Chris Manias
@chrismanias.bsky.social
Historian of science based at King's College London, working on history of evolutionary & deep-time sciences and environmental history. Runs #PopPalaeo ( www.poppalaeo.com ) and co-leads the King's Environmental Humanities network
Nanjing Paleontological Museum has an in-house traditional Chinese artist, Li Chen, creating paintings of famous Chinese dinosaurs. These are from 2022 exhibition "From Dragon to Bird" and can be purchased in the museum as postcards or book《从龙到鸟系列 科学艺术化石复原图》
Three postdoctoral positions available on a fantastic-looking project (based in Lyon), looking at the history of the earth sciences in the Caucasus and central Asia, 1880 to 2000: larhra.fr/programmes-e...
ENVIROSHIFT - Shifting perspectives on environmental change: A History of the Earth Sciences in Central Asia and the Caucasus, 1880-2000 - LARHRA
ERC Strating Grant Funded by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme (Grant Agreement No. 101222577) RECRUITEMENT Applications are now open ENVIROSHIFT ...
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A mosaic of ‘Marley the Ilford Mammoth’ made from plastic bottle tops by artist Caitlin Atherton commemorates a mammoth skull excavated in 1863 from Uphall brick pits, Ilford. It’s a steppe mammoth, which lived c 200,000 ka 🦣 londongeopartnership.org.uk/wp/wp-conten... #londongeology
Massively looking forward to the 10 degree temperature drop when I come up to Edinburgh tomorrow (and the conference too, of course)
Rebekah Higgitt@rhiggitt.bsky.social · last mo.Dear #ESHS-HSS delegates, I'm sorry you are arriving in Edinburgh's haar and its aftermath. It will get better! (At least a bit better, and for a while.) Yrs etc....
Next Wednesday! We celebrate the publication of “Healthy Scepticism” @caitjan.bsky.social’s vital account of medical distrust for our contentious times. Get your tickets (free!) via Eventbrite! #histmed #histstm @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social
Book Launch Party: Healthy Scepticism by Caitjan Gainty
This event marks the publication of Caitjan Gainty’s Healthy Scepticism, a vital new account of medical distrust for our contentious times.
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Permanent lectureship in Modern British History at the University of Manchester. FT, £42-58k, closing date 30 June 26, starting Sept 26 onwards. For international people, this is equivalent to a tenure-track Assistant Lectureship. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai... #SkyStorians
Lecturer in Modern British History (post-1800):Oxford Road
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@caitjan.bsky.social’s Healthy Scepticism will be published this June, and we are hosting a party! 🥳🥂 📌 17 June, 17.00-19.00, Strand Campus, London. Register via Eventbrite in the link below. @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social #histmed #histsci #histtech #histstm
Book Launch Party: Healthy Scepticism by Caitjan Gainty
This event marks the publication of Caitjan Gainty’s Healthy Scepticism, a vital new account of medical distrust for our contentious times.
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We’re hiring! We are recruiting for a Lectureship in Global History of Science to join our Department from September 2026. For more info and to apply, please visit: https://bit.ly/3R94V58 Closing Date: 9th June 2026 #WeAreSTS #Science #Historyofscience #Globalscience
If you're in Cambridge next week, why not drop by the @pintofscience.uk festival? On Wednesday 20th at The Tivoli I'll be talking about 'Edwardian Women in Palaeontology: The Art of Graptolites', which is enough to make anyone reach for an Aperol spritz (pintofscience.co.uk/event/small-...) #pint26
Reminder that the deadline to submit a proposal for Modern British History and the 'Environmental Turn' is 15th May - details below:
Andrew Seaton@andrewseaton.bsky.social · 6mo agoCALL FOR PAPERS - Modern British History and the 'Environmental Turn'. A two-day workshop organised by @maxlong.bsky.social and myself at Lincoln College, Oxford, 16-17 September. Deadline for abstracts is 15 May. Details in poster below, please share.
University of Pittsburgh Press are having a sale for this month, so you can pick up a copy of my book, The Age of Mammals, for a standard hardback price of $42 (rather than the usual more academic price of $70) Link here, and code is 29INT40 : upittpress.org/books/978082... #FossilFriday
The Age of Mammals - University of Pittsburgh Press
|9780822947806|International Paleontology in the Long Nineteenth Century|When people today hear “paleontology,” they immediately think of dinosaurs. But for much of the history of the discipline, dram...
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In Tübingen this week, and encountered some fossil agglomerations, and long-necked and toothy beasts, in the university palaeontology collections
A transformative moment in museum history. Seriously, so much about how museums relate to their audiences changed after this. 🐏
The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL)@themerl.bsky.social · 4mo agoHappy 8th anniversary to the tweet that changed us forever. Look at this absolute unit.
Visiting these guys again? What am I, some sort of consultant on their restoration? Oh, right.
A connection I hadn't realized before - palaeontologist Harry Govier Seeley (1839-1909), best known for his work on pterosaurs and dinosaurs, was the cousin of the imperial historian John Robert Seeley (1834-1895), author of 'The Expansion of England' Also struck by the resemblance!
I hope you stay hungry for dinosaur drama.
