When a Discovery Is a Rediscovery: Do We Know the History of Our Own Subject

External Event - 28th Sep 2021

In this webinar, a panel of four world renowned researchers will talk about the importance of getting the history of research fields correct. 

 In a recent editorial, Function Editor-in-Chief Ole Petersen, CBE, MD, FRS, discussed the historical importance of scientific discoveries. While science is supposed to be a rational evidence-based activity, we live in a time where unscrupulous “influencers” can spread uncertainty and allow radical misinterpretations of historical achievements in the sciences. 

Speakers include: Barbara Cannon (Stockholm University), Annette Dolphin (University College London), Ole Petersen (Cardiff University), and Ora Weisz (University of Pittsburgh).