Rob Boddice, PhD, FRHistS
@boddice.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Historian of Emotions, Science, Medicine, Experience, Pain, Placebo/Nocebo. Global and longue duree, but esp Britain C18-20. Neuroscience meddler. Running; guitars; cricket.
Montreal and Helsinki. https://www.robboddice.com/
Montreal and Helsinki. https://www.robboddice.com/
Ready for Spanish readers, to be launched in Mexico City at the SHE conference/Listo para los lectores españoles, se lanzará en la Ciudad de México en la conferencia SHE
October 21, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Ready for Spanish readers, to be launched in Mexico City at the SHE conference/Listo para los lectores españoles, se lanzará en la Ciudad de México en la conferencia SHE
Dose no. 8. The "mysterious" bug going around really ain't a mystery.
September 19, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Dose no. 8. The "mysterious" bug going around really ain't a mystery.
Whoop! I think I'm done. One day to sit on it, but I think I'll click send to @reaktionbooks.bsky.social on Monday!
June 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Whoop! I think I'm done. One day to sit on it, but I think I'll click send to @reaktionbooks.bsky.social on Monday!
It's been a while, but I reman fond of the writing process when it requires pen and ink.
May 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
It's been a while, but I reman fond of the writing process when it requires pen and ink.
It's incomplete, but I've printed the first draft because I just can't see it on the screen anymore.
May 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
It's incomplete, but I've printed the first draft because I just can't see it on the screen anymore.
I made it look like this very quickly in picture editor. It's mostly legible, I think. You could do it to the full size copy.
May 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I made it look like this very quickly in picture editor. It's mostly legible, I think. You could do it to the full size copy.
Milestone for this book. Thanks to all who have engaged. Timely reminder that there is a *new* edition, extensively revised.
May 7, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Milestone for this book. Thanks to all who have engaged. Timely reminder that there is a *new* edition, extensively revised.
This arrived. Strong recommend from me. Historians of emotion, childhood, pain and medicine take note.
April 23, 2025 at 8:10 AM
This arrived. Strong recommend from me. Historians of emotion, childhood, pain and medicine take note.
It is definitely not too early to get excited about this forthcoming title.
April 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
It is definitely not too early to get excited about this forthcoming title.
forgive me, but I feel milestones still need to be marked
April 4, 2025 at 11:04 AM
forgive me, but I feel milestones still need to be marked
Obviously an admission of guilt!
March 31, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Obviously an admission of guilt!
this has to be among the worst campaign slogans I've ever seen and I'm old enough to remember 'chaos with Ed'.
March 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
this has to be among the worst campaign slogans I've ever seen and I'm old enough to remember 'chaos with Ed'.
nice burn from the CBC
February 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
nice burn from the CBC
Age 6, the whole class was asked to name types of squirrel. 25 kids. After red, grey and flying the class was floundering. I said black. Teacher told me I was ridiculous. I said I'd seen one. Was punished for answering back. The injustice lives with me, more than 40 years later.
February 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Age 6, the whole class was asked to name types of squirrel. 25 kids. After red, grey and flying the class was floundering. I said black. Teacher told me I was ridiculous. I said I'd seen one. Was punished for answering back. The injustice lives with me, more than 40 years later.
From the CBC. I should point out that you don't steal eggs; you poach them.
February 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
From the CBC. I should point out that you don't steal eggs; you poach them.
the vernissage for this was 8 years ago. Safe to say that if we did it again we would leave the dates open-ended.
February 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
the vernissage for this was 8 years ago. Safe to say that if we did it again we would leave the dates open-ended.
There will be a busy couple of days in Florence next month. A masterclass on the history of emotions and experience and a research seminar at EUI, and another research seminar courtesy of MEEM at the University of Florence.
January 30, 2025 at 9:28 AM
There will be a busy couple of days in Florence next month. A masterclass on the history of emotions and experience and a research seminar at EUI, and another research seminar courtesy of MEEM at the University of Florence.
Heavy going but white Christmas is lined up
December 24, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Heavy going but white Christmas is lined up
Black Manhattan. Cheers
December 23, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Black Manhattan. Cheers
out to catch the Montreal dawn. Windchill -16. Pretty gorgeous running.
December 15, 2024 at 2:03 PM
out to catch the Montreal dawn. Windchill -16. Pretty gorgeous running.
Last run in the dark for a while. To Montreal tomorrow.
December 13, 2024 at 7:28 AM
Last run in the dark for a while. To Montreal tomorrow.
yesterday, giving a keynote at the Contexts of Pain symposium here in Tampere. The rub: trying to give chronic pain a reason.
December 12, 2024 at 10:16 AM
yesterday, giving a keynote at the Contexts of Pain symposium here in Tampere. The rub: trying to give chronic pain a reason.
hmm, not convinced about some of this. Gown and mortar board not untypical for surgeons. And it also looks like John Freke. And it also makes much more sense that it is Freke, given context, setting and personal association.
December 8, 2024 at 10:05 AM
hmm, not convinced about some of this. Gown and mortar board not untypical for surgeons. And it also looks like John Freke. And it also makes much more sense that it is Freke, given context, setting and personal association.
