(a talk originally written for the Church of England's Living in Love and Faith project; delivered to three different sub-groups of the College of Bishops in September 2018) Can I start by saying, the Living in Love and Faith History Working Group is a very interesting group to be on: we work well together and… Continue reading The Church and the clitoris
Category: Bad History
Not-so-Great Courses
One of the Google alerts I have to notify me of anything new in my various fields of interest is on the word "Hippocrates". On 5 March 2021 it came up with a link to a page called 'The Foundations of Modern Medicine', which appears to be a short summary of a section of a… Continue reading Not-so-Great Courses
The history of cancer: Part 3
(I was asked to make three short videos on the history of cancer, for the excellent liberal arts college, Gustavus Adolphus, where I spent a year. The theme of their annual Nobel Conference for 2020 was Cancer in the Age of Biotechnology. The videos are available here but if you prefer to read things, here… Continue reading The history of cancer: Part 3
The history of cancer: Part 2
The story of Queen Atossa and her breast - and what it doesn't tell us.
The history of cancer: Part 1
Why do we want a disease to have a history?
Mistaking histories 