Science, Technology, and Society – Lunch Seminar
Spring 2022 Schedule
Jan. 21 | [no talk; introduction to course] | |||
Jan. 28 | Doug Rogers (Yale University) | “How, Why, and When to Make Oil into Food” | ||
Feb. 4 | Jonathan Sterne (McGill University) | “There Are Never Enough Spoons: Politics of Fatigue” | ||
Feb. 11 | Ahmer Arif (University of Texas at Austin) | “Staying with the trouble –– A look at how disinformation campaigns have been rewired for the digital age” | ||
Feb. 18 | Alistair Sponsel (Tufts University) | “Barriers and Guardians: A History of Ideas and Emotions about Coral Reefs” | ||
Feb. 25 | Deepa Rao (MIT) | “How International Political Treaties Govern Scientific Research in Antarctica” | ||
Mar. 4 | Jess Keiser (Tufts University) | “The Great Sensorium of the World” | ||
Mar. 11 | Jason Ludwig (Cornell University) | “Deluges of Data: ‘Crisis,’ Technology, and Disaster STS” | ||
Mar. 18 | Daniel Souleles (Copenhagen Business School) | “Algorithms, automation, and alienation make the market go whoosh!” | ||
Mar. 25 | [a pause for Spring Break] | |||
Apr. 1 | Joe Masco (University of Chicago) | “Anticipatory Knowledge and Planetary Futures” | ||
Apr. 8 | Virtual Field Trip: Environmental Studies Program (1-3pm via Zoom) | “Tufts Food Systems Symposium: Unpacking Meat: Values, Cultures, and Futures” | ||
Apr. 15 | Alisha Rankin (Tufts University) | |||
Apr. 22 | [a pause: Monday’s schedule on Friday] | |||
Apr. 29 | Anna Jabloner (Harvard University) | “The Gendered Work of Bio-graphy After Genomics” |
COVID-19 Update:
This spring, we’ll be in a hybrid modality. Some of our speakers will be virtual and some will be, as of now, in-person. Attendees may choose between taking part in the seminar in an in-person or a virtual modality as well. As the situation evolves, we will keep you updated.
About the lunch seminar
STS Lunch Seminar runs as an undergraduate course through the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at Tufts. We expect it to be attended by a mix of undergraduates, faculty, and grads from nearby programs. The seminar meets Fridays from 12-1:15. Before the pandemic, we met in the Sophia Gordon Multipurpose Room. For the past two years, we’ve met on Zoom. This semester, we have a physical space for the seminar once again: Barnum Hall, Room 100 (otherwise known as the Rabb Room). See note on COVID-19 and modality above.
Are you interested in attending? Send an email to sts@tufts.edu.
Seminar format: speakers should expect to present for about 35-45 minutes, leaving at least 30 minutes for questions and discussion. Students who are enrolled in the course will be expected to write (or type, really) responses to the presentations each week.
All are welcome, whether enrolled or not, whether Tufts-affiliated or not.
In pre-pandemic times, we served lunch each week. We’re holding off on lunch until it’s safe to eat together in-person.