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Tenure Track-Professorship for the field of Digital Health GovernanceUniversity of Vienna
from Society for Social Studies of Science
(2021-3-10 22:59)
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Open to new ideas. Since 1365.The University of Vienna is a research university with high international visibility and a wide range of degree programmes. We are committed to basic research that is open to applications and to research-led teaching, as well as to the dialogue with economy and society. We strive to actively promote the […] The post Tenure Track-Professorship for the field of Digital Health Governance — University of Vienna appeared first on Society for Social Studies of Science .
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Place, space and STS: interview with Iván Chaar-López
from Society for Social Studies of Science
(2021-3-9 6:00)
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Iván Chaar López is professor at the Department of American Studies, University of Texas at Austin. His research and teaching examine the politics and aesthetics of digital technologies. He is especially interested in the place of Latina/o/xs as targets, users, and developers of digital lifeworlds. He is currently working on a book, under contract with […] The post Place, space and STS: interview with Iván Chaar-López appeared first on Society for Social Studies of Science .
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Research AssistantCentre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge
from Society for Social Studies of Science
(2021-3-5 3:56)
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The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) invites applications for a part-time Research Assistant (0.6 FTE, equivalent to 22.2 hours per week) to support the development of a new project on how we can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic to improve prevention and mitigation of global catastrophic risks in future. This appointment is […] The post Research Assistant — Centre for the Study of Existential Risk at the University of Cambridge appeared first on Society for Social Studies of Science .
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New Materialist Informatics
from Society for Social Studies of Science
(2021-3-5 3:13)
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22-25 March, organised by University of Kassel, Germany. Co-organisers Goda Klumbyte and Claude Draude 11th international new materialisms conference invites participants to investigate the possible intersections between and beyond new materialism and informatics. As a transversal field of inquiry, new materialism opens hybrid spaces between the social sciences & the humanities and the natural & […] The post New Materialist Informatics appeared first on Society for Social Studies of Science .
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A Sociotechnical Exchange, Redux
from Society for Social Studies of Science
(2021-3-2 0:00)
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In her contribution, Lucy Suchman reflects on her conversations with microchip architect Lynn Conway during their time at Xerox PARC. Their recent reconnection renewed their conversation resulting in the publication of the transcript. The post A Sociotechnical Exchange, Redux appeared first on Society for Social Studies of Science .
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New book by Steve FullerA Player’s Guide to the Post-Truth Condition: The Name of the Game
from Society for Social Studies of Science
(2021-3-1 4:03)
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A Player’s Guide to the Post-Truth Condition: The Name of the Gamepresents sixteen short, readable chapters designed to leverage our post-truth condition’s deep historical and philosophical roots into opportunities for unprecedented innovation and change. Fuller offers a bracing, proactive and hopeful vision against the tendency to demonize post-truth as the realm of ‘fake news’ and […] The post New book by Steve Fuller–A Player’s Guide to the Post-Truth Condition: The Name of the Game appeared first on Society for Social Studies of Science .
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Call for book chapters: Opportunities and Challenges for Computational Social Science Method
from Society for Social Studies of Science
(2021-2-25 21:42)
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In this book, we will focus on the implementation of computational social science methods and touch upon the opportunities and challenges of this method in social sciences. Therefore, the objective of this book sheds light upon (1) the infrastructure which should be built to gain required skill sets, (2) the tools which have been used […] The post Call for book chapters: Opportunities and Challenges for Computational Social Science Method appeared first on Society for Social Studies of Science .
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New Book by Joseph Masco The Future of Fallout, and Other Episodes in Radioactive World-Making
from Society for Social Studies of Science
(2021-2-25 1:56)
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Duke University Press 2020. InThe Future of Fallout, and Other Episodes in Radioactive World-MakingJoseph Masco examines the strange American intimacy with and commitment to existential danger. Tracking the simultaneous production of nuclear emergency and climate disruption since 1945, he focuses on the psychosocial accommodations as well as the technological revolutions that have produced these linked […] The post New Book by Joseph Masco The Future of Fallout, and Other Episodes in Radioactive World-Making appeared first on Society for Social Studies of Science .
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New Book by Joseph Masco The Future of Fallout, and Other Episodes in Radioactive World-Making
from Society for Social Studies of Science
(2021-2-25 1:56)
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Duke University Press 2020. InThe Future of Fallout, and Other Episodes in Radioactive World-MakingJoseph Masco examines the strange American intimacy with and commitment to existential danger. Tracking the simultaneous production of nuclear emergency and climate disruption since 1945, he focuses on the psychosocial accommodations as well as the technological revolutions that have produced these linked […] The post New Book by Joseph Masco The Future of Fallout, and Other Episodes in Radioactive World-Making appeared first on Society for Social Studies of Science .
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New Book by Joseph Masco The Future of Fallout, and Other Episodes in Radioactive World-Making
from Society for Social Studies of Science
(2021-2-25 1:56)
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Duke University Press 2020. InThe Future of Fallout, and Other Episodes in Radioactive World-MakingJoseph Masco examines the strange American intimacy with and commitment to existential danger. Tracking the simultaneous production of nuclear emergency and climate disruption since 1945, he focuses on the psychosocial accommodations as well as the technological revolutions that have produced these linked […] The post New Book by Joseph Masco The Future of Fallout, and Other Episodes in Radioactive World-Making appeared first on Society for Social Studies of Science .
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