Apr 13, 2011 | Scout Calvert: Standardization on the Hoof
Standardization on the Hoof: Pedigrees, Genetic Disease, and Genomic-Enhanced EPDs Scout Calvert (Wayne State University) April 13, 2011 Engineering 2 599, 4:30-6:30 The SJWG is very pleased to welcome back Scout Calvert, who was one of our original members and earned her PhD from History of Consciousness. Abstract: For decades, beef breed associations have been… Continue Reading Apr 13, 2011 | Scout Calvert: Standardization on the Hoof
Mar 09, 2011 | Michael Mateas: Gaming and the Sociological Imagination
Wednesday, March 9, 4:15-6:15 pm 599 Engineering 2 Michael Mateas runs the Expressive Intelligence Studio at UC Santa Cruz, which explores the intersection of artificial intelligence, art, and design. Their goal is to create compelling new forms of interactive art and entertainment that provide more deeply autonomous, generative, and dynamic responses to interaction. A major… Continue Reading Mar 09, 2011 | Michael Mateas: Gaming and the Sociological Imagination
Mar 02, 2011 | The Science and Politics of Psychedelic Research
The development of new pharmacological therapies for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other mental disorders requires an intricate lattice of practices. The recent success in carrying out clinical drug trials for the use of MDMA in the treatment of PTSD is the result of careful scientific and political collaboration. Bringing key members of MAPS into the space of the Science and Justice Working Group, we will consider unprecedented collaborations and the delicate consensus needed to bring this science more fully into mainstream medicine. Continue Reading Mar 02, 2011 | The Science and Politics of Psychedelic Research
Feb 24, 2011 | Climate Cluster II Panel Discussion: Climate Change Scientists in the Trenches
Climate change science is attracting an exceptional amount of public interest, yet debates over the merit and implications of climate change research seldom unpack the complex set of practices and networks that make up this field. This panel will explore the multiple realities of conducting climate change science at a time of heightened skepticism and media attention. Panelists: Jason Box (Associate Professor of Geography Atmospheric Sciences, Ohio State University), Jeffrey Bury (Assoc. Prof, Environmental Studies, UCSC), Ken Mankoff (Ph.D. Student, Earth & Planetary Sciences, UCSC), Lisa Sloan (Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Director of the Climate Change and Impacts Laboratory, UCSC) Continue Reading Feb 24, 2011 | Climate Cluster II Panel Discussion: Climate Change Scientists in the Trenches
Jan 25, 2011 | Science & Justice Training Program Information Session
New date and place: Tuesday, 1/25/11, 12:00-1:30 PM, Humanities I room 320 The second cohort of our Science & Justice Training Program begins in Spring 2011! We are hosting an information session on January 25 in Humanities I 320, 12:00-1:30 PM. A pizza lunch will be provided. Graduate students from all campus departments are welcome… Continue Reading Jan 25, 2011 | Science & Justice Training Program Information Session
Jan 19, 2011 | DIY Bio and the Creation of Community Norms: A Conversation wtih Jason Bobe
January 19, 2011 Engineering 2, Room 599 4:15-6:15
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
Apr 23, 2008 | Troy Duster: “Criminal Justice/Genomic Justice?”
A Conversation With: Troy Duster, Professor of Sociology & Director of Institute for the History of the Production of Knowledge, New York University and author of Backdoor to Eugenics (Routledge, 2003). Continue Reading Apr 23, 2008 | Troy Duster: “Criminal Justice/Genomic Justice?”