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Adam R. Shapiro

@TryingBiology

#twitterstorian of #science & #religion; @AAAS_STPF alum. #histsci, #STS, #scicomm, #SciPol. He/him. Senior Policy Advisor @StateIRF. Personal account.

 Susquehannock/Lancaster, PA
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/T/bo15288701.html
Joined February 2013
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Today's the North American release of #Science & #Religion, A Very Short Introduction! All day I’ll be tweeting a playlist/soundtrack to accompany the new edition of the book (about 5-6 per chapter.) Feel free to share some of your own favorite science-religion themed songs! 🧵
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🎉It's our 2023 book list, featuring historians working off the tenure track around the world 🎉 contingentmagazine.org/2023/…
2023 Contingent Book List

2023 Contingent Book List

When you’re shopping for books this season, consider a contingent scholar.

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Everyone who thinks that the story of #scipol begins somewhere between WWII and Sputnik (an origin story that I hear a lot) should get a look at this.
Roland Jackson (@Roland_Jackson) profile pictureRoland Jackson@Roland_Jackson20 Oct 2023
Scientific Advice to the Nineteenth-Century British State. Advance copies are here! I must say they are very fine. Huge thanks to @AbbySCollier & @UPittPress & to supportive words from John Gascoigne, @beckyfh & William Ashworth. Publication 14 November. upittpress.org/books/9780822…
Front cover of Scientific Advice to the Nineteenth-Century British State

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Back cover of Scientific Advice to the Nineteenth-Century British State

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"When a question about a neighbor’s Christmas decoration leads to tangents about Thomas Nast and the Thirty Years War, I can hear eyes roll." The introduction to our roundtable on parenting as historians and historian-ing as parents. contingentmagazine.org/2023/…
Historians As Parents: Introduction

Historians As Parents: Introduction

I can tell that they find it both fascinating and frustrating to have a historian as a parent.

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It's an even more challenging time to explain current events and history to children than when I first proposed this roundtable. Eager to see what so many historian/parents have to say.
Contingent Magazine (@contingent_mag) profile pictureContingent Magazine@contingent_mag15 Oct 2023
"When a question about a neighbor’s Christmas decoration leads to tangents about Thomas Nast and the Thirty Years War, I can hear eyes roll." The introduction to our roundtable on parenting as historians and historian-ing as parents. contingentmagazine.org/2023/…
Historians As Parents: Introduction

Historians As Parents: Introduction

I can tell that they find it both fascinating and frustrating to have a historian as a parent.

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This was a fun conversation - If you haven't listed to the @Science_Belief podcast, there are a bunch of great episodes to try #science #religion
Science & Belief in Society (@Science_Belief) profile pictureScience & Belief in Society@Science_Belief29 Sep 2023
🚨New Episode🚨 We talk to @TryingBiology about emerging trends in the history of science and religion - we discuss James Webb telescope, the Declaration of Independence, and Natural Theology. Listen here: scienceandbeliefinsociety.or… #ScienceandReligion #Podcast #JWST #History
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Your occasional reminder that textbook publishers are not here to save you from ideological curriculum legislation: contingentmagazine.org/2022/… @contingent_mag
Why Wasn’t This in My Textbook?

Why Wasn’t This in My Textbook?

In both versions of this question, the assumption is that there’s a pure history out there somewhere, perhaps with answers in the appendix.

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So glad that @contingent_mag is organizing this roundtable! I can't think of a better venue to explore the experiences of historians as actual people with lives that include family/parenting/caregiving! I'm excited to see the perspectives that we get.
Contingent Magazine (@contingent_mag) profile pictureContingent Magazine@contingent_mag29 Jul 2023
Our new call for pitches: a roundtable on being a parent/caregiver and a historian. Click through for details or read on for more. 1/x contingentmagazine.org/paren…
The lobby card for the movie "Are Parents People?" featuring a man and a woman dressed in formal wear embracing, and a woman in a pink dress looking coyly at a man in a suit.

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So glad that @contingent_mag is organizing this roundtable! I can't think of a better venue to explore the experiences of historians as actual people with lives that include family/parenting/caregiving! I'm excited to see the perspectives that we get.
Contingent Magazine (@contingent_mag) profile pictureContingent Magazine@contingent_mag29 Jul 2023
Our new call for pitches: a roundtable on being a parent/caregiver and a historian. Click through for details or read on for more. 1/x contingentmagazine.org/paren…
The lobby card for the movie "Are Parents People?" featuring a man and a woman dressed in formal wear embracing, and a woman in a pink dress looking coyly at a man in a suit.

