STS Colloquium: Matthew Nisbet March 27
Professor Matthew Nisbet of the School of Communication at American University delivers an STS colloquium talk titled “Disruptive Ideas: Public Intellectuals and their Arguments for Action on Climate Change” on Thursday, March 27 from 4:00-5:30 pm in Buchanan Tower 1197.
STS Colloquium: Evelynn Hammonds February 27
Professor Evelynn Hammonds of the Harvard University History of Science Department delivers an STS colloquium talk titled “The Concept of ‘Race’ and/in the History of Science and Medicine” on Thursday, February 27 from 12:30-2:00 pm in Buchanan Tower 1197.
STS Colloquium Talk: Piers Hale March 13
Professor Piers Hale of the University of Oklahoma History of Science Department delivers an STS colloquium talk titled “Malthus or Mutualism? A Reassessment of the Politics of Evolution in Victorian England” on Thursday, March 13th from 5:00-6:30 pm in the Green College Coach House.
Lives of Evidence Talk: Cindy Patton February 3
Professor Cindy Patton, Canada Research Chair in Community, Culture, and Health at Simon Fraser University, delivers a Situating Science Lives of Evidence talk titled “The Press and the Press Release: Inventing the Crystal Meth-HIV Connection” on Monday, February 3rd from 4:00-5:30 pm in Buchanan A201.
STS Colloquium Talk: Dr. Susan Mattern February 6
Professor Susan Mattern of the University of Georgia Department of History delivers an STS colloquium talk titled “Galen’s Anxious Patients: Lupe as Anxiety Disorder” on Thursday, February 6th from 5:00-6:30 pm in the Green College Coach House.
STS Colloquium Talk: Dr. Jill Fellows February 13
Jill Fellows, instructor with the UBC Arts One program, delivers an STS colloquium talk titled “Parrhesia, Pluralism and Polar Bears” on Thursday, February 13, 4:00-5:30 pm in Buchanan Tower 1197.
STS Colloquium: Eric Johnson January 16th
Eric Johnson, doctoral student in the history of science at UBC, delivers an STS colloquium talk titled “A Historical Epistemology of Empathy” on Thursday, November 14, 4:00-5:30 pm in Buchanan Tower 1197.
STS Colloquium: Dr. Alan Richardson January 9th
Professor Alan Richardson of the UBC Department of Philosophy delivers an STS colloquium talk titled “Signal Achievements: Hans Reichenbach on Radio and on Radio” on Thursday, January 9, 5:00-6:30 pm in the Green College Coach House.
STS Colloquium: Carla Nappi November 14
Professor Carla Nappi of the UBC Department of History delivers an STS colloquium talk titled “Sample and Mix: The Body Sonic in Qing Science and Medicine” on Thursday, November 14, 5:00-6:30 pm in Buchanan Tower 1197.
STS Colloquium Talk: Richard Gold November 7
Dr. Richard Gold, James McGill Professor of Law at McGill University, delivers an STS colloquium talk titled “Myriad Genetics and Beyond: The Fallout of the US Supreme Court Decision” on Thursday, November 7, 5:00-6:30 in the Green College Coach House.
