Henry Cowles

Assistant Professor of History, University of Michigan

Henry M Cowles is an assistant professor of history at the University of Michigan. He is currently finishing a book on the scientific method and starting another one on habit.

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Written by Henry Cowles

Vintage photo of men and women working at desks in a large open-plan office, mid-20th century, with papers and typewriters.

ideaWork

Is emotional labour next to be outsourced and professionalised?

Henry Cowles

A person typing on a phone above a large crowd in front of a building with a projection screen at night.

ideaTechnology and the self

Orwell knew: we willingly buy the screens that are used against us

Henry Cowles

A child playing with Lego bricks, focused on building a colourful structure, with other children blurred in the background.

essayTeaching and learning

Child’s play

The authoritative statement of scientific method derives from a surprising place — early 20th-century child psychology

Henry Cowles