Department of the History of Science, Harvard University
Upcoming Events
HoS Colloquium: "Sex, Drugs, and AI: On the Importance of Being Human"
October 27, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:30PM EDT
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Science Center 469
Noah Feldman is the Arthur Kingsley Porter University Professor, Chair of the Society of Fellows, and founding director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Program on Jewish and Israeli Law, all at Harvard University. He specializes in constitutional studies, with...
Bios Talk: Paul Turner - Leveraging Evolution: Thinking in the Development of Phage Therapy
October 30, 2026
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1:30PM - 3:00PM EDT
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Virtual
Dr. Paul Turner is the Rachel Carson Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) at Yale University, and faculty member in the Microbiology Graduate Program and in the School of Public Health at Yale School of Medicine. He obtained a BA in Biology...
Jeff W. Lichtman: The Past, Present, and Future of Connectomics
November 3, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:30PM EST
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Science Center 469
Jeff Lichtman begins discussion of this month's faculty seminar on Knowledge Production and the University in the Age of AI. His talk is titled "The Past, Present and Future of Connectomics." Registration required. This seminar is sponsored by the...
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?