ALT The lobby card for the movie "Are Parents People?" featuring a man and a woman dressed in formal wear embracing, and a woman in a pink dress looking coyly at a man in a suit.

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Our new call for pitches: a roundtable on being a parent/caregiver and a historian. Click through for details or read on for more. 1/x contingentmagazine.org/paren…
The lobby card for the movie "Are Parents People?" featuring a man and a woman dressed in formal wear embracing, and a woman in a pink dress looking coyly at a man in a suit.

ALT The lobby card for the movie "Are Parents People?" featuring a man and a woman dressed in formal wear embracing, and a woman in a pink dress looking coyly at a man in a suit.

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Ron was a friend and mentor from the moment I first met him as a graduate student. The depth of his knowledge is only surpassed by the generosity which which he shared it. A tremendous loss. #histsci
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If you've ever thought that history textbooks can be apolitical, you may be suffering from "non-stalgia." contingentmagazine.org/2022/…
Why Wasn’t This in My Textbook?

Why Wasn’t This in My Textbook?

In both versions of this question, the assumption is that there’s a pure history out there somewhere, perhaps with answers in the appendix.

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So pleased for @Tiffany_L_Green's talent and hard work getting some of the recognition she deserves.
Tiffany Green is now tiffanylgreen.bsky.social (@Tiffany_L_Green) profile pictureTiffany Green is now tiffanylgreen.bsky.social@Tiffany_L_Green19 Jun 2023
Been sitting on this for several months but seemed like an appropriate Juneteenth celebration since it’s now official official. There are too many people to thank—mentors, friends, family. My husband in particular has gone hard for me since he met me, moving halfway across the 1/
Letter granting tenure and promotion

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Happy Anniversary to this book (@ProfThomasDixon). It's been lovely hearing such positive feedback since its publication. If you need a Friday soundtrack, please enjoy!
Adam R. Shapiro (@TryingBiology) profile pictureAdam R. Shapiro@TryingBiology22 Apr 2022
Today's the North American release of #Science & #Religion, A Very Short Introduction! All day I’ll be tweeting a playlist/soundtrack to accompany the new edition of the book (about 5-6 per chapter.) Feel free to share some of your own favorite science-religion themed songs! 🧵
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Your occasional reminder that textbook publishers are not here to save you from ideological curriculum legislation: contingentmagazine.org/2022/… @contingent_mag
Why Wasn’t This in My Textbook?

Why Wasn’t This in My Textbook?

In both versions of this question, the assumption is that there’s a pure history out there somewhere, perhaps with answers in the appendix.

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This is, basically, the history of U.S. education content industries for the past century+
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My article about how best-of/most-popular lists illustrate systemic bias made @AmSciMag 's list of most popular blog posts of 2022. I'm blinking at the irony, but also grateful to my editors, and to be read alongside some excellent #scicomm articles that are worth your time.
American Scientist (@AmSciMag) profile pictureAmerican Scientist@AmSciMag4 Jan 2023
"Rank Injustice: What Your Favorite Music Says About Inequality in Science" by @TryingBiology is a top-10 blog post for 2022! Many thanks to all our authors! Find the whole list here: americanscientist.org/blog/f…
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Thanks again to @wxpnfm @kristenkurtis for chatting with me for this article. (The #WXPN90sAtoZ was an almost-perfect solution to these issues)
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It's the 1 year anniversary of this odd little moment in the history of #science and #religion #JWST
Adam R. Shapiro (@TryingBiology) profile pictureAdam R. Shapiro@TryingBiology27 Jan 2022
Replying to @NASA
@NASA Administrator @SenBillNelson ’s biblical references during the #JWST @NASAWebb launch upset many scientists, but they also “follow in a long tradition of religious rhetoric in the U.S. space program.” Me @undark undark.org/2022/01/27/is-the…
Is There a Place For Spirituality in Space Science?

Is There a Place For Spirituality in Space Science?

Opinion | A top NASA official’s biblical remarks about the James Webb Space Telescope sparked an outcry. But they’re nothing new.

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Adam R. Shapiro@TryingBiology2 Dec 2022
White House released federal guidance on #Indigenous Knowledge today: whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-upd… In addition to being an important policy document, the guidance is a good example of #histSci / #histSTM & #STS informing #scipol - possibly a good primary text for students!
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White House released federal guidance on #Indigenous Knowledge today: whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-upd… In addition to being an important policy document, the guidance is a good example of #histSci / #histSTM & #STS informing #scipol - possibly a good primary text for students!
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