In keeping with the @4sSydney TRANSnational theme, and extending the multilingual platform of the 2017 4S meeting in Boston, we sought volunteers to translate the conference theme. Thanks to our…
STS Across Borders is a special exhibit created to help advance the intellectual diversity and international character of 4S and STS by showcasing STS formations from different regions, diasporas, and…
By: Angela Okune & Aadita Chaudhury August 1, 2018 This blog post outlines the challenges, motivations, and inspirations for the collaborators putting together the forthcoming STS Across Borders exhibit entitled…
Ben Nicoll, University of Melbourne has compiled exciting new material by and about Professor Helen Verran, Australian STS researcher and 2018 Dyason lecturer, for the Deakin STS exhibit of STS…
What does TRANSnational STS sound like? STS scholar and DJ Alexandra Lippman will help open the Sydney conference with performances at both the Presidential Plenary and opening reception. Inspired by…
Featured Image: Liam Young, Still from Renderlands, 2018. Part of Human Non Human. Courtesy of the artists. Photograph: Jason Christopher 11am-1pm Wednesday 29th August (including 30 mins to visit the exhibition) Powerhouse…
By Alex Giurca, PhD student within the BBW ForWerts Graduate Program We’ve heard it before: in order for science to push the boundaries of knowledge, scientists from all backgrounds and…
Do you run a podcast or are interested in making one happen? At this year’s 4S in Sydney we have a dedicated media room for you to record your show!…
Today we are reblogging a substantial and provocative piece by Rohan Deb Roy, who asks: can we decolonise science without playing into the hands of religious fundamentalists and ultra-nationalists? Decolonise…
Reblogged with permission from http://sydney.edu.au/environment-institute/blog/cement-materialities-temporalities-fracking-northern-australia/ If I told you that cement was the solution to fracking’s environmental woes, what would you say? After an 18 month “Scientific Inquiry” and intense public…