Past Events

Nov 28, 2018 | Algorithms, Mobility, and Justice

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 4:00-6:00 PM Engineering 2, Room 599 Are moral algorithms a reasonable solution for taking advantage of life-saving potentials of self-driving cars? In this talk, Nassim JafariNaimi (Assistant Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology)  engages the utilitarian framings that are dominant in the discourses on self-driving cars inclusive of the assumptions that are folded into… Continue Reading Nov 28, 2018 | Algorithms, Mobility, and Justice

March 5, 2018 | Can We Build a Trustworthy and Trusted Press: The Trust Project Challenge

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 7:00pm (reception to follow) Kresge Town Hall We all think we can tell the difference between information designed to deceive and journalism designed to inform. But how do we really know? Join Sally Lehrman in a discussion of this critical question in a climate of mistrust and misinformation. Lehrman, an award-winning… Continue Reading March 5, 2018 | Can We Build a Trustworthy and Trusted Press: The Trust Project Challenge

May 30, 2018 | WiSE’s Science on Tap | The Postgenomic Condition

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 | The Crepe Place: 1134 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 (slideshare of presentation; begins about 10:55) SJRC Director and Sociology Professor Jenny Reardon will discuss with us her new book, The Postgenomic Condition: Ethics, Justice & Knowledge After the Genome. Reardon’s research draws into focus questions about identity, justice and democracy… Continue Reading May 30, 2018 | WiSE’s Science on Tap | The Postgenomic Condition