shocking for the world. They are recounted in A Polar Affair, an unusual and colourful book of #PolarExploration, #Penguins, and perversion.

https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2020/02/20/book-review-a-polar-affair-antarcticas-forgotten-hero-and-the-secret-love-lives-of-penguins/

#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #HistoryOfScience #ScienceHistory #HistSci #SciComm