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Digital Science Appoints Charlesworth as Strategic Sales Partner of Altmetric and Dimensions in China's Scholarly Publishing Sector
London, United Kingdom--(Newsfile Corp. - October 5, 2026) - Digital Science has appointed Charlesworth as its strategic sales partner of Altmetric and Dimensions in China's scholarly publishing sector. This collaboration aims to support the growing demand for research data and information across this rapidly developing market.China's local publishing industry has grown significantly in scale and maturity, with journal publishers actively strengthening their international position, investing in.
Country star diagnosed with rare blood cancer after health scare: ‘One day at a time’
Charles Kelley, the singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the country trio Lady A, revealed he’s been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer.
Justin Jefferson Out on Vikings Final Injury Report vs Dolphins
Justin Jefferson is out Sunday vs the Dolphins, the Minnesota Vikings' final injury report shows. Punter Brett Thorson and CB Charles Demmings are out too.
Titans Fire Three Business Execs Amid Another Ugly Start
Three business executives are out: senior VP and chief revenue officer Adam Nuse, senior VP of brand marketing Erin Swartz, and VP of creative Charles Jensen.
Princess Diana’s Brother Offers Prince Harry and Meghan Markle a Place to Stay: ‘Rent-Free of Course’
Princess Diana‘s brother Charles Spencer is offering Prince Harry and Meghan Markle a permanent home should things get too rough where they are in the U.K., a source tells Closer. “He adores Harry and...
This week in West Virginia history
CHARLESTON — The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at wvencyclopedia.org.
HCA Healthcare Names Dan Miller President of East Florida Division
HCA Healthcare announced that Dan Miller has been named president of the East Florida Division, succeeding Charles Gressle, who has been appointed president of HCA Healthcare’s newly formed Ambulatory Operations Group. Miller currently serves as president and chief executive officer of Methodist Healthcare System, a 50/50 partnership between the Methodist Healthcare Ministries and HCA Healthcare, […]
McConnell got the health care he needed. Booker wants that for everyone
Opinion: For Senate candidate Charles Booker, health care isn't abstract.
NAMIWalks Charleston brings community together to fight mental health stigma
People gathered at Palmetto Islands County Park on Saturday for NAMIWalks Charleston, an annual event focused on raising awareness, building community and expan
Nuclear power and waste on Inside West Virginia Politics
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, our guests join Rick Johnson to discuss nuclear interest in West Virginia and the school aid formula. In Segment …
Publication is not the finish line for open science
Tracking of open science must look at wider cycle, say Christopher Erdmann and Eleonora Colangelo
Why is Princess Diana’s brother making new claims about King Charles nearly 30 years after her death?
A forthcoming book about Diana and an accompanying BBC interview contain new claims from Earl Spencer about King Charles.
How Charlie Taylor, Ray Charles and Seattle jazz shaped Quincy Jones
In this excerpt from "Jackson Street After Hours," author Paul de Barros explores how the Seattle jazz scene helped shape music legend Quincy Jones' career.
SOLIS MAMMOGRAPHY AND HCA HEALTHCARE CHARLESTON PARTNER TO EXPAND BREAST HEALTH SERVICES IN SOUTH CAROLINA
/PRNewswire/ -- Solis Mammography, the nation's largest independent provider of specialized breast health services, and HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital have...
Mining her musical roots inspired Robin Barnes to make a docuseries about Louisiana culture
Native New Orleans artist Robin Barnes channels her heritage as a vocalist and songwriter in "Discovering Home," a docuseries celebrating Louisiana culture across Lafayette, Lake Charles, and New Orleans.
Charleston restaurant outfitter said it was moving. Where’d it go?
North Charleston-based Berlin’s Restaurant Supply outfitted commercial kitchens for 4 decades. It quietly closed up shop in 2026, two years after it was acquired by a private equity buyer.
Charles River Community Health launches $5.2M expansion to meet high patient demand
With nearly 10% of Waltham residents turning to Charles River Community Health for essential medical care, the health center is launching a major
Digital Science appoints Charlesworth as strategic sales partner of Altmetric and Dimensions in China’s scholarly publishing sector
Digital Science has appointed Charlesworth as its strategic sales partner of Altmetric and Dimensions in China’s scholarly publishing sector. This collaboration aims to support the growing demand for research data and information across this rapidly developing market.
