Calendar of Events
History of Science, Medicine, and Technology Colloquium
Colloquium, Fall 2009
Schedule
All talks are held in Bunche 5288 at 4pm.
September 30 – Opening Reception
October 5 – Knut Sorensen, Norwegian University for Science and Technology and Visiting
Scholar, Stanford: "Polytecnical education ideology in the 20th century: From
broad skills to the virtue of teamwork"
October 12 – NO COLLOQUIUM
October 19 – Adam Shapiro , Dibner Research Fellow, Huntington Library: "The Credible
Audiences for Paley's Natural Theology"
October 26 – Jennifer Tucker, Wesleyan University and Visiting Professor, Harvey Mudd
College: "Drawing the Line: Reflections on Writing about Science and Art"
November 2 – Cathy Gere, UCSD Science Studies: "The Utilitarian Self: The Neurosciences and
Political Reform in Nineteenth-century Britain"
November 9 – Ulf Mellstrom, Luleå University of Technology and Visiting Professor, Stanford:
"Why has computer science in Malaysia been dominated by women
over the last three decades?"
November 16 – Elizabeth Gray, (Towson University and 2009 O'Malley Research Fellow, UCLA
Biomedical Library): "From 'God's Own Medicine' to 'Criminal Indulgence':
Opium and America to 1900."
(Sponsored by the UCLA Program in Medical History and the Medical Humanities)
November 23 – NO COLLOQUIUM
November 30 – Article Discussion; Article TBA
Note: Any pre-circulated papers will be available in Bunche 5288 one week prior to the event, as well as posted here.