Promoting Useful Knowledge Since 1743. amphilsoc.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mknphfkzkn2oJoin us on April 30 for an Indigenous Learing Forum with Fatima Valdivia, Indigenous rights defender and CNAIR Postdoctoral Fellow, discussing continuity of colonialism in Mexico and its connection to drug trafficking, based on her doctoral research. https://bit.ly/4eHjYfT29 Apr 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknphfkzkn2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mknc7p5xke2m"It is another aphorism that no one knows everything about anything. That need not dull the pleasure and fascination of the fact that a great deal is known about some things." Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom.29 Apr 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknc7p5xke2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mkl7wtz57r2hLast week, the APS hosted over 300 elected Members and distinguished guests for 3 days of talks and collaboration. APS Members are leaders in a variety of fields and frequently publish for scholars and a general audience. Find some of their recent publications here: https://bit.ly/4vQxJzg28 Apr 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkl7wtz57r2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mkkqnnozxv23Ben Franklin: Founding Father, polymath, postmaster. This week’s blog post by Eva Molina Flores, APS Press Editorial Fellow, explores some of the work done by Franklin on the first printed map of the Gulf Stream during his time as postmaster. @evamolinaflores.blsky.social https://bit.ly/41PLQad28 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkkqnnozxv23https://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mkinfsduzh25In the spirit of global intellectual collaboration the APS is hosting programs with international learned societies in 2026. Join us and @britishacademy.bsky.social on May 12 for Dame Linda Colley's talk, “Rome and America: Edward Gibbon and the American Revolution.” https://bit.ly/4u4GBzr27 Apr 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkinfsduzh25https://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mki6u6encr2hWhat does a scientist's fieldwork look like in the middle of the forest? In this Meeting Monday, biologist Merlin Sheldrake talks about it. Watch his talk, "Entangled Lives: Fungi, Ecology, and Us" to learn more about fungi, including its history, intelligence, and uses. https://bit.ly/4vHOgVQ27 Apr 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki6u6encr2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mkannj67av2oCongratulations to Timothy Bowers Vasko, Barnard College Assistant Professor and 2019 Mellon Foundation NASI Postdoc Fellow at the APS, on his new book "Making All the World America: Native Information and the Doctrine of Discovery" published April 14: https://bit.ly/4tmDWBg @pennpress.bsky.social 24 Apr 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkannj67av2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mk64vmlgqg2wCongratulations to Francis Collins, recipient of the National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal. Collins is a physician and former Director of the National Institutes of Health, best known for his work on the Human Genome Project. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4vCQvdc23 Apr 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk64vmlgqg2whttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mk46m6o7xc2vThe APS is pleased to present Glory M. Liu, Georgetown Provost’s Distinguished Faculty Fellow and Assistant Professor, with the Henry Allen Moe Prize in the Humanities. Learn more about Liu and her award here: https://bit.ly/4tU8bzi Liu's 2023 talk: https://bit.ly/41EP3Jy22 Apr 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk46m6o7xc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mk3yqauejt25In 1953, some APS Members and guests watched Meeting lectures on short-circuit TV on the APS campus. But in 2026, you can tune in via livestream on our YouTube channel! https://www.youtube.com/@amphilsociety Full program here: https://www.amphilsoc.org/members/meetings/april-202622 Apr 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3yqauejt25https://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mk3nrm22uj2h“For me, the sources from the past, primary or secondary, are not a prison. They are a magic thread that links me to people long since dead and with situations that have crumbled to dust." Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom.22 Apr 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3nrm22uj2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mjz67smswd2hDuring this week's APS Member Meeting, we are pleased to award the Honorable Guido Calabresi with the 2025 Henry M. Phillips Prize. This prize recognizes outstanding lifetime contributions to the field of jurisprudence. Learn more about Judge Calabresi and his award here: https://bit.ly/4dVAuc121 Apr 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjz67smswd2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mjwznccaje2yDuring this Meeting, we're pleased to award Robert D. Putnam, political scientist, author, and Harvard professor of public policy, the Congressionally authorized Thomas Jefferson Medal. Learn more about Putnam and the Jefferson Medal here: https://bit.ly/4tUyaqu20 Apr 2026 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwznccaje2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mjwllv7t2p2mDo history and literature really provide "useful knowledge" in our fast-paced world? In this Week’s Meeting Monday, literary critic R. Howard Bloch discusses "Good Uses of the Humanities in Bad Times," or the irreplaceable lessons we can learn from the humanities. Full talk: https://bit.ly/4vyMYfI20 Apr 