Fox News Entertainment newsletter: Charles, William ‘furious’ over book; Harry, Meghan’s motives unclear
The Fox News Entertainment Newsletter brings you the latest Hollywood headlines, celebrity interviews and stories from Los Angeles and beyond.
Discovering a Design Argument Based on Biological Information
Charles Thaxton, along with Walter Bradley and Roger Olsen, wrote what arguably was the first official book of the intelligent design movement.
Another new poll shows close Maine Senate race
Other UNH results show Democrat Hannah Pingree continuing to lead the pack for governor ahead of Republican Bobby Charles and independent Rick Bennett.
USMNT next generation arrives behind MLS youth movement
By Charles BoehmJust how young is the group called up to the US men’s national team by Mauricio Pochettino for the autumn international window, which the Yanks kick off Saturday with a friendly vs. ...
College of Charleston graduate students study Charleston Harbor health
College of Charleston graduate students shared their research from studying topics like the Charleston Harbor at the college’s annual marine science colloquium at Fort Johnson on Friday.
Alabama man convicted of wife’s 1985 murder gets new trial, judge calls bite mark evidence ‘junk science’
Charles McCrory was convicted after an expert said he bit his wife during her murder. But the expert has since changed his mind.
Atalanta’s Charles De Ketelaere reveals PSG talks
Atalanta forward Charles De Ketelaere (25) has revealed that he held talks with Paris Saint-Germain this summer, before the reigning European champions ultimately set their sights on Spain’s Ferran ...
Blitz on 2 Week 6 Win of the Week
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Leading Ashley Ridge just 6-2 under two minutes to play in the first half, Fort Dorchester scored a touchdown going into half. Then scored again coming out of half to put the game away en route to an impressive 33-12 win. The Fort defense holding AR to just 12 points […]
Country star diagnosed with rare blood cancer after health scare: ‘One day at a time’
Charles Kelley, the singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the country trio Lady A, revealed he’s been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer.
Patriots’ Christian Gonzalez-Less Secondary Takes Another Hit vs. Bills
The New England Patriots entered Sunday’s matchup with the Buffalo Bills short-handed at cornerback. Their depth was tested even further early in the fourth quarter.Charles Woods left the game after making a tackle on Bills wide receiver Joshua Palmer, according to Ethan Hurwitz of Patriots on SI. Charles Woods is hurt after making a tackle […] The post Patriots’ Christian Gonzalez-Less Secondary Takes Another Hit vs. Bills appeared first on HEAVY.
Blitz on 2: Week 7
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (WCBD): Hanahan 21 – Oceanside 31 Fort Dorchester 0 – James Island 56 Wando 3 – Berkeley 52 Socastee 19 – Cane Bay 14 Hilton Head 14 – Lucy Beckham 0 Stratford 3 – West Ashley 16 Stall 0 – Ashley Ridge 73 Goose Creek 6 – Carolina Forst 41 Bishop […]
Country star diagnosed with rare blood cancer after health scare: ‘One day at a time’
Charles Kelley, the singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the country trio Lady A, revealed he’s been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer.
Cottagers on tour: Castagne, Charles in action
As the international break continues to rumble on, Fulham's stars continue to be involved and there were three players involved for Fulham on Monday night - find out who and how they got on below!
Charles Black Leads C2QA Research on Scalable Quantum Computing
Brookhaven’s Charles Black leads C2QA research using materials science and semiconductor expertise to address challenges in scalable quantum computing.
Editorial: Central Oregon getting needed children's mental health facility
The emergency room at St. Charles hospital Bend is not the ideal place for a child to get mental health care when they are in crisis. But there can be […]
Digital Science appoints Charlesworth as strategic sales partner of Altmetric and Dimensions in China’s scholarly publishing sector
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GOP gubernatorial candidate pitches plan to lower property taxes
Charles, an attorney and former federal official, said he will also work with the federal government to increase funding for things like substance use disorder treatment.
Vermont Reindeer Farm, A Fun Fall Excursion
CHARLESTON- It was a beautiful fall day on Saturday, perfect for hosting an open house at the Vermont Reindeer Farm in the countryside in Charleston. John and Pauline Broe have
UFC fighter explains why he quit at UFC 331
Charles Jourdain was partially blinded in loss to Marlon Vera at UFC 331
Britain Politics Labour
Politician Charles Clarke attends the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
KidsSTREAM Turns Science, Technology And Creativity Into Hands-On Learning For Charles County Kids
KidsSTREAM received a $32,592 grant to support summer camps, tutoring and parent workshops for children and families in Charles County.
'SNL UK' mocks King Charles and Ed Sheeran in AI-themed sketch
"You know sometimes, when it comes to conflicts, the bravest thing you can do is to say nothing at all."
How corporate services help small businesses stay secure
Discover how corporate services help Ozark small businesses manage cash cycles, improve security, and save time via Table Rock Community Bank.
Former Wallabies hooker Nathan Charles diagnosed with MND after health decline
Former Australia rugby international Nathan Charles, who overcame cystic fibrosis to play a contact sport professionally, has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND). The 37-year-old Charles, who made his test debut in 2014 and earned four caps for the Wallabies, including a 12-12 draw against New Zealand, revealed he has been diagnosed with the same illness as recently retired National Rugby League star Jai Arrow. MND is an umbrella term for a group of progressive neurological conditions where the motor neurones degenerate.
Free all-day science forum set for Saturday; food, $200 gift cards for participants
A national science think tank is holding a free public forum in Charleston, West Virginia, on Oct. 3, 2026, to help shape the future of American science. The forum, to be held at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center, is sponsored by American Science@250: Rethink, Reimagine, Redesign, a nationwide initiative led by the Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes at Arizona State University.
Princess Diana’s brother trashes Kristen Stewart’s ‘Spencer’ movie: ‘Terrible’
Princess Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, trashed Kristen Stewart’s ‘Spencer’ movie as ‘terrible,’ though he praised the Oscar-nominated actress’ performance for ‘capturing Diana’ in spirit.
Data center regulation on Inside West Virginia Politics
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – On this week’s episode of Inside West Virginia Politics, our guests join Rick Johnson to discuss data center regulation, Parkinson’s advocacy and the Senate race. I…
Gallery Eleven featured artist for October to hold reception at Elk City gallery
CHARLESTON — Gallery Eleven has announced its featured artist for October.
Why 'East of Eden' Star Mike Faist Looks Familiar
Mike Faist stars as Charles Trask in the Netflix limited series adapatation. Here's where you may have recognized him before.
Southport fire chief files lawsuit against Novant Health after mother’s fatal fall
Southport Fire Chief Charles Drew has filed a wrongful-death suit against Novant Health, alleging lapses in care led to his mother’s fatal fall and brain bleed.
‘Dare I say TikTok is saving jazz’: Black Nile rewrites the L.A. jazz story for a new generation
Inglewood brothers Aaron and Lawrence Shaw, the jazz duo Black Nile, step into their biggest hometown spotlight yet, joining Erykah Badu and the Charles Gaines Collective at the Hollywood Bowl on Sept. 29.
USMNT youngsters pass Mexico test with flying colors
By Charles BoehmYou’ve probably heard of the ‘Dos a Cero’ mythology within the US men’s national team’s fierce rivalry with Mexico, a nod to the 2-0 scoreline by which they’ve defeated El ...
Memphis offense’s top performers from the non-conference slate
Memphis didn’t play last weekend after four straight games to start the season, and it will start conference play on Saturday with a road game against Charlotte. With the non-conference slate behind them, it’s time to look at the top performers from Charles Huff’s offense through the first four games of the season.
Pingree holds double-digit lead as voters back public option for health insurance
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Hannah Pingree holds a double-digit lead over Republican Bobby Charles, while one of her signature health care proposals is even more popular with likely Maine voters, according to a new poll released Tuesday. The survey, conducted by the Maine People’s Resource Center and released by the Maine People’s Alliance (of which Beacon
Lady A's Charles Kelley diagnosed with rare blood cancer after painful health scare
Lady A's Charles Kelley shared a video revealing that unexplained rib fractures led doctors to discover multiple myeloma, a rare blood cancer.
Country star diagnosed with rare blood cancer after health scare: ‘One day at a time’
Charles Kelley, the singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the country trio Lady A, revealed he’s been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer.
'Here & Now' Highlights: Charles Franklin, Jason Stein
A month before the 2026 election, the Marquette Law School Poll shows candidates for governor neck-and-neck — poll director Charles Franklin explained where voters stand and why. Enrollment caps for ...
New book by Princess Diana’s brother prompts war of words with King Charles III
A new book by the late Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, has made headlines with damning allegations about King Charles III.
Man shot and killed inside Hyde Park business, police say
Police are investigating a fatal shooting inside a Boston business on Saturday afternoon.
Gas prices soar as politicians talk about suspending tax
MORNING HEADLINES | The average price of a gallon of gas in South Carolina soared above the $4 mark over the last week, a rise of 15.2 cents in the last week.
Up to 12 Million Americans Have Lost Health Coverage During Trump’s Second Term: Analysis
Independent healthcare analyst Charles Gaba reveals up to 12 million Americans lost healthcare coverage under Trump's second term. Medicaid, ACA, and CHIP enrollment all down significantly.
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc arrive at Sepang in matching sports saloons
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc have arrived at Sepang in matching Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloces
Newark City Council loosens restrictions on downtown live entertainment
It's been well over a generation since music legends like Bruce Springsteen, Ray Charles, Hall & Oates, and the Dave Matthews Band played at Newark's legendary Stone Balloon, but a
Atlas Entertainment, Culture Genesis Set Creator Development Pact
Charles Roven's Atlas Entertainment and creator representation firm Culture Genesis have struck a film, TV and short-form content development pact.
Computer Science Instructor Has Students on (and in) the Right Course
The final projects in Anurag Tiwari’s upper-level AI course at the College of Charleston turn student-built AI tools into hiring assets.
Digital Science appoints Charlesworth as strategic sales partner in China
Agreement builds on Charlesworth’s existing work with the Chinese scholarly publishing community and knowledge of market
Local health care CEOs express concern about Medicaid changes
Federal changes coming to Medicaid in 2027 are already concerning the leaders of St. Charles Health System, Summit Health and Mosaic Community Health. They warned the public in a City […]
What Charles Huff said after Saturday’s win over Charlotte
Memphis beat Charlotte 59-8 on Saturday to pick up its first win in conference play and improve to 4-1 on the season. After the game, Charles Huff met with the media to talk about the win and what impressed him in the performance.
Studying Science in an Anti-Scientific Time
This Chronicle Review Deep Cut was first published in 2025. By Julianne Werlin Thanks for reading The Chronicle Review! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. Subscribe The last two decades have not been kind to science studies. Already bruised and battered by the “science wars” of the 1990s, by the 2000s sociologists of science — who had long argued that science had to be understood in its human context — were encountering the funhouse-mirror version of their own views in right-wing critiques of climate scientists. It was enough to give some prominent scholars pause. “Was I wrong to participate in the invention of this field known as science studies?” asked Bruno Latour, the most famous sociologist of science in the world, in 2003. “Should we apologize for having been wrong all along? Or should we rather bring the sword of criticism to criticism itself and do a bit of soul-searching here: What were we really after when we were so intent on showing the social construction of scientific facts?” In response, Latour proposed a change of method and attitude. Science studies, now chastened and contrite, would no longer seek to strip facts of their authority, but to enrich and enhance them. What this meant in practice was never fully clear. But his diagnosis of problems resonated, even if his solutions did not. Latour’s exercise in public hand-wringing signaled a shift in mood. By 2016, with the first election of Donald Trump, the idea that skepticism of science was a right-wing position, not a left-wing one, had become a commonplace, discussed eagerly in The New York Times. For liberals, vaccine denial during the Covid era and Trump’s second-term attacks on the funding of scientific research, covered extensively in these pages, added a new urgency to the defense of science on both practical and principled grounds. There was little appetite for a sociology or philosophy of science that emphasized the messiness and missteps of the scientific process rather than its integrity and triumphs. The distinguished historian of science Peter Dear’s new book, The World as We Know It: From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science (Princeton University Press, 2025), which seeks to tell the story of 18th- and 19th-century science for a general public, may seem comfortably remote from these bitter contests. In its 16 short chapters, Dear draws swift, sure sketches of major discoveries from Newton to Einstein, ably guiding the reader through debates on stellar nebulae, animal taxonomy, atomic chemistry, evolution, and other flashpoints in the history of science. But though a work of history, Dear’s book must still negotiate our polarized present. In a blurb on its back cover, the historian of biology Lynn K. Nyhart alludes to the “present moment, when scientific knowledge is being swamped by misinformation and its institutions are under siege.” Dear himself, in his conclusion, refers to the “yard signs” and “bumper stickers” that proclaim “Science Is Real.” One antidote to both anti-science propaganda and to reductive slogans in science’s defense is a robust history and philosophy of science: exactly what Dear’s scholarship has long offered. But his new book illustrates how difficult such work has become. Dear, an emeritus professor of history at Cornell University, is best known as a creative and philosophically minded historian of the Scientific Revolution. His edited volume The Literary Structure of Scientific Argument (1991) analyzed the rhetoric of Galileo’s thought experiments to brilliant effect. Discipline and Experience: The Mathematical Way in the Scientific Revolution (1995) was a major contribution to the analysis of scientific experiments in early modern Europe and beyond, while Revolutionizing the Sciences: European Knowledge in Transition, 1500-1700 (2001), now in its third edition, remains one of the best overviews of the profound epistemological upheavals of 16th- and 17th-century science. But Dear has also ventured into later periods. Nearly two decades ago, in The Intelligibility of Nature: How Science Makes Sense of the World (2006), he turned to the 18th and 19th centuries to sketch a history and theory of scientific knowledge. Aimed at a generalist audience, Dear’s simple prose belied serious philosophical ambitions. Science, Dear argued, has two aspects: “natural philosophy,” the quest to understand the true nature of the universe, and “instrumentality,” the applied skills and technologies that allow us to manipulate the world for human advantage. Both strands are ancient, but the innovation of the phenomenon we call “science” was to yoke them together. As Francis Bacon wrote, “Human knowledge and human power meet in one; for where the cause is not known, the effect cannot be produced,” an insight typically abridged to “knowledge is power.” Or, in Bertrand Russell’s characteristically blunt phrase, science has two functions, “1. to enable us to know things, and 2., to enable us to do things.” So far, so conventional. But Dear took issue with this familiar story in one respect. Bacon’s formula implied that theory and practice could be fused in a single method. In fact, Dear argued, the quest to understand nature and the desire to manipulate it were coupled only loosely. They could come together, but they could also pull apart. Focusing on natural philosophy, the “knowing” half of the scientific circle, he used a series of case studies from cosmology, taxonomy, chemistry, electromagnetism, and quantum theory to show how theories changed over time, in dialogue with practice, but never reducible to it. Take the case of matter, the basic substrate of the physical world. In the 18th and 19th centuries, scientists not only disagreed about what it was, but also about how well it could be known. In 1789, the chemist Antoine Lavoisier dismissed speculation about the atomic composition of chemicals as “discussions entirely of a metaphysical nature,” as he sought to orient chemistry away from philosophical abstraction and toward laboratory results. But in the 19th century, atoms returned with a vengeance in the atomic chemistry of John Dalton, who wanted to explain the underlying structure of nature. It was not just that Dalton and Lavoisier had a different set of experimental results, or even a different theory, Dear showed. What counted as an explanation had changed. In arguing that scientific theories depended on their intelligibility to human beings with complex arrays of beliefs and commitments, Dear was in sympathy with science studies. Key figures such as the sociologist Steven Shapin emphasized the importance of psychological mechanisms like trust in the formation and acceptance of scientific ideas. But in focusing on the scientific pursuit of knowledge, not its politics or economics, Dear resisted the more cynical perspective of some of his colleagues. The Intelligibility of Nature strikes a very different note than Shapin’s collection of a few years later, Never Pure: Historical Studies of Science as If It Was Produced by People With Bodies, Situated in Time, Space, Culture, and Society, and Struggling for Credibility and Authority (2010), to name just one example. Walking a very fine line, Dear depicted science as driven at once by complex social dynamics and by the intellectual power of real discoveries. It was a testament not only to his own acumen but also to the vitality of the field that he was able to do so. Nearly two decades later, The World as We Know It returns to the questions broached in The Intelligibility of Nature. Like Dear’s earlier study, it begins with the Newtonian cosmos and ends with debates between Einstein and Bohr on quantum physics. Beyond its terminal figures, many of the same characters appear in both studies, including the naturalists John Ray and the Comte de Buffon; the chemists Étienne François Geoffroy, Antoine Lavoisier, and John Dalton; as