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Melinda Baldwin
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#histSTM studying scientific publishing, funding, and peer review. Associate prof @ UMD College Park. All opinions mine!
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October 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Science studies folks! Dominik Huenniger and I are delighted to solicit contributions for the @hsnatsci.bsky.social "Essays and Reviews" section! Our Call for Proposals is in the image and I will also thread the text.

tl;dr We are experimenting with some new formats and excited to hear your ideas!
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August 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Dammit.
August 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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I met @scalzi.com today!! I did not get a chance to tell him how much I love his books; my brain froze & I decided what I *really* needed to say was that my name isn't Scott (I was getting the book signed for my husband's bday). Please enjoy a spectacularly unflattering photo of me taken by my kid.
A photo of a woman in a blue t-shirt smiling like a dork because she has just met one of her favorite authors, John Scalzi. He is also in the photo and is being very tolerant of the photo op.
April 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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I'm sure they didn't bother with academic articles and university press books... oh.
March 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Fellow #histSTM scholars! The "Essays and Reviews" section of Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences (@hsnatsci.bsky.social) is looking for contributors to a February 2026 special section on "Historical Practices." More information in this Call for Proposals + in this thread. (1/?)
Image Text: Call for Proposals February 2026 Special Section: “Historical Practices” Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences Section Editors: Melinda Baldwin and Brigid Vance The “Essays & Reviews” editors of Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences are seeking proposals for short essays on “Historical Practices” as part of a special section to run in February 2026. We are looking for authors of recent monographs or other substantial research projects on the history of science (published/released in 2018 or later) to reflect on the historical work that led to their final product. This could include, but is not limited to: the research methods you used; languages or techniques you had to master to finish the project; how you thought about your engagement with the historiography; your approach to writing; decisions about how to present and release non-monograph works; how the project changed as you worked on it. Essays should be roughly 800-1000 words in length. Drafts of essays need to be submitted by August 1, 2025 in order to meet February publication deadlines. Short proposals can be emailed directly to the section editors, and should include: 1) The title and publication information of your book or project 2) A one-sentence articulation of the project’s central argument or contribution 3) The geographical region treated in the book/project 4) The temporal period treated in the book/project 5) The major research methods employed in the project (archival research, oral histories, engagement with physical artifacts and material culture, etc.) Send proposals or queries to Melinda Baldwin (mbaldwin@umd.edu) and Brigid Vance (brigid.e.vance@lawrence.edu). We will choose proposals with the goal of achieving broad geographical, temporal, and topical coverage. Early career scholars who have recently published a first book-length work are especially encouraged to send proposals, as are scholars outside of academia.
January 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM