Department of the History of Science, Harvard University
Upcoming Events
HoS Colloquium- History of Science on Screen: A Roundtable on Practice and Impact
September 22, 2026
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3:30PM - 5:30PM EDT
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Harvard Science Center Building, Hall D
"History of Science on Screen: A Roundtable on Practice and Impact" A trio of renowned historians of science and the environment come together to speak about how film allows them to tell stories differently. They will screen parts of their films while...
Bios Talk: Angela Creager - Forms of Life or Chemicals? Microbes and the US Regulation of Biotechnology
October 2, 2026
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1:30PM - 3:00PM EDT
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Virtual
Angela N. H. Creager is the Thomas M. Siebel Professor in the History of Science and chair of the Department of History at Princeton University. Author of Life Atomic: A History of Radioisotopes in Science and Medicine (University of Chicago Press, 2013)...
Gary King: When AI Makes Each of Us Better & All of Us Worse (and what to do about it)
October 6, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EDT
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Science Center 469
This seminar is at capacity. Register to join the waitlist. Gary King begins discussion of this month's faculty seminar on Knowledge Production and the University in the Age of AI. His talk is titled "When AI Makes Each of Us Better & All of Us Worse (and...
Burning Books, Fighting Facts
With Professor Naomi Oreskes on Monday and Wednesday at 12:00-1:15 pm
Science and the Quest for Consciousness
With Professor Anne Harrington on Thursday at 12:00-2:45 pm
Nature on Display
With Professor Hannah Marcus and Joshua Gorman, Executive Director of the Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments on Wednesday at 3:00-5:45 pm
Science and Technology of the Self
With Professor Rebecca Lemov on Friday at 9:45-11:45 am
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Knowledge Production and the University in the Age of AI
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How should we at Harvard make knowledge in the future?