Tyrant Lizard Queen: The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore
The Love, Life, and Terror of Earth’s Greatest Carnivore
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Chris Manias@chrismanias.bsky.social · 4mo agoFor some Monday morning reading, a report on current emotional investment in dinosaurs - with contributions from me, @vickycoules.bsky.social and @stevebrusatte.bsky.social : edition.cnn.com/2026/04/05/s...
For some Monday morning reading, a report on current emotional investment in dinosaurs - with contributions from me, @vickycoules.bsky.social and @stevebrusatte.bsky.social : edition.cnn.com/2026/04/05/s...
Mourning for dinosaurs, 65 million years too late | CNN
Dino-heads on TikTok are chopping up animated footage of the prehistoric beasts (mostly taken from the recent Netflix docuseries “The Dinosaurs”) and lamenting their loss. It’s part of a long history ...
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Fully funded PhD studentship: ‘Recording nature and writing the self: time, entomology and the archive in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries’. Closes 3 May. With Ruth Abbott, Staffan Müller-Wille, Ed Turner & me. @theul.bsky.social @zoologymuseum.bsky.social www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/initiatives/...
Cambridge University Library, University Museum of Zoology and the University of Cambridge - Collections Connections Communities
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My long review of the 2025 edition of Dougal Dixon's The New Dinosaurs has just been published in Historical Biology. What is the 'use' of Speculative Zoology and how does this book connect to the history of dinosaur research? www.tandfonline.com/eprint/YTPSK... #SpecZoo #SpecBio
The New Dinosaurs: an alternative evolution
Published in Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology (Ahead of Print, 2026)
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"Fossils (February)" by the English surrealist Tristram Hillier. This 1955 painting was commissioned by Shell for the Shell Book of Nature, Fossils, Insects and Reptiles. From Ark UK: Government Art Collection. You Can Be Sure Of Shell... #FossilFriday
📣Interested in pursuing a postgraduate degree in the history of STM? Wishing to apply to our Hans Rausing Scholarship? Then this webinar is for you! Pursuing a research degree in the history of STM Thursday 12 March 17.00-18.00 (GMT) Register via Eventbrite ⬇️ #histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm
Webinar: Pursuing a research degree in the history of STM
A webinar to orient prospective students on pursuing an MA and PhD in the history of STM, and how to apply to the Hans Rausing Scholarship.
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Congratulations to @fayboundalberti.bsky.social for the publication of “The Face: A cultural history” today! You can now get it from your preferred bookshop in the UK! tinyurl.com/the-face-fba @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social @ctb-kcl.bsky.social #histmed #histtech #body
The Face
What’s in a face? The face is the only part of the body where all the senses come together and, over the course of human history, has come to represent who we are as individuals. We unlock our phones...
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New episode of #TerribleLizards is out with @richardfallon.bsky.social talking about Crichton, Conan Doyle, and #dinosaurs in literature. terriblelizards.libsyn.com/tls12e02-1
Terrible Lizards: S12E02 Writing with Dinosaurs
This is available to watch on youtube here: Support the podcast (keep it advert free) and get exclusive content: We have talked plenty about dinosaurs in pop culture, including in movies, but ...
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A very special #FossilFriday. Thanks to @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social, one of the c19th's greatest works of palaeontological literature is now properly digitised: Thomas Hawkins's beautiful, epic, semi-unhinged Memoirs of Ichthyosauri and Plesiosauri (nhm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44...)
Two more PhD scholarships at @kingshistory.bsky.social: focussing on different aspects of Nigerian history, and working with my excellent colleague @bixhiribarren.bsky.social : www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQM397/p...
PhD Studentships at King's College London
At jobs.ac.uk, you can apply for a PhD Studentships. Explore our diverse range of PhD opportunities today.
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Presenting the background and my general thoughts about a new developing project next week....
King's CHoSTM@kingschostm.bsky.social · 6mo ago🔔 Next in the CHoSTM seminar, we will have @chrismanias.bsky.social talk about his new project: 'Deep Time and the Polycrisis' 18 February 2026 16.00-17.30 Strand Building See more about this event in our website www.kingschostm.com/seminar-series #histsci #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social
New book out by my colleague on the development of the idea of intelligence - had a preview, and it's very good!
King's CHoSTM@kingschostm.bsky.social · 6mo ago“Smart: A History of Intelligence” by David Brydan (published with @wearefootnote.bsky.social) is out for the world to read! The book explores the people and projects that have shaped the idea of modern intelligence. 📚 tinyurl.com/mr2t7e3s @kingshistory.bsky.social #histsci #intelligence #histm
Applications are still open for these doctoral scholarships in history of science at KCL (which can cover a preparatory History MA & international fees) I'm always happy to receive enquiries from people interested in working on history of palaentology, geology, anthropology, natural history & so on
King's CHoSTM@kingschostm.bsky.social · 7mo agoApplications are open until 17 April to our Hans Rausing Scholarship to enter an MA+PhD or PhD-only to study the history of science and/or technology from October 2026. Contact a prospective supervisor and find out more about the schemes here: tinyurl.com/mw84w7py
