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Piers J. Hale is the Deisenroth Presidential Professor at the Department of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine, Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Oklahoma. His research explores how life sciences have shaped human self-conception historically, particularly through evolutionary biology's social and political dimensions.
Education:
- B.A. (First Class) in History, University of Glamorgan (1993)
- M.A. (Distinction) in History, Lancaster University (1995)
- Ph.D. in History, Lancaster University (2003)
His scholarly work spans evolutionary theory's cultural implications, biomedical/environmental ethics, gender studies, and science in fiction. Notably, he co-edited Evolution Before Darwin (2025) and authored Political Descent (2014), examining how pre-Darwinian evolutionary ideas influenced Victorian political and moral thought.
Recent publications (2014–2025) focus on:
- Pre-Darwinian transmutationist thinkers
- Victorian debates on evolution
- Science in fiction (eugenics, post-humanism)
- Intersections of evolutionary biology with ethics and social theory
Awards:
- Mellon Fellow
- Fulbright Fellow
He actively mentors graduate students in the cultural history of evolutionary thought and contributes to digital projects related to the history of science.
