The Brain in the Islamicate Tradition
Sharhzad Irannejed examines medieval Islamicate diagrams of the brain and its ventricles as variable scribal artefacts, arguing that their visual
The Ancient History of Sympathy
in this talk, Brooke Holmes presents the history of the ancient concept of "sympatheia", from the emergence of the language
Infectious Disease Histories
In this lecture, Monica Green explores how pathogen palaeogenetics, through ancient microbial genomes, is transforming our understanding of the evolution
Medical Alchemy and the Antichrist
This talk focuses on Rupescissa's pharmacological work, "De famulatu philosophie" (1351-1352) and repositions his thought in the context of his
The Science of Compound Medicaments
This lecture explores al-Majūsī’s "Kitāb al-Malakī" and its Latin translation, showing how Book X on compound medicaments was reshaped into
The Body and the Stars
This talk investigates early modern astro-medicine through the manuscripts of the Vitali Archive in Parma. It focuses on Buonafede Vitali
In Ibn al-Nafis’ Shadow
This lecture explores how Ibn al-Nafis reshaped medical theory by innovating on Greek and Arabic authors, influencing empirical practice and
With and Beyond Taxonomy
This talk provides an overview of Linnaeus's works on ecology, reproductive biology, and anthropology, which demonstrate how his thinking was
Twins and Nobility in the Middle Ages
Is nobility an innate virtue or not? In their respective reflections on nobility and individual differences, Dante and Cecco d’Ascoli invoke the
Avicenna on Signed-Based Inferences
Is it possible to discern what is concealed within the human soul through what is outwardly manifest? This lecture will