well as Charles Darwin and Michael Faraday, among others. Its subject is nearly identical: As in The Intelligibility of Nature, The World as We Know It considers natural philosophy as opposed to instrumentality, here defined as the “desire to create a picture of what the world is really like — the world as God knows it — rather than simply having instrumental or operational control over it.” The two books also overlap in insights — and sometimes even in language. The reader who has learned in The Intelligibility of Nature that Buffon’s method of classifying animals “reflected his belief in the importance of the senses and empiricism in learning about nature (a doctrine associated with Newton and the philosopher John Locke)” will experience a sense of déjà vu on reading, in The World as We Know It, that the classification “reflects Buffon’s commitment to the epistemological stance of Newton and his philosophical underlaborer John Locke, who stressed the role of the senses in creating natural knowledge.” Later in the passage, we read that, “because of its stress on understanding the ways of life of animals in their environments, Buffon’s approach could almost be labeled (anachronistically) as ‘ecological.’” And again, “an anachronistic way of putting it would be to say that Buffon recommends an ecological mode of understanding.” Likewise, in The Intelligibility of Nature we read of Dalton that he was initially drawn to meteorology, and that: He did a bit of experimental work on these things, especially having to do with the water-holding capacity of gases, but his real interest lay in understanding what, at an underlying natural-philosophical level, was really going on physically.” Whereas, in The World as We Know It: He did experimental work on these things, especially concerning the water-holding capacity of gases — although not at a very refined level quantitatively — but he was continually trying to develop a theoretical conception of what was happening physically. The final full chapter of each book closes on the same resigned note. Intelligibility: These days, most serious work on the natural philosophical underpinnings and implications of quantum mechanics is performed not by physicists but by philosophers of science. Among scientific practitioners themselves, Bohr’s attempt to use instrumentality as sufficient grounds for a respectable science has met with a high degree of success. And again, in The World as We Know It: Bohr’s and Einstein’s concerns are now questions that are mostly discussed by philosophers of science rather than by physicists themselves. The marginalization of these sorts of questions amounts to the demise of natural philosophy, at least in physics, in the 20th century. Quantum mechanics “works,” and that’s good enough for most scientists who encounter it. Examples could be multiplied. When handling the same subject matter, some echoes are inevitable. Scholars should not feel that because they have written “Isaac Newton died in 1727” in one book, in the next they must describe him as perishing, expiring, or meeting his maker. But the repetitions of language and arguments (not to mention six reproduced images) threaded throughout The World as We Know It are more extensive than that. They should have been caught by Princeton University Press or its reviewers, and revised. Because the two books have so much in common, it is easy to see where they diverge. The World as We Know It is a less theoretical work than its predecessor. The sociology of knowledge that organized The Intelligibility of Nature has been reduced in scale and folded into readings and examples. The taut interplay between history and theory, which gave the earlier study so much interest, is there, but it is subtle. In the earlier book, the case studies demonstrated theoretical claims about the character and development of science. In the later work, each narrative of discovery is an end in itself. Insights emerge from the history, but they do not control the organization of the study. With the theory muted, it can be hard to understand the logic uniting Dear’s sprawling history of more than two centuries of scientific knowledge. The 16 brisk chapters cover an enormous amount of material. But the closer the volume edges to comprehensiveness, the more obvious the missing elements become. A chapter on “Institutions and Pedagogy,” describing the birth of the research university, illustrates the problem. Inserted roughly halfway through the book, the unnumbered chapter is designed as an “entr’acte,” in acknowledgement that it does not fit the study’s organization around scientific discoveries. Yet as Dear is well aware, no general history of the development of modern science can bracket its 19th-century institutionalization and professionalization. It was the 19th-century university, after all, that gave us the “scientist,” a term coined by the Cambridge philosopher William Whewell. Dear’s history of scientific discoveries implies a wider social and institutional history, but it remains largely subterranean, only occasionally extruded under the pressure of the narrative. It must be said that the balance is not all on the side of the earlier study. There are some advantages to