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwllv7t2p2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mjp3bnpsu52lAPS alumni are spreading “useful knowledge” ahead of America's 250th. Learn “What ‘America’ meant before 1776, and who ‘Americans’ are today” from Dr. Surekha Davies, British historian and 2015 Franklin Research Grant Recipient, in the LA Times. @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social https://lat.ms/4teCn8r17 Apr 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp3bnpsu52lhttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mjmki3blsg2tCongratulations to poet Natasha Trethewey who has been named the 2026 recipient of the Stone Award for Literary Achievement by Oregon State University! Trethewey will share an evening of poetry at OSU on May 8. More info about Trethewey’s honor and evening of poetry here: https://bit.ly/4ejebNo16 Apr 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmki3blsg2thttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mjkntynv4j27Dave Gary, Associate Director of Collections and curator of APS Museum exhibition "These Truths: The Declarations of Independence," was featured on Fox 29's Good Day Philly! Watch the segment for a walkthrough of "These Truths" and more. Full video via Fox 29: https://bit.ly/4tMDUCl15 Apr 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkntynv4j27https://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mjjzq74hie2f“Nature is silent only to those who know not how to interrogate her—to the man of inquisitive mind she offers ample instruction.” Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom.15 Apr 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjzq74hie2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mjhohjv3np2cEpisode 6 of Useful Knowledge is live! Tune in on Apple Podcasts or Spotify to hear from Michael Marletta, biochemist, UC Berkeley professor, and APS Member, about how he was inspired to become a scientist and his thoughts about the exciting field of biochemistry. More info: https://bit.ly/4mzbBoQ14 Apr 2026 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhohjv3np2chttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mjhk4wrda32cIn this week's blog post by Fleur van der Woude, APS Assistant Paper Conservator, learn how our team analyzed the stability of Thomas Jefferson’s handwritten draft of the Declaration of Independence for this year’s APS Museum exhibition, “These Truths.” https://bit.ly/4sphc2c14 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhk4wrda32chttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mjfqiii2td2tThank you to everyone who joined us last Friday for our opening of “These Truths: The Declarations of Independence.” The APS Museum saw 2,600 visitors during its opening weekend! “These Truths” is open until January 3. Stop by from 10-5 on Thursdays through Sundays. 13 Apr 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfqiii2td2thttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mjf73lbsnz2cTune in tomorrow to episode 6 of the Useful Knowledge podcast guest-starring biochemist Michael Marletta. Learn how he found his niche and his thoughts on the past and future of biochemistry and serendipitous scientific discovery. Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. 13 Apr 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf73lbsnz2chttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mj5yloi5du2kOur team has been planning and researching for years to make "These Truths" a reality. Now, it's open for all to see! Visit us today until 4 or from 5-7 PM for our opening reception featuring a reading by John Adams. Can't make it today? Join us Thursdays to Sundays from 10-5.10 Apr 2026 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5yloi5du2khttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mj5kls5lpy2oThe wait is over! "These Truths: The Declarations of Independence" is officially open to the public! Stop by to see the exhibition from 10-4, or join us from 5-7 for our opening reception featuring a special reading with John Adams! More info here: https://bit.ly/4jPtYUZ10 Apr 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5kls5lpy2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mj5idwouzz2xDuring the Revolutionary War, smallpox ripped through the colonies, endangering soldiers and civilians alike. Learn more in "Smallpox in the Revolutionary City," an interactive map based on research by Ella Scalese, 2025 Martin Levitt Fellow. https://bit.ly/48niQKr10 Apr 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5idwouzz2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3mj2xscydqt2dCongratulations to climate scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan, recipient of the 2026 Crafoord Prize. Ramanathan is recognized for his work on the causes of climate change including his 1975 discovery that cholorofluorocarbons are a major contributor. @scrippsocean.bsky.social @ucsandiego.bsky.social 09 Apr 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj2xscydqt2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3miyvrnl34v2nJoin us on 4/30 for a talk with Marcia McNutt, geophysicist and National Academy of Sciences President, on “James Madison’s Contributions to Climate and Citizen Science.” This talk is part of “America’s Scientific Revolutionaries," a series funded by the Lounsbery Foundation. https://bit.ly/4bYhM2108 Apr 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3miyvrnl34v2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/amphilsociety.bsky.social/post/3miygqq6adt2q“Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.” Check back weekly for APS Members' words of wisdom.08 Apr 2026 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:zkndtyrtei4bxmn4a5fzjutv/app.bsky.feed.post/3miygqq6adt2q