September 3, 2024
Sep. 9:
Joshua Freedman (U. Penn., Political Science)
Polarized Expertise: How Competing Views of Science Shaped Taiwan's Pandemic Response
Note: CGIS South S354
Polarized Expertise: How Competing Views of Science Shaped Taiwan's Pandemic Response
Note: CGIS South S354
Sep. 16:
Raha Peyravi (MIT, HASTS)
"Being Where The Traffic Is": Algorithmic Work and Economic Behavior in the Lightning Network
"Being Where The Traffic Is": Algorithmic Work and Economic Behavior in the Lightning Network
Sep. 23:
Sharad Goel (HKS, Policy)
Unpacking Empirical Tests of Discrimination
Unpacking Empirical Tests of Discrimination
Sep. 30:
Susan Greenhalgh (Harvard, Anthropology)
Soda Science: Making the World Safe for Coca-Cola
Soda Science: Making the World Safe for Coca-Cola
Oct. 7:
Pariroo Rattan (Harvard STS)
The Moral Politics of the E-conomy in India: Digitization, Populism and Informal Workers
The Moral Politics of the E-conomy in India: Digitization, Populism and Informal Workers
Oct. 21:
Nick Couldry (London School of Economics)
Orders of Capture: How a Decolonial Framework Helps Understand Big Data, Large-Scale AI, and Social Media
Orders of Capture: How a Decolonial Framework Helps Understand Big Data, Large-Scale AI, and Social Media
Oct. 28:
Vatsal Naresh (Harvard, Social Studies)
The Social Psychology of Lynchings in Majoritarian India
The Social Psychology of Lynchings in Majoritarian India
Nov. 4:
Warigia Bowman (U. New Mexico, Law)
Technocrats or Autocrats: Information Technology for Development in Uganda and Kenya
Technocrats or Autocrats: Information Technology for Development in Uganda and Kenya
Nov. 18:
Alessandro Blasimme (ETH Zurich, Bioethics)
Unfolding Life, Remaking Orders: Stem Cell Models and the Politics of Embryonic Life
Unfolding Life, Remaking Orders: Stem Cell Models and the Politics of Embryonic Life
Nov. 25:
Bulelani Jili (Harvard, Anthropology & African Studies)
Modernity's Tardiness in Africa
Modernity's Tardiness in Africa
Dec. 2:
Hilton Simmet (Harvard STS)
Fixing Economics for Good: How Economists Use Science to Solve Social Problems
Fixing Economics for Good: How Economists Use Science to Solve Social Problems