August 3, 2011
Sep. 12:
Ann Blair (Harvard, History)
The Role of Note-Taking in Intellectual Activity—Early Modern Europe and Beyond
The Role of Note-Taking in Intellectual Activity—Early Modern Europe and Beyond
Sep. 19:
Rajeswari Raina (NISTADS, India)
Norms of Expertise—Agricultural Production and the Environment in India
Norms of Expertise—Agricultural Production and the Environment in India
Sep. 26:
Lindsay Smith (UCLA)
"Genetics is a Study in Faith": The Disappeared in Latin America, Science as Development, and the Fragility of Identification
"Genetics is a Study in Faith": The Disappeared in Latin America, Science as Development, and the Fragility of Identification
Oct. 3:
Daniel Barber (Barnard College)
Phase-Change: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Solar Energy, 1946-
Phase-Change: The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Solar Energy, 1946-
Oct. 17:
Gary Edmond (UNSW School of Law)
Advice for the Courts? Science Studies, Criminal Justice, and the Forensic Science Crisis
Advice for the Courts? Science Studies, Criminal Justice, and the Forensic Science Crisis
Oct. 24:
Joanna Radin (University of Pennsylvania)
Frozen Human Tissue and the Problem of Indeterminacy
Frozen Human Tissue and the Problem of Indeterminacy
Oct. 31:
Emma Frow (Edinburgh)
Making Big Promises Come True? Articulating and Realizing the Value of Synthetic Biology
Making Big Promises Come True? Articulating and Realizing the Value of Synthetic Biology
Nov. 7:
Lee Vinsel (Harvard, HKS)
The Politics of the Dummy Light: Liberalism and US Federal Regulation of Technological Risk, 1960-1980
The Politics of the Dummy Light: Liberalism and US Federal Regulation of Technological Risk, 1960-1980
Nov. 14:
Sebastian Pfotenhauer (MIT)
Between Cultural Transfer and National Innovation Strategy: A Study of MIT's Recent International Collaborations
Between Cultural Transfer and National Innovation Strategy: A Study of MIT's Recent International Collaborations
Nov. 21:
Wanda Liebermann (Harvard, GSD)
Body Building: Architectural Narratives of Dis/ability
Body Building: Architectural Narratives of Dis/ability
Nov. 28:
Cristina Grasseni (Radcliffe Institute)
Skilled Visions: Critical Ecologies of Belonging
Skilled Visions: Critical Ecologies of Belonging
Dec. 5:
Jonathan Zittrain (Harvard Law & HKS)
Minds for Sale
Minds for Sale