[Sci-tech-public] What's So Natural About Natural Disasters

[Peter A. Shulman]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to let you know about a program tomorrow (Tuesday) that is 
part of MIT's "Big Questions After BIg Hurricanes" series.  The STS 
Department is hosting "What's So Natural About Natural Disasters?" 
and it focuses on the human, social, and historical aspects of 
Hurricane Katrina and what we call natural disasters.

The speakers are Professors David Jones and David Mindell of STS and 
Professor Meg Jacobs of the History Department.  Professor Roz 
Williams will moderate.  Enclosed below is more information.

The program is from 5-7 in the Stata Center's Kirsch Auditorium. 
Hope you can make it!

--**Peter

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What's So Natural About Natural Disasters?

Unnatural Mortality: Poverty and Risk in Epidemics and Natural Disasters
Professor David S. Jones, Program in Science, Technology, and Society

Natural Disaster and the Unnatural Bush Response
Professor Meg Jacobs, History

Technological Systems in Disaster
Professor David A. Mindell, Science, Technology and Society, and 
Engineering Systems Division

Moderated by Professor Rosalind H. Williams, Director of the Program 
in Science, Technology, and Society

http://web.mit.edu/katrina/symposia/
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