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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris

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NYT Bestselling Author. Medical Historian. Breast Cancer Survivor. Next book: SLEUTH-HOUND, a whirlwind tour of Victorian forensics from the perspective of the man who loaned a voice & razor-sharp logic to Baker St.’s famous resident: Sherlock Holmes. .. more

Samuel Jackson Holmes was an American zoologist and eugenicist. He was a professor at the University of California, Berkeley from 1912 to 1938. He was a genetics researcher who studied animal behavior, heredity, and evolution. Over the course of his career he migrated from studying animals to humans, taking the behaviors and traits learned in the former and looking for them in the latter. .. more

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · Oct 17

Another mass Twitter exodus! Welcome, followers - old and new.

If you ever wondered what would happen if you needed a leg amputated in 1832, or if you had a toothache in 1765 - look no further.

From the weird to the wonderful, I'm your gal for all things medical history!

A photo of Lindsey with long blonde hair wearing a skull necklace. The background is vaguely medical.

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 4h

Our kids' book is out! Aimed at readers aged 9-99! We hope everyone will love this grisly romp through medical history. The perfect gift for the morbid child in your life (even if that morbid child is yourself): shorturl.at/FS3nd

Adrian Teal @tealcartoons.bsky.social · 1d

It's publication day for DEAD ENDS!

@drlindseyfitz.bsky.social & I hope you and your kids will love this look at how flukes and failures shaped medicine through history, & prove that sometimes a dead end is just a change of direction in disguise.

Here's a visual taster or two.

shorturl.at/FS3nd

A promo sheet for our non-fiction kids' book, Dead Ends!, including illustrations, the book cover, and starred reviews calling it 'Wholesome in its positivity', and 'informative and entertaining'.

An illustrated box-out from Dead Ends!, detailing how gladiators' largely vegetarian diets built up a layer of body fat that helped protect them from serious wounds in the arena. The cartoon shows 2 gladiators roasting veggies over a brazier.

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 4h

So excited for this!

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AalkerMD @aalkermd.bsky.social · 4h

☠️99 Ways to Die & How to Avoid Them

📖 pre order now: read.macmillan.com/lp/99-ways-t...

Reposted by S. J. Holmes

Heidi The History Mouse @thehistorymouse.bsky.social · 5h

Is there a day for biers in the same way there is for windows, doors, gates and wood? If there isn't there should be

This C19 bier is interesting. It has a wagon roof framework (did that once hold fabric?) that looks like a #MortSafe #StAndrewStogursey #Somerset for #Woodensday

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Adrian Teal @tealcartoons.bsky.social · 12h

A short notice for your information and edification:

open.substack.com/pub/tealcart...

Publication Day!

Our new non-fiction title for kids is now available.

open.substack.com

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 13h

Right?!

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 15h

I bought these Drew Struzan posters for @tealcartoons.bsky.social - one of them signed by Struzan himself. I know what an influence he had on my husband. A real loss.

Adrian Teal @tealcartoons.bsky.social · 1d

Raising a glass to the the praeternaturally talented Drew
Struzan, whose designs turned movie posters into high art.

RIP.

A glass of scotch held aloft in front of three movie posters by Drew Struzan: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Star Wars, and Blade Runner.

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · 16h

Latest article is up - and it’s some timely lessons from the 1930s about what it feels like when the world is in meltdown… achurchill.substack.com/p/article-ev... @kevinmkruse.bsky.social @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social @malcolmnance.bsky.social @muellershewrote.com @georgetakei.bsky.social

ARTICLE: Everything’s Going to Sh**, 1937

Right now, scroll through any news feed, any social media timeline, and you’d be forgiven for thinking we’re on the verge of the end of life as we know it; that the world has lost its mind.

achurchill.substack.com

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Seán Thomas Kane @sthosdkane.bsky.social · 1d

Does anyone have recommendations on sources concerning South Atlantic ocean currents and navigational routes in the 16th century? I see a lot of maps showing how Europeans got to Brazil, but not the return voyage. #earlymodern #histsci #skystorians

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Adrian Teal @tealcartoons.bsky.social · 1d

Raising a glass to the the praeternaturally talented Drew
Struzan, whose designs turned movie posters into high art.

RIP.

A glass of scotch held aloft in front of three movie posters by Drew Struzan: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Star Wars, and Blade Runner.

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 1d

Today’s the day! @tealcartoons.bsky.social & I are here to (delightfully) spook your kids with medical history 👻🩺

DEAD ENDS is officially out in the world. If you’d like to support us, every bit helps: buy a copy, request it at your local library, and leave a quick review online.

shorturl.at/FS3nd

The cover of DEAD ENDS depicting a cartoon man in a coffin being zapped to life

A cartoon of Robert Liston holding severed limbs and a knife in his teeth.

A cartoon of a person peering through a ribcage.

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Adrian Teal @tealcartoons.bsky.social · 1d

It's publication day for DEAD ENDS!

@drlindseyfitz.bsky.social & I hope you and your kids will love this look at how flukes and failures shaped medicine through history, & prove that sometimes a dead end is just a change of direction in disguise.

Here's a visual taster or two.

shorturl.at/FS3nd

A promo sheet for our non-fiction kids' book, Dead Ends!, including illustrations, the book cover, and starred reviews calling it 'Wholesome in its positivity', and 'informative and entertaining'.

An illustrated box-out from Dead Ends!, detailing how gladiators' largely vegetarian diets built up a layer of body fat that helped protect them from serious wounds in the arena. The cartoon shows 2 gladiators roasting veggies over a brazier.

