Res Obscura
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Notes on the history of technology, medicine, science, art, drugs, and empire from UC Santa Cruz history professor Benjamin Breen. Also: using AI in research and teaching.
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About Benjamin Breen
Historian of science, medicine, technology, drugs, and culture at UCSC.
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