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Portraits of Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin. 1840. By George Richmond

Darwin in London – Commemorative Plaques and Family Baptism Records

During research concerning Charles and Emma Darwin’s life at number 12 Upper Gower Street, Bloomsbury, London, I identified several errors and vagaries in biographical material found in standard reference works. This note communicates corrections and […]

Joseph Henry Woodger (1894-1981) Papers at University College London (UCL)

Some years ago I searched for archival materials, or papers, related to Joseph Henry Woodger, philosopher, biologist and advocate of logical positivism (Cain 2000) (obituary). The hope was to assess the extent of informal contact […]

Who Is Your Favourite Person from History?

UCL Talking Heads asked me to answer some questions about student life and teaching at the university. In this film, I answer the question, “Who Is Your Favourite Person from History?” This is a project for UCL. […]

ProfJoeCain answers question from UCL Talking Heads: What is your favourite place in London?

Where Is Your Favourite Place to Visit in London?

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 Place to Visit in London?” This is a project […]

Professor Cross's Phrenological Chart, 1892

Phrenology Consultation with Professor Cross

Professor W. Cross was a phrenologist who gave popular public performances at London’s Royal Aquarium in the 1880s and 1890s. Phrenology was the quack medical practice of studying bumps on the head under the false pretence of […]

Closed sign during Covid Lockdown, from "When the Roof Blew Off," in Lockdown Cultures - Photo Essay - ProfJoeCain

When The Roof Blew Off – Photoessay – Covid Lockdown Cultures

This photo essay was written in 2021 for a volume about the closure of communities associated with covid pandemic lockdowns. It began as a photoessay to document the closure of my town (Hove, UK) during […]

Benjamin Harrison Cain. 1960. Town and Country Pulpit coverart

Benjamin Harrison Cain (1889-1972) biography and bibliography

Named for the recently elected Indiana-born US President, Benjamin Harrison Cain (“Ben”) was born in Pulaski County, near San Pierre, Indiana. He had five brothers and four sisters. All were raised in a rural culture, […]

ProfJoeCain answers question from UCL Talking Heads: If you could travel in a time machine where would you go and why?

If You Could Travel By Time Machine, Where Would You Go and Why?

UCL Talking Heads asked me to answer some questions about student life and teaching at the university. In this film, I answer the question, “if you could travel by time machine where would you go and why?” […]

ProfJoeCain answers question from UCL Talking Heads: What are your top tips for Induction Week?

What Are Your Top Tips For Induction Week Starting University?

UCL Talking Heads ask me to answer some questions about student life and teaching at the university. In this film, I answer the question, “What are your top tips for induction week?” “Induction week” or […]

Evolution - A Journal of Nature - sample covers

Pro-Evolution Magazine “Evolution: A Journal of Nature,” 1927-1938

This page provides information about this pro-evolution magazine, otherwise lost, from the 1920s and 1930s. It was devoted to promoting the teaching of evolution in US public schools. It was titled, Evolution: A Journal of […]

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