Reposted by S. J. Holmes

Bloomsbury Books US @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social · 1d

Happy paperback #pubday to PLAGUE-BUSTERS! Medicine's Battles with History's Deadliest Diseases by @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social, illustrated by @tealcartoons.bsky.social!

Each chapter explores a disease, the scary symptoms, kooky cures, and brilliant breakthroughs.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/plaguebus...

Plague-Busters!

From New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris, a riveting middle grade nonfiction book about diseases that have shaped the course of human history.*…

www.bloomsbury.com

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Bloomsbury Books US @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #pubday to DEAD ENDS! Flukes, Flops & Failures That Sparked Medical Marvels by @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social, illustrated by @tealcartoons.bsky.social!

A gruesomely engrossing nonfiction book about failures that changed the history of medicine.

drlindseyfitzharris.com/book-dead-en...

Book: Dead Ends • Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris

COMING October 2025 DEAD ENDS From New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris, a riveting middle grade nonfiction book about medicine’s most fascinating failures and dead ends. PRE-ORDER SIG...

drlindseyfitzharris.com

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Adrian Teal @tealcartoons.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, it's #portfolioday!

I'm a fine-art caricaturist, and I also do caricature design for TV (Spitting Image, The Masked Singer, & more).

If you're looking for art for your wall that puts a new twist on classic celebrity & pop-culture moments, I'm poised & ready to oblige.

[email protected]

Caricature of Roy Batty in the 'tears in rain' scene from Blade Runner.

Group caricature of movie Jokers Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, and Joaquin phoenix, with clown iconography in the background.

Caricature of Sigourney Weaver in Aliens.

Caricature of Neil and Del from Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. They are seated and looking at each other as their car burns behind them.

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Claude ✡️🦖🦕 @cascoclauda.bsky.social · 1d

marilyn was exploited so much by callous men during her life as it is, let her rest for god's sake

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 2d

That’s amazing! Thank you!!

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 2d

Congrats @davidolusoga.bsky.social!

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TV Zone @tvzoneuk.bsky.social · 2d

#AHouseThroughTime with David Olusoga renewed for sixth series by BBC Two. More details:

www.tvzoneuk.com/post/ahouset...

A HOUSE THROUGH TIME WITH DAVID OLUSOGA RENEWED FOR SIXTH SERIES ON BBC TWO

Returning for its sixth series, A House Through Time, once again presented by Professor David Olusoga, embarks on an exciting new chapter in Scotland's world-famous capital. Edinburgh’s spectacular vo...

www.tvzoneuk.com

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 2d

Ah yes! I'm so sorry - I should have made that clear. I hope you'll like it when it finally reaches you!

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 2d

Lol, true

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow: DEAD ENDS comes out in the US! Aimed at kids aged 8-12, @tealcartoons.bsky.social and I think everyone will love this grisly romp through medical history. Please consider ordering a copy, and enjoy the weird stories we've uncovered that prove failure is essential to scientific progress.

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 6d

When does death begin?

In the 18th century, no one could agree—some said when the pulse stopped, others when the body began to rot. Out of that debate came a century of strange experiments on severed heads.

Learn more in our kids’ book DEAD ENDS (w/ @tealcartoons.bsky.social): shorturl.at/FS3nd

A cartoon by Adrian Teal that depicts a guillotine and a severed head, with a modern-looking doctor holding a stethoscope to the head.

The cover of DEAD ENDS featuring a cartoon man being electrocuted back to life

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Adrian Teal @tealcartoons.bsky.social · 2d

Quick study of festering cock-wart J.D. Vance.

#caricature #art

Caricature head study of J.D. Vance.

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Dr Surekha Davies (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 2d

On Indigenous Peoples' Day I'm re-sharing the episode of @thisguysucked.com on which I spoke with host @ceaubin.bsky.social about why, even in his own day, people thought Christopher Columbus sucked.

💙📚 🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #renaissance #maps #geography #cartography #empire 1/2

Christopher Columbus with Surekha Davies

Podcast Episode · This Guy Sucked · 08/28/2025 · Subscribers Only · 1h

podcasts.apple.com

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 2d

I wonder if it's that special glass that when you tap it, it goes opaque? Surely it must be that? SURELY?!

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Medlife Crisis (Rohin) @medcrisis.bsky.social · 2d

Adam Kay is an appreciated advocate for medical professionals, but I guess I just don’t get why the media continue to consider someone who last worked for the NHS in 2010, as the person to ask about “life on the NHS frontline”. The NHS frontline has changed more in the last 15yrs than ever before

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 3d

Everyone knows at least one person (normally, but not exclusively, a guy) whose gone properly mental due to net rabbit holes.

We see public figures regularly go mad and destroy themselves.

And we have, at a policy level, just decided to put our fingers in our ears and go nahnahnah

Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 3d

Last night I heard of another friend of a friend who has been lost to a rabbit hole of online propaganda. We need to start treating this as a serious public health concern.

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The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social · 3d

Hello everyone.

Just a quick update to let you know that I have had my surgery and I am back at home, where I am not allowed to do anything while I recover!

There were some complications over blood pressure which need looking at, so the next episode may continue to be slightly delayed. Sorry! 😢

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 3d

Dental Phantom, c.1898. Or, what it feels like to live in 2025.

The dental phantom was first created by the Glaswegian dentist Eduard Oswald Fergus a few years earlier as a tool for students to practice their craft before working on human subjects.

A metal head with a mouth wide open as if it is screaming. Inside are a full set of dentures.

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 4d

Another legend gone.

www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning Annie Hall star, dies at 79

Legendary actor, director and producer was also known for her starring performances in The Godfather franchise and ‘The First Wives Club’

www.independent.co.uk