The Swiss Renaissance physician and natural philosopher Theophrastus von Hohenheim (aka Paracelsus) has been praised as a ‘father’ of modern toxicology by some, and derided as a self-evident pseudoscientist and charlatan by others. Aspects of his supposed and actual ideas have been claimed by humanistic proponents of holistic medicine as well as by Nazism, and … Read more
Those of you who watched my video on Jason Josephson-Storm’s The Myth of Disenchantment know that Jason kindly sent me a complimentary copy of his book as an award for the next winner of the FH Patreon prize draw. The draw has now come to an end, and I’m happy to announce FH supporter Jessica … Read more
I made a new video for you! This and the following videos are based on my first Forbidden Histories article, “The Naturalization of the Poltergeist” (click here to read). Here’s part 1: For those who would like to do their own historical research, here’s an UPDATED BIBLIOGRAPHY with references for the article and both parts … Read more
When the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine in London was still in existence, it was widely regarded the international flagship of medical history and attracted some of the brightest scholars and students from all around the world. One of the people I met there around a decade ago was Yu-chuan Wu from … Read more
Owing to the ongoing pandemic, we’re all grounded. So while we all have been staying at home to “flatten the curve”, I thought I’d make a new video for you. Please enjoy – and if you did, please remember to share, like and subscribe.