Nov 04, 2015 | Big Data: The Promises and Problematics of Prediction
Fearturing Geoffrey Bowker, Professor of Informatics, UC Irvine and Jacob Metcalf, Researcher, Data & Society Research Institute Continue Reading Nov 04, 2015 | Big Data: The Promises and Problematics of Prediction
Oct 07, 2015 | It’s About Time: How Perceptions of Time Influence Environmental Action
How do conceptions of time inform our perceptions of anthropogenic climate change and influence the political and societal will to respond? A round-table discussion with Adina Paytan (UCSC Research Professor of Marine Sciences), Zoey Kroll, (Internet Communications Coordinator, SF Dep’t of the Environment) and Elida Erickson (UCSC Sustainability Programs Manager). Continue Reading Oct 07, 2015 | It’s About Time: How Perceptions of Time Influence Environmental Action
May 20, 2015 | Kim TallBear – Cultivating Indigenous Scientists
Kim TallBear (University of Texas, Austin) discusses how genomics forms along with notions of race and indigeneity (the topic of her 2013 monograph, Native American DNA) and the novel roles that Native geneticists are playing in intervening in these processes to create a more just and democratic approach to genomics. Continue Reading May 20, 2015 | Kim TallBear – Cultivating Indigenous Scientists
May 06, 2015 | Good Science/People’s Science: An Exploration of Science and Justice
Half-day long symposium featuring the work of Charis Thompson (Chancellor’s Professor and Chair of Gender & Women’s Studies, UC Berkeley) and Ruha Benjamin (Assistant Professor in the Center for African American Studies, Princeton University). Continue Reading May 06, 2015 | Good Science/People’s Science: An Exploration of Science and Justice
Apr 22, 2015 | Fixing the Pathological Body
April 22, 2015
The medical industry leans heavily upon a distinction between the “normal” and the “pathological.” How and why do we continue to define this distinction, and for whom are these categories useful? Featuring Janette Dinishak (Asst Prof of Philosophy, UCSC), Kelly Ormond (Prof of Genetics, Stanford U.), and Matthew Wolf-Meyer (Assoc. Prof. of Anthropology, UCSC). Continue Reading Apr 22, 2015 | Fixing the Pathological Body
Apr 01, 2015 | Working Against Female Genital Mutilation in Khartoum, Sudan
Dr. Atif Fazari, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Medical Sciences & Technology, Khartoum- Sudan, will discuss his work as a reconstructive surgeon and opponent of Female Genital Mutilation. He spoke about various strategies for reducing this practice, and discussed these with Dr. Carolyn Martin-Shaw (Emerita Anthropology Professor, UCSC ). Continue Reading Apr 01, 2015 | Working Against Female Genital Mutilation in Khartoum, Sudan
March 05, 2015 | The H+ Film Festival: Cyborg Fictions and Futures
How does our popular culture shape our visions of that future, and what ethical questions should we consider today rather than in a transhuman tomorrow? This film festival presents science fiction classics: RoboCop (1987), Ghost in the Shell (1995) and documentary Transcendent Man (2009) followed by panel discussion with Ed Neumeier (cowriter of RoboCop, UCSC alum), Dr. Vivienne Ming (UC Berkeley), and Dr. Chris Gray (UCSC, author of “Cyborg Citizen”). Continue Reading March 05, 2015 | The H+ Film Festival: Cyborg Fictions and Futures
March 04, 2015 | Science Journalism: Education, Entertainment or Instigation?
How much can you educate someone about DNA tests or climate change in three and a half minutes? Is “education” even the goal? NPR science journalist Joe Palca discusses what he hopes to accomplish in his science segments for public radio, as well as the reporting and production effort behind them. Join him in a conversation with Science and Justice Professor and fellow journalist Sally Lehrman about the role of science news in society, including the interplay of scientists and audience in its expression. Continue Reading March 04, 2015 | Science Journalism: Education, Entertainment or Instigation?
Feb 20, 2015 | Plant Intelligence or Plant Signaling?
In recent years, plant scientists have been increasingly interested in complex forms of plant behavior, including the ways in which plants communicate with each other by long distance electrical signals and chemicals. The capacity of plants to anticipate, remember, and learn is referred to as the concept of “plant intelligence” and studied in the emerging field of ‘plant neurobiology.’ For some researchers, ‘neurobiology’ is a potentially distracting anthropomorphism which diverts attention from the actual capacities of plants which they see as utterly different from human conceptions of intelligence. Elizabeth van Volkenburgh presents her research on plant growth and adaptations to stress, followed by a conversation with Anthropologist Natasha Myers around what is gained or lost by seeing plant communication as a form of intelligence. Continue Reading Feb 20, 2015 | Plant Intelligence or Plant Signaling?
Feb 11, 2015 | Collaborating to Learn about Wicked Problems: Water, Food, and Energy in Rural India
Ashwini Chhatre, (Professor of Geography at U of I – Urbana-Champaign) discusses the wicked problem of sustainable development in rural India. Discussion moderated by Ben Crow, (UCSC, Sociology) and hosted by Andrew Mathews (SJRC Acting Director). Continue Reading Feb 11, 2015 | Collaborating to Learn about Wicked Problems: Water, Food, and Energy in Rural India