Department of the History of Science, Harvard University

2017 May 03

SIZE MATTERS: Knowledge, Storage, and the History of Compression

11:25am
Location:
Barker Center, Room 133
Does compression have a history?
Alongside a cognitive challenge of “too much to know,” information overload poses a physical challenge of “too much to store.” Indeed, the possibilities of “big data” today are predicated on technologies that compress data into ever “smaller” sizes. On the one hand, major libraries such as the NYPL, coping with spatial shortage, have increasingly emphasized the provision of digital resources – shifting physical collections off site, and in the process sparking heated debates with researchers. On the other hand, the possibilities of digital...
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2017 Apr 24

Coolidge Corner Cinema Science on Screen Series: Hidden Figures

7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location:
290 Harvard Street, Brookline MA
Nominated for three Oscars, including Best Picture, Hidden Figures is the incredible untold story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe)—brilliant African American women working at NASA, who served as the brains...
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2017 Apr 24

STS Circle at Harvard: Wrong Way After Nuremberg: Misconceiving Research Ethics

12:15pm to 2:00pm
Location:
K262, Bowie-Vernon Room, CGIS, 1737 Cambridge St., Cambridge
Speaker: Daniel Wikler (HSPH, Ethics and Population Health)
2017 Apr 20

Seminar on Social Exclusion and Inclusion: Unpacking Anti-Gender Campaigns in Europe

4:15pm to 6:00pm
Location:
Goldman Room, Busch Hall, Center for European Studies
Speaker: David Paternotte (Lecturer in Sociology at the Université libre de Bruxelles)
2017 Apr 17

STS Circle at Harvard: Assessing and Mitigating Synthetic Biology Risks: Exemplary Cases and Cautionary Tales

12:15pm to 2:00pm
Location:
K262, Bowie-Vernon Room, CGIS, 1737 Cambridge St., Cambridge
Speaker: Kenneth Oye (MIT, Political Science)
2017 Apr 13

Mind, Brain, & Behavior Panel Discussion: What is Mental Illness? A Humanistic, Genetic, & Cognitive Perspective

6:00pm to 7:30pm
Location:
Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street

How have people thought about mental illness in different cultures, and are there positive aspects associated with it, thinking historically and scientifically? Should we think of mental illness as categorically different or as deviations from the normal healthy state? What measures other than pharmaceutical medicines can be helpful for maintaining positive mental health? Join us as we take a deep dive into the biological, historical and psychological aspects of mental illness.

A panel featuring: Prof. Anne Harrington (History of Science),
Prof....
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2017 Apr 10

STS Circle at Harvard: Can a Cell Have a Sex?

12:15pm to 2:00pm
Location:
CGIS South S050, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge
Speaker: Sarah Richardson (Harvard, History of Science)
2017 Apr 06

Mahindra Center Keynote Panel: Technical Landscapes: Aesthetics and the Environment in the History of Science and Art

6:00pm to 8:00pm
Location:
Location TBA
Panelists

Peter L. Galison
Joseph Pellegrino University Professor, Harvard University
Title: What Are Technical Lands?
Caroline A. Jones
Professor, Department of Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
...
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2017 Apr 03

STS Circle at Harvard: Counting Black Inventors: The Historical Role of the US Patent System as a Political Resource

12:15pm to 2:00pm
Location:
K262, Bowie-Vernon Room, CGIS, 1737 Cambridge St., Cambridge
Speaker: Kara Swanson (Northeastern University, Law)
2017 Mar 29

Science Research Public Lecture: The Scientist as Sentinel

7:00pm to 9:00pm
Location:
Science Center Hall B One Oxford Streetn
Speaker: Naomi Oreskes

Scientists are often reluctant to speak in public on contested issues, for fear that this will “politicize” their science and have a negative impact on their credibility. In this talk, I examine these concerns, by exploring historical...
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Past Events

SIZE MATTERS: Knowledge, Storage, and the History of Compression

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Does compression have a history?

Coolidge Corner Cinema Science on Screen Series: Hidden Figures

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STS Circle at Harvard: Wrong Way After Nuremberg: Misconceiving Research Ethics

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Seminar on Social Exclusion and Inclusion: Unpacking Anti-Gender Campaigns in Europe

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STS Circle at Harvard: Assessing and Mitigating Synthetic Biology Risks: Exemplary Cases and Cautionary Tales

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Mind, Brain, & Behavior Panel Discussion: What is Mental Illness? A Humanistic, Genetic, & Cognitive Perspective

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STS Circle at Harvard: Can a Cell Have a Sex?

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Mahindra Center Keynote Panel: Technical Landscapes: Aesthetics and the Environment in the History of Science and Art

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Panelists

STS Circle at Harvard: Counting Black Inventors: The Historical Role of the US Patent System as a Political Resource

Location:

Science Research Public Lecture: The Scientist as Sentinel

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