the more historical, less theoretical organization of The World as We Know It. Dear’s accounts of paradigm shifts are remarkably lucid, no small accomplishment given that they span fields and centuries. He makes excellent use of the wealth of new scholarship on Darwin and his influences, to which he has himself contributed. It is satisfying to see puzzle pieces from Buffon’s natural history, Georges Cuvier’s animal taxonomy, Thomas Robert Malthus’s demography, and Charles Lyell’s geology recombined seamlessly in the Darwinian jigsaw. Likewise, Dear’s discussion of stellar nebulae, divided between chapters two and 15, shows vividly how Newton, Kant, Herschel, and Hubble reimagined insights and observations as they sought to discover whether the diffuse light that filtered through early telescopes was a glowing, gaseous substance or discrete but distant stars. Yet despite such pleasures, the book remains a more modest work than The Intelligibility of Nature. Dear has clearly not changed his views about the history of science. But in the two decades that have elapsed, the discipline and the world around it have changed, making it harder to write a sociologically and philosophically ambitious history of science for the general reader. That is a shame, because in the age of Silicon Valley and biotechnology, both the reciprocity and the tensions Dear identified between the epistemological and instrumental ambitions of science are more evident than ever. In recent years, some of the most exciting new books on the history of science in early modernity have focused precisely on this pressure point. Important studies such as Pamela H. Smith’s From Lived Experience to the Written Word (2022), James Poskett’s Horizons: The Global Origins of Modern Science (2022), and Vera Keller’s The Interlopers: Early Stuart Projects and the Undisciplining of Knowledge (2023) all shed new light on how early modern science negotiated the relationship between its instrumental and epistemological ambitions, or in Russell’s phrase, knowing and doing. There is every opportunity for a philosophically informed approach to draw new insights from this wealth of material. Dear, unfortunately, has not done so in The World as We Know It. But for future scholars of the history of science, his body of work over nearly four decades may provide just the model. Julianne Werlin is an associate professor of English at Duke University. 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How candidates for governor would change Maine health care policy
By Emily Bader of The Maine Monitor A look at the health care plans put forward by Bobby Charles, Hannah Pingree and Rick Bennett. Policy experts have warned that Mainers are facing a cliff in…
Groundbreaking held for $44M Murray Mill in Anderson
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Owners of Plot Twist Books in South Charleston looking to sell the business
An award-winning bookstore in Kanawha County is up for sale, according to ownership.https://wchstv.com/news/local/south-charleston-bookstore-earns-award-less-th
New Orleans' Eiffel Tower building on St. Charles is on the market. Could it be demolished?
The quirky steel structure was built a restaurant that was removed from the Eiffel Tower in Paris and shipped to New Orleans in the 1980s.
Your Vote 2026 Maine Calling candidate interview: Bobby Charles, Republican for governor
Maine Calling host Jennifer Rooks interviews Republican gubernatorial candidate Bobby Charles ahead of the November election.
GOP candidate Charles vows to dismantle DHHS
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Business Ingenuity Gives Birth to Edgy, an AI Agent Educated in the Theory Behind Natural Synergy™ to Show Leaders Where Their Organizations Are Headed
SAN FRANCISCO, October 05, 2026--Business Ingenuity, Inc. today announced the availability of Edgy, an AI agent educated using Natural Synergy: From Natural Mystery to Mastery, co-authored by co-founder Charles Follett and Ray Scott and available on Amazon. Edgy analyzes an organization through its public footprint and its own people, then tells executives which Operating State the organization occupies, which direction it is being driven, and what adjustments would improve its performance.
Charles County Grant Helps Health Partners Provide Dental Care
A $45,325 Charles County grant will help Health Partners continue providing affordable dental care to adults and children in Waldorf.
'Real buzz' around Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland midfielder Shea Charles says "he could not be happier" following the side's unbeaten Nations League window.
Tim Cook on his first month after Apple CEO transition: ‘I’m not meddling’
Tim Cook visited Apple’s Battersea campus in London this week, mingling with King Charles as part of the company’s new...
Unfinished Business: Silka Carries Funky Style, Serious Grit into 2026-27 Season
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Emma Navarro on the true cost of her rapid rise through the tennis ranks
As her results soared, the American tennis ace says her health was moving in the opposite direction. She reflects on under-fueling, pushing herself to the limit and learning to put health first.
