Past Events

Nov 10, 2010 | Climate Cluster I: Thinking Through the Technical Fix

Panel discussion exploring technical approaches to climate change including consensus, uncertainty, indeterminacy and model downscaling. Panelists: Andrew Mathews, (Assistant Professor, UCSC Anthropology), Michael Loik (Associate Professor, UCSC Env Studies), Barry Nickel (UCSC Lecturer, Director of Center for Integrated Spatial Research, Environmental Studies) and Bruce Daniels, (PhD student, UCSC EPS). Moderated by Tiffany Wise-West, (PhD student, UCSC Environmental Studies). Continue Reading Nov 10, 2010 | Climate Cluster I: Thinking Through the Technical Fix

Oct 06, 2010 | Slow Science? Fast Science? How Pace Matters in Science

October 6th, 2010 Slow Science? Fast Science? How Pace Matters in Science October 6, 2010, 4:30-6:30 Engineering 2, 599 A brief perusal of key scientific journals and science policy documents reveals that questions about how fast science can produce new knowledge and innovation has become a widely acknowledged concern. Scientists promise to be close to… Continue Reading Oct 06, 2010 | Slow Science? Fast Science? How Pace Matters in Science