[Sci-tech-public] STS Colloq. & events this spring

[David Mindell]

Hi,

 

I just wanted to let you know about two special events in STS that are
happening this spring:

 

1. Manuel Castells annual visit, March 10-17. 

            Monday March 10 - Castells invited to regular STS
faculty/student lunch

            Monday March 17 - Castells invited to give an informal talk to
faculty and students, followed by a reception.

 

2. The Morison Prize Lecture in Engineering and the Humanities:

            This year's Morison Prize Lecturer will be Prof. David
Billington of Princeton University. 

            Thursday May 1 - Informal lecture seminar by Billington in
E51-095

            Friday May 2 - Morsion Prize Lecture, 2pm, Bartos Theater,
reception to follow

MAY

 

            Other spring dates to note (final details and poster to follow
soon).  

 

            MARCH

            Tuesday March 4                     STS Colloquium Joint with
Department of History of Science, Harvard
Image, Text, Signal and Matter: Beyond the History of Hardware and Software

                                                            Christopher
Kelty, Rice University and Harvard University (Visiting)

                                                            4:00 pm,
Harvard, Science Center 469

                                                                        

            Wed March 12                         STS Colloquium Joint with
MIT's Space, Policy and Society Research Group

                                                            Title: "The
Urban Space Station"

                                                            Natalie
Jerimenjenko

                                                            5:00 pm, MIT,
location tba

                                                            

            APRIL

            Thursday April 10-                   Student Conference:
"Disruptive Environments," MIT Museum

            Friday April 11

 

            Monday April 14                      Informal lunch workshop
with Alberto Cambrosio, HASTS students,

                                                            and interested
faculty [E51-275 reserved 12-2:00]. 

                                                

                                                            STS Colloquium

                                                            Title: tba

                                                            Alberto
Cambrosio, McGill University

                                                            4:00 pm, E51-095

                                                

            Thursday April 24                     Special talk by Steve
Epstein for HASTS faculty and students hosted by David Jones 

                                                            4:00 pm,
location tba                                        

 

            Friday April 25                         CSD Conference: What's
the Use of Race? (MIT Faculty Club)

            Saturday April 26

 

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