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Dr. Dave McCullough

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Historian of public science education.
Archivist of science, technology, and sound.
“Live from the Archives” Wednesdays on YouTube
I do this.

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Crude Nation: Teaching Americans to Love Oil

For today’s Live From the Archives, we’re looking at a promo booklet for Sun Oil’s 1955 “Oil Serves America” exhibit at Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute!

Oil has great PR. It’s one of the linchpins of our current climate crisis. Americans and oil (all fossil fuels, really) are in a loving death spiral, and have been for decades. How did we get here?

American science museums have been useful sites for laundering public opinions about oil for decades. Oil companies make exhibits that depict their work as scientific development, and vital to American prosperity.

Join us at YouTube.com/@Dr_DaveMc at 9pm EST/ 6pm PST!
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@djianhead by @dr_davemc

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LIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES PODCAST! The feed has been restored and you can now subscribe to the audio podcast via Apple, Spotify and other places in case you missed the live stream! Tune in on your podcast app of choice! And leave us a rating if you feel inspired! by @dr_davemc

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The seasons have changed and there is a crisp breeze blowing. Tap in with the Vinyl Tap 215 Crew at @commonbeatmusic on Saturday, October 24th for the Vinyl Harvest. We’ve been copping wax at flea markets, record fairs, and our favorite record stores all summer. And yes we ordered some online too. Let’s share in the abundance of the Vinyl Harvest together. You’ll be glad you came.
1-145 : @kottaranks
145-230 : @chickdafunkman
230-315 : @john_liberator
315-400 : @comradecota
4-445 : @courtneeowens
445-530 : @dr_davemc
530-6 : @traksaw
FYI- Vinyl Tap 215 founder @duiji_is_enough will be in town for his first visit since his family’s big move to Columbus Ohio this summer. taken in Common Beat Music by @dr_davemc

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Russia launched the first man-made satellite, Sputnik 1, in 1957. Americans responded with shock, fear, and a new commitment to science education.

That public response to Sputnik 1 was based on a lie. It also prevented a massive leap forward in public climate knowledge. Sputnik was launched as part of the International Geophysical Year (IGY), the 16-month global project to study Earth, from its core to near space, and even the sun. 66 countries participated in IGY, which was spearheaded by the US and Russia.

For this week’s Live From the Archives livestream, we’ll be discussing IGY, the revolution in science that was silenced to fuel the Cold War. Join me and @djianhead tonight, October 7, streaming live on my YouTube channel YouTube.com/@dr_davemc. 9pm EST, 6pm PST!
@live_fromthearchives
#climate #science #history #artifacts by @dr_davemc

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“Education” is central to American empire. On today’s Live From the Archives, we’ll look at some of the stories told about the lands that America seized after the Spanish-American war. What were people supposed to learn about Hawaii, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Cuba? And why was the American military featured?
Join me and @djianhead tonight on my YouTube channel: @Dr_DaveMc, tonight at 9pm EST, 6pm PST. Link in the bio!
@live_fromthearchives by @dr_davemc

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LIVE FROM THE ARCHIVES!! Tune in tonight, or check out past episodes now available on Apple, Spotify or most other podcast places and apps! by @dr_davemc

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On the next Live From the Archives livestream, we’ll look at the intersection of science, race, and gender through the story of anthropologist Gene Weltfish and the Congress of American Women.

This is the first of what I hope will be several discussions about attacks on scientists that used research to expose the lie of racism. And, in the case of Dr. Weltfish, embraced activism to bring her work to interracial coalitions of women.

Join me and guest @djianhead on as we livestream on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 9pm EST, 6pm PST
YouTube.com/@Dr_DaveMc

Links in the bio! by @dr_davemc

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Museums hold an odd place in American life. We want them around. We value them deeply. But, how often do we go?

Museums have odd relationships with the public. Do we want throngs of people or quiet places for reflection and learning? Educators are expendable, even though they’re the ones connecting with the audiences.

The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia is closing. Our family held a membership for 11 years. I also briefly studied the history of the Academy’s programs. I wrote down some reflections in an essay that’s free to read on my Patreon. Link in the bio.
#museum #science #education #philadelphia by @dr_davemc

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Check out Live From the Archives tonight on YouTube, 9pm EST, 6pm PST.

@djianhead and I will be talking about military in American science museums! Should be a great convo. Check us out. Link in the Bio!
#science #livestreaming #archive #museum by @dr_davemc

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How we talk about science is a problem. We have to more specific, and honest, if we want for everyone to be on the same page.

(FWIW, my family does vaccines and we’re focused on addressing the climate crisis. The science establishment still has to be better)
#Science #history #dialogue #meaning by @dr_davemc

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Welcome to Live From the Archives, the weekly livestream diving into artifacts from the historian of public science education.

Here’s a quick sampling of some of artifacts and documents we’ll be highlighting.

Hosted by historian and archivist @dr_davemc with frequent guest, musical archivist (and the homie) @djianhead Live From the Archives streams weekly on Wednesdays at 9pm EST/6pm PST at YouTube.com/@Dr_DaveMc

Past episodes available to watch any time. Come through! #history #science #education #archive #museums by @dr_davemc

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New Live From the Archives tonight at 9pm EST! Streaming live on my YouTube channel, @Dr_DaveMc (same as here)

Check me and @djianhead as we discuss some ed programs from the late 70s that talk about energy policy. As we continue to grapple with the climate crisis, we can learn from old stuff as we create that new!

Music used on this video is Presente De Montara by @brizzo16
Check him out: https://brizzo3.bandcamp.com/album/always-choose-the-sun

#History #climate #education #science by @dr_davemc

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