Melinda Baldwin
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Melinda Baldwin
@mbaldwin.bsky.social
#histSTM studying scientific publishing, funding, and peer review. Associate prof @ UMD College Park. All opinions mine!
It really says a lot about us as a society that we've decided the solution to people being unhoused is somehow "no one gets to sit down, ever."
October 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Reposted by Melinda Baldwin
Me: Oh my god is this another LLM?
Personify Health, ripping off mask: Oh my GOSH how do you keep finding me??????
October 8, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Reposted by Melinda Baldwin
Cigna: please complete our health assessment
Me: oh great another stupid service
Cigna: access it here
Me: why...why does it want me to log in to another service
Cigna: it's just our health partner, Personify Health!
Me: what...what does that do
Cigna: ohhhhhhh... helps you advocate for your needs
October 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Reposted by Melinda Baldwin
Hey my guy, do me two favours before you have your "AI" "solve crime" or whatever:
1) Define "crime;"
2) Tell me the moral of the television series Person Of Interest.
September 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Special sections should run around 6,000–15,000 words total; guest editors may divide that word count among 3–10 authors.

Send proposals or queries to Melinda Baldwin (mbaldwin@umd.edu) and Dominik Huenniger (Dominik.Huenniger@glasgow.ac.uk).
August 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We are also interested in proposals for guest-edited special sections of short essays focused around a topic relevant to practitioners in the history of science. Past themes have included “Dilemmas of Archival Objectivity,” “How to Be an Expert,” and “Pedagogy in the History of Science.”
August 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Standalone pieces for this section are generally 2,000–3,000 words long, though we are happy to hear a pitch for something shorter or longer if the topic requires it.
August 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
In short, we seek proposals for essays and reviews written by—and of interest to—scholars of science studies broadly defined. If one of the categories above speaks to you, or if you have another idea entirely, please get in touch to discuss your idea!
August 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
3) Reviews of historical work in other formats, such as digital resources, podcasts, museum exhibitions, and special issues of scholarly journals;
4) Essays that reflect upon current events or theoretical issues relevant to a broad range of historians of science.
August 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Pieces we are interested in include, but are not limited to:
1) A traditional HSNS multi-book review that compares 3–4 books on a related topic;
2) An in-depth review of one book;
August 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM