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Published September 7, 2017

Originally posted by KEDM ()

ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥'s School of Humanities is presenting the History and Science Series throughout the fall 2017 semester.

The world of history and science often coincide, and this series is designed to share a timeline of science not always seen or heard about. Each week of the series will include a different guest lecturer, including professors and graduate students. 

The History and Science Series is on Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in room 3-D of the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ Library, with the exception of Sept. 26, which will be at 1 p.m. in Sandel 238.

The programs are free and open to the public. For more information, contact the School of Humanities, 342-1526.

The schedule for the series is as follows:

• Thursday, Sept. 14, 6:30 p.m. — Monica Bontty, "Flushed: Public Toilets in Ancient Rome." Library 3-D
• Thursday, Sept. 21, 6:30 p.m. — Roger Carpenter, "You Dog; Damn You: Cotton Mather and the 1721 Smallpox Controversy." Library 3-D
• Tuesday, Sept. 26, 1 p.m. — Michael Bromme, "Politics and Mathematics of the U.S. House of Representatives." Sandel 238
• Thursday, Oct. 5, 6:30 p.m. — Luke Holloway, "A History of Natural Disasters and Their Social and Economic Effects in Japan." Library 3-D
• Thursday, 12, 6:30 p.m. — David McGraw, "The History of Modern Astronomy." Library 3-D
• Thursday, Oct. 26, 6:30 p.m. — Chris Blackburn, "When Germs Killed More Than Bullets: Camp Niagara and the Spanish Influenza of 1918." Library 3-D
• Thursday, Nov. 2, 6:30 p.m. —  Ralph Brown, "Blinded By Science:  The Rise and Fall of the Scientific Approach to Truth in the 20th Century." Library 3-D
• Thursday, Nov. 9, 6:30 p.m. — Chris Gissendanner, "The History of Human Biotechnology." Library 3-D
• Thursday, Nov. 16, 6:30 p.m. — Matthew Overturf, "Endocrine Disruption - History of Gender Altering Chemicals." Library 3-D

Attendance to the History and Science Series is free, if you would like more information, contact the School of Humanities at 318-342-1526.