Matthew Holmes
@mattholmes.bsky.social
Historian of Science, Technology, and the Environment
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8498-3264
Author of "The Graft Hybrid: Challenging Twentieth-Century Genetics" @upittpress.bsky.social
#HistSTM #EnvHist #HistTech #AnimalHistory
matthewrholmes.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8498-3264
Author of "The Graft Hybrid: Challenging Twentieth-Century Genetics" @upittpress.bsky.social
#HistSTM #EnvHist #HistTech #AnimalHistory
matthewrholmes.com
Where does our food come from and is it safe? My article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science explores the history of plant #genetics and concerns over #food in the BSE crisis and #GMO controversy: doi.org/10.1093/acre... #histSTM #envhist #aghist #EnvSci
April 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
A big thank you to @rafdebont.bsky.social, the Moving Animals project, and @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social for hosting me in Maastricht - it’s been a great opportunity to work on the #history of animal minds and technology alongside some fantastic scholars in a wonderful city! #histsci #envhist
March 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A big thank you to @rafdebont.bsky.social, the Moving Animals project, and @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social for hosting me in Maastricht - it’s been a great opportunity to work on the #history of animal minds and technology alongside some fantastic scholars in a wonderful city! #histsci #envhist
How did people in the 19thc decide if birds were intelligent? Find out in my new article "Avian architects: Technology, domestication, and animal minds in urban America" doi.org/10.1177/0073... (1/3)
March 3, 2025 at 7:15 PM
How did people in the 19thc decide if birds were intelligent? Find out in my new article "Avian architects: Technology, domestication, and animal minds in urban America" doi.org/10.1177/0073... (1/3)
We’ve had many fab talks, including @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social on bird houses used to attract purple martins to American farms!
January 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We’ve had many fab talks, including @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social on bird houses used to attract purple martins to American farms!
Having a great day at the Moving Animals conference! Papers by Helen Cowie on alpacas, @vbateman.bsky.social on wapiti & Vincent Bijman on mongooses #envhist #animalhist
January 31, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Having a great day at the Moving Animals conference! Papers by Helen Cowie on alpacas, @vbateman.bsky.social on wapiti & Vincent Bijman on mongooses #envhist #animalhist
Some (very faint) aurora to start off an exciting week at #WCEH2024 - lots of great contributions from @greenhouseuis.bsky.social, including 2 panels on human-animal histories & technology on Monday!
August 17, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Some (very faint) aurora to start off an exciting week at #WCEH2024 - lots of great contributions from @greenhouseuis.bsky.social, including 2 panels on human-animal histories & technology on Monday!
Sparrows have taken over the cover of "Technology and Culture"! Delighted to see my articles on bird boxes and invasive species (based on my research for @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social's fantastic "AtHOME" project) in the latest issue #envhist #histSTM #HistTech
August 12, 2024 at 11:40 AM
Sparrows have taken over the cover of "Technology and Culture"! Delighted to see my articles on bird boxes and invasive species (based on my research for @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social's fantastic "AtHOME" project) in the latest issue #envhist #histSTM #HistTech
Publication day! Thrilled that The Graft Hybrid: Challenging Twentieth-Century Genetics is now available with @upittpress.bsky.social #hpbio #histsci #philsci #envhist upittpress.org/books/978082...
April 16, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Publication day! Thrilled that The Graft Hybrid: Challenging Twentieth-Century Genetics is now available with @upittpress.bsky.social #hpbio #histsci #philsci #envhist upittpress.org/books/978082...