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Through TIME's Made by History series, Blair and Frohlich utilize their research to transform current event stories into captivating articles explaining the U.S. political and social scene from its core.
Assistant Professor of History Heidi Hausse explores how Western attitudes toward surgical and artisanal interventions in the body started transforming around 500 years ago.