Jan 31, 2012 | Scientific Research on Ayahuasca and Health
Bia LabateTuesday, January 31, 2012, 4-6pmEngineering 2, 599Beatriz Labate has studied the scientific and social features of psychoactive substances for over 15 years. In this meeting we will discuss the situation surrounding the compound ayahuasca, a psychedelic used in both medical and spiritual contexts throughout the Americas. By exploring the frontiers and limits between “therapeutic”… Continue Reading Jan 31, 2012 | Scientific Research on Ayahuasca and Health
Jan 26, 2012 | Eating Information? Food and Metabolism in Epigenetic Perspective
Hannah Landecker (UCLA Center for Genetics and Society) Thursday January 26, 2012, 3:00-5:00 PM Engineering 2, Room 399 Epigenetics has turned food and its metabolism into a problem that is not just about how the body turns food its basic components–carbohydrates, fat, protein-but how food acts as a signal of the environment–both biological and political.… Continue Reading Jan 26, 2012 | Eating Information? Food and Metabolism in Epigenetic Perspective
Jan 26, 2012 | Eating Information? Food and Metabolism in Epigenetic Perspective
Hannah Landecker (UCLA Center for Genetics and Society) January 26, 2012, 3:00-5:00 PM Engineering 2, Room 399 Epigenetics has turned food and its metabolism into a problem that is not just about how the body turns food its basic components–carbohydrates, fat, protein-but how food acts as a signal of the environment–both biological and political. Hannah… Continue Reading Jan 26, 2012 | Eating Information? Food and Metabolism in Epigenetic Perspective
Nov 09, 2011 | Information, but Meaning? The Value of Genomics
Andro Hsu with discussion by Ted Goldstein and Whitney Boesel November 9, 2011 Engineering 2, Room 599 4:15-6:15 PM Andro Hsu (VP of Products at GigaGen and former science writer and policy advisor at 23andMe) will join us for a discussion of what we are learning—both about policy/society and biology—as increasing resources are put into… Continue Reading Nov 09, 2011 | Information, but Meaning? The Value of Genomics
Nov 09, 2011 | Information, but Meaning? The Value of Genomics
Science & Justice Working Group Meeting Andro Hsu with discussion by Ted Goldstein and Whitney BoeselNovember 9, 2011Engineering 2, Room 5994:15-6:15 PMAndro Hsu (VP of Products at GigaGen and former science writer and policy advisor at 23andMe) will join us for a discussion of what we are learning—both about policy/society and biology—as increasing resources are put into turning the… Continue Reading Nov 09, 2011 | Information, but Meaning? The Value of Genomics
Oct 27, 2011 | “Another World is Plantable!” Film Screening with director Ella von der Haide
Documentary on Community Gardening and Food Justice in North America 2010 Urban community gardening is a phenomenon that is spreading throughout the world. At the core of the films are gardening activists who explain how and why their gardens are a “green oasis” within the city, as well as projects of resistance that bring “another world”… Continue Reading Oct 27, 2011 | “Another World is Plantable!” Film Screening with director Ella von der Haide
Oct 26, 2011 | Ella von der Haide: Film Screeing
Ella von der Haide: Film Screeing Wednesday, October 26 2011 4:15-6:15 PM, Location TBA Filmmaker, community garden activist, and feminist theorist Ella von der Haide will be screening two new films about agro-ecology and community gardening, titled “Community Gardens in the US” and “Seed Saving, Seed Activism and Seed Legislation.”
Oct 25, 2011 | Comparative Tinkerings: A Roundtable
Comparative Tinkering: A Roundtable Tuesday, October 25th, 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. UCSC Campus, Social Sciences 1, Room 261 (Anthropology’s Colloquium Series room) Speakers: Karen Barad (UCSC, Feminist Studies), Alan Christy (UCSC, History), Lawrence Cohen (UC-Berkeley, Anthropology), Andrew Matthews (UCSC, Anthropology), Danilyn Rutherford (UCSC, Anthropology), Warren Sack (UCSC, Film & Digital Media), Anna Tsing (UCSC,… Continue Reading Oct 25, 2011 | Comparative Tinkerings: A Roundtable
Oct 19, 2011 | Vibeke Pihl: Modeling pigs and humans
Modelling pigs and humans: Exploring the practices of models across sciences Wednesday October 19, 2011 Engineering 2, Room 499 PhD Fellow Vibeke Pihl, Medical Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen. Vibeke Pihl’s research addresses how connections between humans and animals are shaped in contemporary biomedical research on human… Continue Reading Oct 19, 2011 | Vibeke Pihl: Modeling pigs and humans
Oct 05, 2011 | John Kadvany: A Very Brief Introduction to Risk
Wednesday, October 5, at our normal time and place (Eng 2 599. 4:15-6:15). John Kadvany will join us to discuss the concept of risk. Oxford University Press recently published John’s book on risk, entitled Risk: A Very Short Introduction. Given that so many of us in the group are interested in thinking well about risk–whether… Continue Reading Oct 05, 2011 | John Kadvany: A Very Brief Introduction to Risk