Nomiki WeitzelPodcast In 1925, Aimé Tschiffely set out to ride two horses from Buenos Aires to New York City boingboing.net - Futility Closet In 1925, Swiss schoolteacher Aimé Tschiffely set out to prove the resilience of Argentina's criollo horses by riding two of them from Buenos Aires to …
Nomiki WeitzelHistory Created 150 Years Ago, the Justice Department’s First Mission Was to Protect Black Rights smithsonianmag.com - Bryan Greene Amos T. Akerman was an unlikely figure to head the newly formed Department of Justice. In 1870, the United States was still working to bind up the …
Nomiki WeitzelWhat part has science played in racism?BBC Science Focus MagazineIn this week's episode of the Science Focus Podcast, historian and museum curator Subhadra Das explains how science history played a part in fuelling the racism seen in society today.
Nomiki WeitzelImmigration In snub to Trump, Americans back immigration in pre-election poll Reuters India - By Ellen WulfhorstNEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - For the first time in decades, more Americans would like to see immigration rise than fall in a pre-election snub to President Donald Trump, a poll showed on Wednesday.
Nomiki WeitzelScience A shake-up in cell culturing: Flame sterilization may affect the culture phys.org - University of Tsukuba Researchers commonly culture bacteria for many purposes, such as to screen pharmaceuticals and manufacture vaccines. In these cases, shake flasks …