Scare up some fun: Dirty Birds host free Halloween double feature at GoMart Ballpark
The Charleston Dirty Birds will transform the field at GoMart Ballpark in Charleston, West Virginia into a free outdoor movie theater on Oct. 9, 2026, for a Halloween-themed double feature sponsored by The Arc of the Three Rivers of Dunbar, West Virginia. Families, friends and movie fans are invited onto the field for an evening featuring the 1993 release “Hocus Pocus” followed by 1991's “The Addams Family,” bringing two Halloween favorites to the big screen in downtown Charleston, according to a news release from the Dirty Birds. Concessions will be available for sale at the park for the event.
Country star diagnosed with rare blood cancer after health scare: ‘One day at a time’
Charles Kelley, the singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the country trio Lady A, revealed he’s been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer.
Winners from Memphis’ 24-point victory over UT Martin
Memphis improved to 3-1 on Saturday with a 45-21 win over UT Martin. While the Tigers didn’t win in blowout fashion, it never felt like the team was in danger, and it was a comfortable win for Charles Huff and his team.
Maine Dems, GOP exchange jabs over fundraising in the governor’s race
The focus on funds comes as candidates prep for a series of debates and with early voting starting statewide on Monday. Several polls show Pingree ahead of Charles and independent Rick Bennett by a significant margin.
High school sports roundup for Oct. 3-5, 2026
Boys Tennis Lynnwood defeated Archbishop Murphy 7-0 Singles: Aryan Jadal (L) defeated Charles Leichman (AM) 6-2, 6-1 Kevin Phan (L) defeated Max Tsang (AM) 6-1, 6-0 Jaren Sayavong (L) defeated Leo […]
How Maine's next governor may change health care policy
A look at the health care plans put forward by Bobby Charles, Hannah Pingree and Rick Bennett.
Lady A’s Charles Kelley Reveals Rare Blood Cancer Diagnosis After ‘Random’ Health Concern Sparked Testing
The singer shared the “hard news” with his wife, Cassie Kelley, by his side.
USMNT youngsters fuel "amazing start" to 2030 World Cup cycle
By Charles BoehmThe US men’s national team’s 1-0 win over Canada was not exactly a work of art.Tuesday’s spirited crowd at Minnesota United FC’s Allianz Field witnessed a ruggedly physical enc...
Lady A's Charles Kelley reveals rare blood cancer diagnosis
LOS ANGELES — Lady A singer Charles Kelley has been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare type of blood cancer. The country star shared his diagnosis in a video posted
How Ryan Richter sparked Philadelphia Union's stunning turnaround
By Charles Boehm“Richter’s at the wheel, at the wheel. Richter’s at the wheel!”Sports Illustrated Stadium emptied quickly after the Philadelphia Union’s 3-1 win over Red Bull New York on Aug...
Compass’ PHS, Jancula teams double up on SaMo-Palisades connection
Two Compass teams said they’ve created a “supergroup” with the aim of seizing on business moving between Santa Monica and the Pacific Palisades. PHS, which counts nine people, is led by Hathorn, along with Charles Pence and Loraine Silver. The group generated about $218 million in sales over the past year, with a focus on North Santa Monica, according to Compass. The group will be working with Ryan Jancula’s namesake team, which is made up of 13 people that had sales volume of $300 million in the past 12 months, Compass said. Jancula, who is from the Palisades, and his […]
The Tiny Tassel marks 11 years in downtown Charleston by giving back
A downtown Charleston boutique is celebrating 11 years in business by giving back to the community that has supported it.The Tiny Tassel, located at the corner
MUSC’s new College of Health Professions building now open downtown Charleston
MUSC’s new College of Health Professions building is now open downtown.
New fund invests $250,000 in Charleston small business center
The Lowcountry Impact Fund has announced its first investment, a $250,000 commitment to The Harbor Entrepreneur Center in Charleston.
Atalanta Star Opens Up on Failed Paris Saint-Germain Transfer
Atalanta forward Charles De Ketelaere has admitted to having been in contact with Paris Saint-Germain during the summer transfer window. During a brief interview with La Derniere Heure via Calciomerca...
Depeche Mode fans flock to Prague’s Charles Bridge to recreate 1988 band photo
A new trend has emerged at Prague's Charles Bridge, where tourists now line up to recreate a famous photo of the members of Depeche Mode | WBBM Newsradio 780 AM & 105.9 FM
Charles brothers 'brilliant' in NI's landmark win
The Charles brothers led the way for Northern Ireland at both ends of the field during the side's Nations League win over Georgia in Tbilisi.