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Digital History Berlin<p>📯 Join us for <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/DigitalHistoryOFK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHistoryOFK</span></a>! Edgar Lejeune examines historical database projects (ARTEM, MEDITEXT, 1427 catasto) to explore how medieval historians' corpus practices evolved in the digital age. Has computational knowledge truly accumulated since the 1960s or remained siloed?<br>📚 Is Cumulativity of Knowledge just an Epistemological Chimera? (1960-2020)<br>📅 Wed, 14 May, 16-18h CET<br>ℹ️ <a href="https://dhistory.hypotheses.org/10154" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">dhistory.hypotheses.org/10154</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/4memory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>4memory</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/DigitalHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalHistory</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/MedievalStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedievalStudies</span></a> <a href="https://fedihum.org/tags/DataHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataHistory</span></a> @historikerinnen @NFDI4Memory</p>
PSDI<p>Frances Kelsey, a physician and FDA scientist, analyzed clinical trial data on thalidomide, a drug promoted for morning sickness in pregnant women. She noticed insufficient safety data and refused to approve the drug in the U.S., despite heavy pressure from pharmaceutical companies.</p><p>Her scrutiny saved thousands of babies from severe birth defects, reinforcing the need for rigorous drug testing and leading to stronger FDA regulations on pharmaceuticals.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/PSDI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PSDI</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DataHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataHistory</span></a></p>