Alison Bashford
February 19, 2026
Tonight on Inquiry,
we welcome ALISON BASHFORD. She is the Scientia Professor of History and Director of the Laureate Centre for History and Population at the University of New South Wales, Australia. Her new book is a unique cultural history of the study of a body part: DECODING THE HAND: A HISTORY OF SCIENCE, MEDICINE, AND MAGIC.
