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Dunn in Germany 1928, in Dunn Papers, folder: “Photographs #1”. Courtesy of APS Library.

The Situation in Genetics: Leslie Clarence Dunn’s 1927 Russian Tour

In 2003, I co-authored publication of a transcription of Leslie Clarence Dunn‘s 1927 report on genetics research facilities in Russia. This appeared in the Mendel Newsletter, published by the American Philosophical Society Library as Joe Cain […]

WeAreSTS - A Podcast from UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS), hosted by Professor Joe Cain.

#03 Comparing Pandemics: COVID-19 and 1918 Spanish Flu | WeAreSTS

What are the similarities between the COVID-19 pandemic and the 1918 ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic? What can we learn by a comparison? How does history help us understand what’s happening today? One of our experts in […]

#04 What Makes Us Human? | STS1Book | WeAreSTS

In this interview, Professor Charlotte Sleigh talks about the STS1Book for 2021, a book she has co-written with Professor Amanda Rees. It’s called Humans. In our conversation, we talk about the book and some of its […]

#02 Talking Careers in STS, with Jean-Baptiste Gouyon | WeAreSTS

Every university student has “careers” on the mind, even if they’re not sure what they should be thinking about. In this interview, Professor Joe Cain talks with the STS Careers Tutor, Dr Jean-Baptiste Gouyon about […]

#01 Smart Gadgets Ask A Lot From Us | WeAreSTS

STS student, Nuzhah Miah, interviews Dr Jack Stilgoe about Evgeny Morozov’s 2014 book, To Save Everything Click Here, asking him why it’s recommended reading for new students coming into UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies […]

BONUS Scientific Research for Development | WeAreSTS

In this BONUS episode, Dr Michel Wahome presents a wide-ranging critique of the “research for development” (R4D) model in science and technology policy, with special emphasis on its assumptions about innovation and progress. The deepest […]

BONUS Should Research Into Artificial Intelligence Be Stopped? | WeAreSTS

Professor James Lighthill, UCL Provost (1979-1989), was the author of a highly influential report to the UK government about artificial intelligence (AI). It questioned what AI was and what it could achieve. Its impact was […]

ProfJoeCain answers question from UCL Talking Heads: What is your favourite place on campus?

Where Is Your Favourite Space on the UCL Campus?

UCL Talking Heads asked me to answer some questions about student life and teaching at the university. In this film, I answer the question, “Where is your favourite space on the UCL campus?” This is a project […]

Sergei Chetverikkov, Russian population geneticist

Sergei Sergeevich Chetverikov (1880-1959) Russian population geneticist

Sergeĭ Sergeevich Chetverikov (=Tschetwerikoff) was a Russian entomologist, an expert on butterflies, and a pioneer of population geneticists. Born into a well-educated, professional family, Chetverikov entered the University of Moscow in 1900, graduating six years […]

Simpson (1944) Tempo and mode in Evolution, figure 30

Historical Significance of George Gaylord Simpson’s Tempo and Mode in Evolution (1944)

Cain, Joe. 1989. Moving Beyond Consistency: The Historical Significance of Simpson’s Tempo and Mode in Evolution. Unpublished MA thesis. University of Maryland College Park. Abstract Simpson’s (1944) Tempo and Mode in Evolution (TM) is a […]

Professor Joe Cain

UCL Professor of History and Philosophy of Biology

Year: 2022