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The Exhibition as a Lesson in Taste by Ralph Nicholson Wornum

Great Exhibition As a Lesson in Victorian Taste, by Ralph Nicholson Wornum (1851)

London in 1851 was site of the Great Exhibition. Formally, it was titled, “The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations“. The press focused attention on the giant glass house containing the […]

Harmony of Colours as Exemplified in the Exhibition, by Mary Philadelphia Merrifield (1851)

Harmony of Colours as Exemplified in the Great Exhibition, by Mary Philadelphia Merrifield (1851)

London in 1851 was site of the Great Exhibition. Formally, it was titled, “The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations“. The press focused attention on the giant glass house containing the […]

Textile Machinery in Great Exhibition 1851 title page

Textile Machinery of the Great Exhibition (1851) by Lewis D.B. Gordon

London in 1851 was site of the Great Exhibition. Formally, it was titled, “The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations“. The press focused attention on the giant glass house containing the […]

On the Vegetable World as Contributing to the Great Exhibition by Edward Forbes, Professor of Botany, King’s College, London, Etc., 8 pages (1851)

On the Vegetable World as Contributing to the Great Exhibition, by Edward Forbes (1851)

London in 1851 was site of the Great Exhibition. Formally, it was titled, “The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations“. The press focused attention on the giant glass house containing the […]

SWOT analysis banner presented as interlocking jigsaw puzzle pieces

GenAI Helps Review Patterns in Student SWOT Projects for Publishing Module (Postgraduate)

I’ve used generative AI to help me review patterns in my marking and feedback given for student assignments in the module, HPSC0044 Publishing as Science Communication. This module is taught at UCL as both a […]

HPSC0044 Book Proposal feedback form 2025

GenAI Helps Review Patterns in Student Book Proposals for Publishing Module (Undergraduate)

I’ve used generative AI to help me review patterns in my marking and feedback given for student assignments in the module, HPSC0044 Publishing as Science Communication. This module is taught at UCL as both a […]

150,000,000 B.C. - The Prehistoric Monsters of Crystal Palace - rare 1968 pamphlet features this photograph of the standing Iguanodon in camouflage painting.

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs – Rare 1968 Pamphlet – 150,000,000 B.C.

“150,000,000 B.C.” is a rare pamphlet about the Crystal Palace dinosaurs and other statues by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins created in the 1850s in Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham. It was published by the Greater London Council […]

Karl Pearson Given Centenary Celebration at UCL, 1957

Karl Pearson (1857-1936) was given the centenary celebration at University College London in 1957. This was organised by his successor as Head of the Department of Statistics (and son), Professor Egon Pearson. The event included […]

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#208 When Fieldwork Goes Wrong Go Public | WeAreSTS

Today, an experiment: can Generative AI replace this podcast? There’s a new feature in the GenAI service, Google Notebook LM, that creates an audio discussion about texts you give it. No settings are required. No […]

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#207 Can Generative AI Learn to Love Us? | WeAreSTS

What is love? Can we program machines to be in love or to love us back? Ken Sio (UCL Human Sciences BSc) tackles one of humanity’s greatest questions but adds a modern twist: Can generative […]

Professor Joe Cain

UCL Professor of History and Philosophy of Biology

Year: 2025

Great Exhibition As a Lesson in Victorian Taste, by Ralph Nicholson Wornum (1851)

Harmony of Colours as Exemplified in the Great Exhibition, by Mary Philadelphia Merrifield (1851)

Textile Machinery of the Great Exhibition (1851) by Lewis D.B. Gordon

On the Vegetable World as Contributing to the Great Exhibition, by Edward Forbes (1851)

GenAI Helps Review Patterns in Student SWOT Projects for Publishing Module (Postgraduate)

GenAI Helps Review Patterns in Student Book Proposals for Publishing Module (Undergraduate)

Crystal Palace Dinosaurs – Rare 1968 Pamphlet – 150,000,000 B.C.

Karl Pearson Given Centenary Celebration at UCL, 1957

#208 When Fieldwork Goes Wrong Go Public | WeAreSTS

#207 Can Generative AI Learn to Love Us? | WeAreSTS