History of Science

The Roundhouse Crosstalk podcast: Guest appearance

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Recently, I talked to Jake Jennerjohn from the California State Railroad Museum about the many ways that the railroad shaped timekeeping – and how timekeeping shapes society. We covered a lot of ground in this 30-minute discussion, including discussions about why studying history is important, and the value of equitable access to information. Listen in […]

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An 1874 Citizen Science Project Studying the Aurora Borealis Helped inspire Time Zones

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For millennia, humans have gazed at the northern lights with wonder, pondering their nature and source. Even today, these once mysterious phenomena still evoke awe, though we understand them a little better now. Still, most of our knowledge about the northern lights has come recently, in the last century or two. Astronomers and meteorologists of the

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