Steve's Herpetological Blog

An insight into the life of Steve, his research and the many books he reads

Month: August 2026

#MuseumMonday: A quick visit to the Dorking Museum and Heritage Centre

A couple of months ago now, I visited the Dorking Museum and Heritage Centre with a few friends of mine, one of which whom is a volunteer at the Museum. The Dorking Museum and Heritage Centre is a small but…

#SciFri: A Body of Knowledge at the Royal College of Physicians

As you may have seen from the recently #MuseumMonday post, I visited the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) Museum, which is located in in Regent’s Park. While I was there, I visited the temporary exhibition A Body of Knowledge which…

#MuseumMonday: What is the Royal College of Physicians Museum?

The medical history rabbit hole continues! Where have I been this time you may ask? Well, the Royal College of Physicians Museum which to me is one of the most intellectually rich and compact, yet understated museums in Britain. It…

#MuseumMonday: Timeline of exhibitions at the Francis Crick Institute

The Francis Crick Institute, commonly known as the Crick, is one of the United Kingdom’s leading centres for biomedical research. Located in central London, next to St Pancras International and King’s Cross, the institute brings together scientists from different disciplines…

#StevesLibrary: Top 10 Books on Medical History

The history of medicine is, in many ways, the history of humanity’s attempts to understand the biological causes of disease and to intervene when things go wrong. From ancient systems of healing based on observation, traditional knowledge and ideas such…