Vision and Violence: An Interview
I recently spoke with Carl Yamamoto about his new book on Buddhism, Lama Zhang, and twelfth-century Tibet. You can listen to it here. Continue reading Vision and Violence: An Interview
Tag: History
The Emperor’s New Mathematics: An Interview
I had the pleasure of talking with historian Catherine Jami recently about her new book on science and mathematics during Kangxi’s reign. This one will be of interest to both historians of science and scholars of Chinese history. You can find our conversation here. Continue reading The Emperor’s New Mathematics: An Interview
Sublime Dreams of Living Machines: An Interview
I recently spoke with historian and fiction writer Minsoo Kang about his recent work on automata and robots in the European imagination. You can find it here. Continue reading Sublime Dreams of Living Machines: An Interview
Behind Closed Doors: An Interview
I spoke with Laura Stark this week about her great new book, Behind Closed Doors: IRBs and the Making of Ethical Research. You can listen to it here. Continue reading Behind Closed Doors: An Interview
The Monkey And the Inkpot
The Monkey and the Inkpot: Natural History and its Transformations in Early Modern China (Harvard University Press, 2009) The Monkey and the Inkpot introduces natural history in sixteenth century China through the iconic Bencao gangmu (Systematic materia medica) of Li Shizhen (1518–1593). The encyclopedic Bencao gangmu is widely lauded as a classic embodiment of pre-modern Chinese medical thought. This first book-length study in English of Li’s text reveals a “cabinet of curiosities” of … Continue reading The Monkey And the Inkpot
Carla Nappi 