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Two books to trouble the biological - and disciplinary - boundaries that trouble us today. 这两本书挑战了今天困扰我们的生物学和学科界限。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2025-10-13 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087425000251

Rachel Mason Dentinger

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How to create a discipline? Looking back at luminaries. 如何创建一个学科？回顾那些杰出人物。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2025-10-08 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087425101416

Veli Virmajoki

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Within These Four Walls: televisualizing museum spaces of science, 1950-1971. 在这四堵墙内：科学博物馆空间的电视化，1950-1971。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2025-09-18 DOI: 10.1017/S000708742510112X

Rupert Cole

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Visual cultures of CRISPR: intermedial figuration in science communication. CRISPR的视觉文化：科学传播中的中间形态。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2025-09-12 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087425101271

Avey Nelson, Kate O'Riordan, Joshua Kim

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Living in an intermedial world: intermediality as a methodology of historical inquiry to uncover the social dimension of science communication. 生活在一个中介的世界：中介作为一种历史探究的方法论来揭示科学传播的社会维度。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2025-09-10 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087425101106

Jean-Baptiste Gouyon

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Emerging infectious disease outbreaks and real-time health communication: intermediality, uncertainty and dissent. 新发传染病暴发和实时卫生通信：中间性、不确定性和异议。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2025-09-05 DOI: 10.1017/S000708742510126X

Kirsten Ostherr

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Science diplomacy and politics: building the Global Atmospheric Research Program. 科学外交与政治：建立全球大气研究计划。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2025-09-04 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087425101258

Matthias Heymann

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The public culture of science through an intermedial lens. 从中间视角看科学的公共文化。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2025-08-27 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087425101179

Tim Boon

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Between education and entertainment: animation, science communication, and the Bell System Science Series. 介于教育和娱乐之间：动画、科学传播和贝尔系统科学系列。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2025-08-22 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087425101118

Scott Curtis

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Epilogue: the many worlds of rock(et) stars - CORRIGENDUM. 后记：摇滚（et）明星的许多世界-勘误表。

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British Journal for the History of Science Pub Date : 2025-08-19 DOI: 10.1017/S0007087425101349

Asif Siddiqi

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