Francesco Cassata
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Francesco Cassata
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Historian of European science policies, #fascism, #eugenics, #racism, Cold War science, #PrimoLevi. Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Genova. Director of CENTRA (www.centrastudies.org) Born at 331 ppm
Jim Watson and Trivial Pursuit (Watson Papers, Cold Spring Harbor)
November 8, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Excited to hold my AH special issue on 'atomic agriculture' - in real, tangible, three-dimensional paper! 😊 Thank you @dukepress.bsky.social !
June 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
my ghiblified selfie
April 1, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Why establishing a EUROPEAN laboratory? - Max Perutz interviewed by Graham Chedd for the "New Scientist" (29 February 1968) @embo.org @embl.org
March 29, 2025 at 11:22 AM
March 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Topical Collection "Legacies of Asilomar" I co-edited with Luis Campos for the Journal of the History of Biology, is online! It includes essays by Matthew Cobb, Doogab Yi, Robin Wolfe Scheffler, and me (with S. de Chadarevian), all available in Open Access! link.springer.com/collections/...
March 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
February 28, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Squirrels eating my flowers at St. Valentine's Day. I feel like there's a hidden message here 😁
February 14, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Join us next Monday, for this book presentation! @centrastudies.bsky.social
January 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
In Hirayama's mood
December 1, 2024 at 4:33 PM
Bertrand Bonello, La Bête (2024). Loved it ❤️
November 30, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Fascinating reading #skystorians
November 30, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Terrence Malick, A Hidden Life (2019)
November 16, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Celebrating the 60 years of EMBO
November 14, 2024 at 2:21 PM
They look nice together 😊 #fascism #racism #eugenics
November 13, 2024 at 6:14 PM