Colloquia

History of Science Colloquium: George Aumoithe, Assistant Professor of History and of African and African American Studies, Harvard University

History of Science Colloquium - PLEASE NOTE THE NEW LOCATION AT BOYLSTON HALL 110 (Fong Auditorium): Dmitri Levitin, Fifty-Pound Fellow, All Souls College, University of Oxford

The March 31 HoS Colloquium had been CANCELED due to an unexpected emergency! It will be rescheduled next year. The new date will be posted under upcoming events.

History of Science Colloquium: Alex Csiszar, Professor of the History of Science and Director of Graduate Studies; Evelynn Hammonds, Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science, Professor of African and African American Studies &...

FEB. 24 History of Science Colloquium HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO MAY 5, 2026 at 1:00PM. George Aumoithe, Assistant Professor of History and of African and African American Studies, Harvard University

History of Science Colloquium − AI-generated empathy is convincing and well received until recipients realize it is artificial; a phenomenon I term the 'artificial-empathy paradox'. I test and try to explain this phenomenon by examining the three...