Petter Hellström is a PhD candidate at the Department of History of Science and Ideas, Uppsala University
August 2016
The H word
Not on the map: cartographic omission from New England to Palestine
An emotional debate has erupted over the absence of Palestine on Google Maps. But why does it matter whether Palestinians are on the map? Historian of science Petter Hellström looks at maps of the colonial era for clues
April 2016
The H word
The tree of life: with Darwin from Genesis to genomics
A new “tree of life” has prompted a re-evaluation of our place in evolution. But why are these diagrams named after the tree in the biblical Garden of Eden?
