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Yvan Prkachin

@yvanprkachin.bsky.social
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Historian of Science, Medicine and Technology. Currently living in Switzerland.

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Yvan Prkachin @yvanprkachin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New joint yall! Advance prints of my forthcoming piece in the Journal of the History of Ideas about the origins of neural networks and deep learning. Part of a wonderful special issue edited by @daniellecarr.bsky.social and Andreas Killen. doi.org/10.1353/jhi....
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Yvan Prkachin @yvanprkachin.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Very much appreciated Andrew Scull's kind review of my book in the @thetls.bsky.social. www.the-tls.com/science-tech...
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Institutionalized
The term neuroscience was first used by the biophysicist Francis Schmitt at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1962. The Society for Neuroscience held its first meeting in 1971, attracting a...
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Yvan Prkachin @yvanprkachin.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Honored to have my book listed in @nature.com's Five Best Books about Science section. Thanks so much! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Modelling the cosmos and imagining a future without meat: Books in brief
Andrew Robinson reviews five of the best science picks.
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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
The Montreal Method: Molly Harrower and the neuroscience of memory. An extract from 'Wired Together: The Montreal Neurological Institute and the Origins of Neuroscience', by @yvanprkachin.bsky.social www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...
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The Montreal Method: Molly Harrower and the neuroscience of memory | BPS
An extract from 'Wired Together: The Montreal Neurological Institute and the Origins of Neuroscience', by Yvan Prkachin.
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Yvan Prkachin @yvanprkachin.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Had lots of fun talking about my new book on Groks Science Podcast! Big thanks to Charles Lee! grokscience.wordpress.com/2026/01/14/w...
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Wired Together
The scientific understanding of the brain owes much to the founding of one of the seminal research centers, The Montreal Neurological Institute.  On this episode, Yvan Prkchin discussed its history…
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Yvan Prkachin @yvanprkachin.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Excited to get the final copy of my book in the mail! You can pre-order it for the 12 January release date! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... www.amazon.com/Wired-Togeth...
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Yvan Prkachin @yvanprkachin.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Excited to announce that my first book will be published by The University of Chicago Press on January 12, 2026! You can pre-order your copy now! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... www.amazon.com/Wired-Togeth...
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