August 24, 2018
Sep. 10:
Whitney Robles (Harvard, American Studies)
Natural History in Two Dimensions
Natural History in Two Dimensions
Sep. 17:
Stefan Schäfer (Potsdam IASS and Harvard STS)
Multiple Carbons: Ontologies and Governance in the Climate Regime
Multiple Carbons: Ontologies and Governance in the Climate Regime
Sep. 24:
Eugene T. Richardson (Harvard, HMS)
Not-so-big Data and Ebola Virus Disease
Not-so-big Data and Ebola Virus Disease
Oct. 1:
Declan Kuch (University of New South Wales, Environmental Humanities)
Animals as Patients, Models and Infrastructure in Precision Bioscience
Animals as Patients, Models and Infrastructure in Precision Bioscience
Oct. 15:
Nick Seaver (Tufts, Anthropology)
Interpretability, or Learning to Listen to Algorithms
Interpretability, or Learning to Listen to Algorithms
Oct. 22:
Tito Brige de Carvalho (Harvard, STS)
A Rational Framework for What? Race and the Ethos of Science from the Modern Synthesis to Genomics
A Rational Framework for What? Race and the Ethos of Science from the Modern Synthesis to Genomics
Oct. 29:
Hans Pols (Sydney, History and Philosophy of Science)
Nurturing Indonesia: Medicine and Decolonisation in the Dutch East Indies
Nurturing Indonesia: Medicine and Decolonisation in the Dutch East Indies
Nov. 5:
Julie Wosk (SUNY Maritime College)
“Perfect Woman”: Female Robots, Alluring Androids, and Electronic Eves
“Perfect Woman”: Female Robots, Alluring Androids, and Electronic Eves
Nov. 12:
Matthew Bunn (Harvard Kennedy School)
Cultures of Nuclear Security: How Different Countries Decide How to Protect their Nuclear Facilities
Cultures of Nuclear Security: How Different Countries Decide How to Protect their Nuclear Facilities
Nov. 19:
Caley D. Horan (MIT, History)
Investing in the Stars: The Astrology of Money and Markets in the Twentieth-Century United States
Investing in the Stars: The Astrology of Money and Markets in the Twentieth-Century United States
Nov. 26:
Moira Weigel (Harvard, Society of Fellows)
Survival of the Sexiest: NLP, EP, PUAs, and Other “Sciences” of Seduction on the Alt Right
Survival of the Sexiest: NLP, EP, PUAs, and Other “Sciences” of Seduction on the Alt Right
Dec. 3:
Olga Breininger-Umetayeva (Harvard, Slavic)
Failed Sociotechnical Imaginaries: Chechnya as the “Second Kuwait”
Note: Bowie-Vernon Room, K262, CGIS North, 1737 Cambridge St
Failed Sociotechnical Imaginaries: Chechnya as the “Second Kuwait”
Note: Bowie-Vernon Room, K262, CGIS North, 1737 Cambridge St