Nov 13, 2013 | Investigative Justice
Sally Lehrman speaks about what constitutes responsible practices of investigation in journalism, and what might we learn from and with journalism about the challenges of constituting responsible practices of investigation in science? Continue Reading Nov 13, 2013 | Investigative Justice
Nov 02, 2013 | Workshop: Transacademics: Making Use of Interdisciplinary Research Methods Outside of the Academy
Third Meeting of the Bay Area Intercampus Workshop on InterdisciplinarityThis workshop will consider how interdisciplinary research methods and knowledges can be used outside of specialized academic venues, with a particular focus on the importance of collaboration. Scholars who are drawn to interdisciplinary inquiry are often in search of knowledge that has more purchase on ‘real… Continue Reading Nov 02, 2013 | Workshop: Transacademics: Making Use of Interdisciplinary Research Methods Outside of the Academy
Oct 03, 2013 | Thawing Justice?
Wednesday October 16, 2013 4:00-6:00PM Engineering 2, Room 599 Joanna Radin (Yale, Department of History) will join us to discuss what happens when biological tissues in freezers take on different ethical meanings over time. What are our responsibilities towards the life immortal? Who is responsible? At this session, we will also discuss the recent NIH… Continue Reading Oct 03, 2013 | Thawing Justice?
May 28, 2013 | When does science become justice? Scientific evidence, pesticides and food system justice
This panel brings together a social scientist, an activist organization, a natural scientist, and a pesticide regulator. Where we search for shared insights into the meeting of scientific knowledge and democratic governance of food systems, giving credence to the positions of the many stakeholders in food systems—farmers, workers, neighbors and eaters alike. Continue Reading May 28, 2013 | When does science become justice? Scientific evidence, pesticides and food system justice
May 28, 2013 | Putting Earthquake Prediction on Trial: Lessons from the 2009 L’Aquila Earthquake
In October, 2012, seven Italian earthquake scientists were found guilty of manslaughter for their role in failing to communicate the risk of a possible earthquake, shortly before a powerful 2009 earthquake killed more than 300 people in the city of L’Aquila, Italy. In October, 2012, seven Italian earthquake scientists were found guilty of manslaughter for their role in failing to communicate the risk of a possible earthquake, shortly before a powerful 2009 earthquake killed more than 300 people in the city of L’Aquila, Italy. This trial has become an international cause celebre; in today’s event, Prof. Susan Schwartz (UCSC, Earth and Planetary Sciences) will discuss the current state of earthquake prediction and her experiences working in Costa Rica. Prof. Massimo Mazzotti, (UC Berkeley, History) will talk about the political and institutional context which led to the seven scientists’ being put on trial. Continue Reading May 28, 2013 | Putting Earthquake Prediction on Trial: Lessons from the 2009 L’Aquila Earthquake
Apr 10, 2013 | Bruce Ames — Nutritional deficiencies and trace synthetic chemicals: Putting health risks into perspective
Dr. Ames will discuss the triage theory and what it means for the relative risks of competing nutritional strategies. Continue Reading Apr 10, 2013 | Bruce Ames — Nutritional deficiencies and trace synthetic chemicals: Putting health risks into perspective
Mar 08, 2013 | Critical Nutrition Symposium
March 8, 2013 9:00AM-5:30PM 261 Social Sciences I Advice about what to eat for health and well being is pervasive in the modern world, and such advice is delivered as if it were uncontroversial, universally applicable, welcome, and effective. When it appears not to work, rather than reflection on the scientific, cultural, and sociological underpinnings… Continue Reading Mar 08, 2013 | Critical Nutrition Symposium
Feb 26, 2013 | Measuring and Predicting Carbon Absorbed in Reforestation and Averted Forest Fires: Problems of Communicating Uncertainty about Landscape Change
Karen Holl (UCSC, Environmental Studies), Maggi Kelly (UCB, Environmental Sciences) and Tim Forsyth (London School of Economics, Int’l Development) discuss the challenges of carbon offsets, carbon markets and environmental change and international development policy. Continue Reading Feb 26, 2013 | Measuring and Predicting Carbon Absorbed in Reforestation and Averted Forest Fires: Problems of Communicating Uncertainty about Landscape Change
Feb 23, 2013 | Seeding Sustainability: Hunger, BioTech, and the Future of Food Systems
Saturday February 23, 2013 7:00-10:00PM UCSC Media Theater Confirmed Speakers: Miguel Altieri (UC Berkeley) Eric Holt-Gimenez (Food First) Kent Bradford (UC Davis) Moderator: Jacob Metcalf (UCSC Science & Justice Research Center) Registration (free) is kindly requested. In collaboration with the UCSC Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, the Science & Justice Research Center will… Continue Reading Feb 23, 2013 | Seeding Sustainability: Hunger, BioTech, and the Future of Food Systems
Feb 19, 2013 | Mast Fruiting and Ectomycorrhizal Associates: How Looking Below Ground Reshapes Above Ground Ecologies and Politics
February 19, 2013 4:00-6:00PM Engineering 2, Room 599 Lisa Curran (Woods Institute for the Environment/Department of Anthropology, Stanford University) Respondents: Anna Tsing (Anthropology, UCSC) and Andrew Mathews (Science & Justice Research Center and Anthropology, UCSC) Lisa Curran is an anthropologist and tropical ecologist who, over the last twenty five years, has carried out extensive research on forest ecology… Continue Reading Feb 19, 2013 | Mast Fruiting and Ectomycorrhizal Associates: How Looking Below Ground Reshapes Above Ground Ecologies and Politics