Alexandra Barmpouti

Historian of Medicine and Eugenics; Author of:

[Alexandra Barmpouti @Alex_eugenics]

Photoshooting with my book! A long-awaited moment 😀 #newbook #histmed #twitterstorians #eugenics #publication @Palgrave_ Post-War Eugenics, Reproductive Choices and Population Policies in Greece, 1950s–1980s https://t.co/J8gF1avFUj

[Alexandra Barmpouti @Alex_eugenics]

Enquête de Santé publique France sur l’utilisation de contraceptifs : la pilule perd la première place https://t.co/1XxEKao7tR

[Alexandra Barmpouti @Alex_eugenics]

@mariusturda Congrats! Looking forward to reading it!

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

"The real problem of humanity is the following: We have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology." -E.O. Wilson

[Alexandra Barmpouti @Alex_eugenics]

Book Review: A History of British Eugenics since 1865: From Francis Galton to Designer Babies by David Redvaldsen - Alexandra Barmpouti, 2025 https://t.co/88yMg50v1S

[Past Medical History @PastMedHistory]

Gregor Johann Mendel, (1822-1884) the biologist, mathematician and Augustinian friar. Mendel gained posthumous recognition as the founder of genetics. His pea plant experiments established many of the rules of heredity, now referred to as the laws of Mendelian inheritance.

[Alexandra Barmpouti @Alex_eugenics]

My paper on self-managed medical abortion is published! https://t.co/kIRcOeTFVw

#abortion #modern_history #reproduction #bioethics #selfcare

[Past Medical History @PastMedHistory]

Etching of William Burke murdering Margaret Docherty by Robert Seymour (1829). Burke and William Hare famously committed 16 murders over about ten months in 1828 and sold the corpses to Robert Knox for dissection at his anatomy lectures. #histmed #historyofmedicine #anatomy

[Marius Turda @mariusturda]

A new programme led by @ucl' Museums & Cultural Programmes and Special Collections explores how eugenics has marginalised voices and shaped society. My modest contribution to scholarship and the exhibition on the legacies of eugenics are also included.
https://t.co/SRlRB0tAiK

[well-meaning @FreshSummerWind]

A map showing the huge difference in the number of words in the Greek language compared to all other languages ​​in Europe. German is second, Hungarian is third and Swedish is fourth (surprised).

[Past Medical History @PastMedHistory]

Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-65) a Hungarian physician whose work demonstrated that hand-washing could drastically reduce the number of women dying after childbirth. For this reason he is known as the ‘saviour of mothers’. #historyofmedicine #handwashing #obstetrics #antisepsis

[Marius Turda @mariusturda]

Publication Alert🚨
The 6-volume set of the cultural history of race (@BloomsburyAcad) is now available in paperback. A thought-provoking collection of studies by some of the best scholars working on the history of race and racism today. 👀 Don’t miss it!
https://t.co/0q7hFAKc7g

[University of Oxford @UniofOxford]

In case you need it, here's a manual published in 1733 which includes instructions on how to sit to write 🪑✍️

📷 | @aditiguptasays / @bodleianlibs

#BackToWork

[Palgrave Macmillan @Palgrave]

'A History of British Eugenics since 1865' presents British eugenics as mostly shaped by domestic concerns, offering new revelations and interpretations with the capacity to readjust historical thinking. https://t.co/qJWGHQnV1t

[Alexandra Barmpouti @Alex_eugenics]

@nikolaosderes Επίσης, σιγουρα (κάποια άγνωστη έως τωρα) ένωση ομπρελοποιων Ελλάδος να έβγαινε να διαμαρτυρηθεί... θα έκλεινε το κέντρο κανένα 2ωρο κ θα αποσυροταν από την εκάστοτε κυβέρνηση το πλάνο! 😆☔️

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

At the 1976 Montreal Olympics, gymnast Nadia Comăneci made history by scoring the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics.

However, the official Olympics scoreboard manufacturer thought a perfect ten was impossible, so they didn't program the scoreboard to show it. When Comăneci earned a perfect 10, it appeared as "1.00" because that was the only way the judges could display her score.

[Marius Turda @mariusturda]

Join us next week for a timely discussion of a century of eugenic laws that shaped global perceptions & policies organised by @TheAcumenGroup1 and hosted by @UniWestminster. I will be joining this panel of experts @DrShantella @DrWilmerLeon @MissSarahWise
https://t.co/ySqK0zftx9

[Science News @SciencNews]

Scientists should get paid for thinking time @Nature

#PhD #PhDlife #academics #AcademicChatter #AcademicTwitter #Postdocs #Research #Science

[Saga @KourCostas]

25/6/1903 Γεννιέται ο Άγγλος συγγραφέας George Orwell. Το έργο του χαρακτηρίζεται από ξεκάθαρο πεζό λόγο, συνειδητότητα των κοινωνικών ανισοτήτων, αντίθεση στα ολοκληρωτικά καθεστώτα και αφοσίωση στο δημοκρατικό σοσιαλισμό. Έγραψε τα αριστουργήματα, "1984" και "Φάρμα των Ζώων".

[Alexandra Barmpouti @Alex_eugenics]

Bookbinding in progress!!
https://t.co/ZC2UXJfjGF

[John Tasioulas @JTasioulas]

The #LyceumProject on Aristotelian AI ethics in Athens on June 20th, is now open to all for registration, free of charge. Speakers include @alondra, @yuvalshany1, @KonstDaskalakis, Josiah Ober, @FotiniChristia, @mbrendan1, ECRs, and @PrimeministerGR.

https://t.co/iJyDdSUlcN