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Shells and Pebbles
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Interesting finds on the shores of the history of science and the humanities. We are a group of historians of science from the Netherlands editing a blog on the history of the sciences and the humanities. Posts by Elian Schure.
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Shells and Pebbles @shellsandpebbles.bsky.social · 14d
What happens when you ask ChatGPT questions about homosexuality? What does this tell us about biases in AI? Read all about it today on the blogpost by Paola Altomonte: www.shellsandpebbles.com/2025/09/23/a...
A Chat with ChatGPT
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been increasingly present in columns of magazines and newspapers, in posts shared thousands of times on social media, and in the preoccupied voices of politicians, …
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Shells and Pebbles @shellsandpebbles.bsky.social · 28d
Happy September!
The best way to start the school year is, of course, by reading a Shells & Pebbles post. This week, our very own Bianca Angelien Claveria takes us with her on her research trip! What does the "world's largest leper colony" look like? www.shellsandpebbles.com/2025/09/08/m...
Mapalad: Fieldwork Notes from Culion
“Godzilla vs. Kong. Why was this movie chosen to entertain the ferry passengers? Was the movie a personal favorite, or was it the only movie available?” I asked myself, as I craned my neck and shif…
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Utrecht History & Philosophy of Science @utrechthps.bsky.social · Aug 4
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Shells and Pebbles @shellsandpebbles.bsky.social · Jun 26
Whether you are going to São Paulo, New York, Manila, or Utrecht for the holidays, Shells and Pebbles has you covered! We have some wonderful destinations for you in our Staff Summer Travel Tips. Read it on the blog: www.shellsandpebbles.com/2025/06/23/s...
Shells and Pebbles Summer Travel Tips
“It takes an endless amount of history to make even a little tradition.” – Henry James As this academic year comes to a close, our team of editors wanted to cultivate a tradition started last…
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Shells and Pebbles @shellsandpebbles.bsky.social · Jun 10
What do you discover when studying the colonial past of your faculty? Yavanne van Tiggelen interviewed Elian Schure about her experiences researching Utrecht University's Faculty of Science. Read all about it on the blog in English or Dutch: www.shellsandpebbles.com/2025/06/09/k...
‘Knowledge gathered in a colonial context is transferred to students without regard to its history’
Elian Schure is a PhD candidate at Utrecht University (UU). She is currently working on her research on human categorization in biological research. During her master’s degree in History and Philos…
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Shells and Pebbles @shellsandpebbles.bsky.social · May 27
And today, you can immediately enjoy our newest post on intellectual histories! Chiara Lacroix shows us the challenges of context by comparing two intellectual histories. Go read it on the blog: www.shellsandpebbles.com/2025/05/26/i...
Is writing context-laden intellectual histories possible?
This essay compares two relatively recent works of intellectual history centred on the 18th century, both with an ambitious scope, and both written by established historians of science and medicine…
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Shells and Pebbles @shellsandpebbles.bsky.social · May 27
Welcome to the new Shells and Pebbles Bluesky!
A special shout-out to the two people who guessed the song in the newsletter correctly and with only one minute between them: Abel Streefland and Rob van Gent! Congratulations!
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