Elsa C. Richardson

Oct 4, 2024 | lithub.com | Elsa C. Richardson

On the 4th of April 1908, The Times carried a short article on the “Release of Woman Suffragists.” Early the previous morning, forty women—who had been sentenced to 14 days imprisonment for “disorderly conduct outside the Houses of Parliament”—had been let out of Holloway Prison. Waiting for them at the gates was a large crowd of supporters, headed by Emmeline Pankhurst the founder of the Women’s Social and Political Union, who accompanied them on a victory parade across Central London.

Oct 3, 2024 | time.com | Elsa C. Richardson |Pegasus Books

IdeasBy Elsa RichardsonOctober 3, 2024 7:00 AM EDTRichardson is an academic at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, and she holds a Chancellor's Fellowship in the History of Health and Wellbeing at the Center for the Social History of Health and Healthcare. She is the author of Rumbles: A Curious History of the GutThe early 20th century was constipation’s belle époque.

Oct 1, 2024 | pegasusbooks.com | Elsa C. Richardson

A Curious History of the Gut: The Secret Story of the Body's Most Fascinating Organ Elsa Richardson The fascinating—and often secret—history of the body's most fascinating system: the gut. The stomach is notoriously outspoken. It growls, gurgles, and grumbles while other organs remain silent, inconspicuous, and content.

Sep 10, 2024 | nextbigideaclub.com | Elsa C. Richardson |Stephan Meier |Mario Livio

Mario Livio is an astrophysicist who worked for 24 years with the Hubble Space Telescope. He is a bestselling author of seven previous books, including The Golden Ratio and Brilliant Blunders. Jack Szostak is a professor of chemistry at the University of Chicago, leading the Center for the Origin of Life. He shared the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Below, co-authors Mario and Jack share five key insights from their new book, Is Earth Exceptional?: The Quest for Cosmic Life.

Sep 5, 2024 | nextbigideaclub.com | Elsa C. Richardson |Stephan Meier |Gabriel Reilich

Gabriel Reilich is Head of Content & Innovation at Upworthy. He led the company’s transformation into a global social media brand. Lucia Knell is Upworthy Vice President, where she made the company into one of the most beloved brands on the internet based on her belief that media can be used to unite people. Below, co-authors Gabriel and Lucia share five key insights from their new book, Good People: Stories From the Best of Humanity.