April 2017
Fabian Krämer – A Centaur in London: Observation and Reading in the Early Modern Study of Nature
Fabian Krämer, Visiting Scholar of the Center for Science and Society at Columbia University, speaks on Observation and Reading in the Early Modern Study of Nature.
Find out more »Biodiversity and Its Histories Exhibition
An historical exhibition celebrating biodiversity will open Earth Day, April 22, 2017, and last through May 19, 2017. The exhibition is designed and produced by students of Barnard College and Columbia University.
Find out more »Biodiversity and Its Histories Workshop
This workshop will further explore several of the principal themes discussed in The New York Botanical Garden’s March 9th Symposium Threshold: Biodiversity, Climate, and Humanity at a Crossroads, through a further historical examination of the concept of biodiversity. Experts from around the world will travel to the Garden in order to participate in a collective endeavor to reconstruct the complex past as well as the competing measures and conflicting prescriptions for the preservation of biodiversity, from the eighteenth century to the present. In doing so, Biodiversity and its Histories aims to provide a forum for the discussion of one of the most contentious and pressing issues in the academy today.
Find out more »Sophia Roosth – The Fluent Structure of Time: Microbial Colonies and Post-Colonial Economies in the Caribbean
CIRHUS, NYU, 4 Washington Square North, Second Floor Dean’s Conference Room Sophia Roosth (Harvard University — History of Science), will discuss "The Fluent Structure of Time: Microbial Colonies and Post-Colonial Economies in the Caribbean" at the Workshop for Intellectual History of the Consortium for Intellectual and Cultural History.
Find out more »Eric R. Kandel – Reductionism in Art and Brain Science
Neuroscientist and Nobel Prize winner Eric R. Kandel will discuss his latest book, Reductionism in Art and Brain Science, in a free, public lecture at Columbia University. In this new book, Kandel, whose remarkable scientific career and deep interest in art give him a unique perspective, demonstrates how science can inform the way we experience a work of art and seek to understand its meaning.
Find out more »To Detect and Conserve: New Research on the Science and History of Columbia’s Ancient Manuscripts
This talk will describe the cross-disciplinary work of the Ancient Ink Lab and explain some of its surprising discoveries, including research that may lead to a new and non-destructive method for dating carbon inks from the ancient Mediterranean world. The speakers are Alexis Hagadorn, Head of Conservation, Columbia University Libraries; David Ratzan, Head Librarian, Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University; and Sarah Goler, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Columbia Nano Initiative.
Find out more »Sandra Soo-Jin Lee – Beyond Consent: Diverse Patient Perspectives on Building Trust in Precision Medicine Research
The collection of biospecimens and electronic health record data is central to precision medicine research. A challenge is the ongoing under-representation of racial and ethnic populations in genomic research. Dr. Lee will discuss the VALUES Study of the perspectives of diverse patients and the role of trust and trustworthiness in next generation biobanking.
Find out more »Ann-Sophie Barwich – Scent Track: What can the History of Olfaction tell us about Theorizing in the Life Sciences?
Perfumery may possibly be the second oldest business in the history of mankind. Olfaction, the sense of smell, has attracted systematic interest in scientific studies only recently, however. The discovery of the olfactory receptor genes by Linda Buck and Richard Axel in 1991 catapulted olfaction into core neurobiological research. Seldom does a discovery represent the birth of an experimental system as markedly as in the case of the olfactory receptors. Olfaction has been a fairly neglected field before, conducted only by a few but dedicated researchers throughout the past centuries.
Find out more »Biodiversity and Its Histories Student Exhibit – Opening Event
A public exhibition celebrating biodiversity will open Earth Day, April 22, 2017, and last through May 19, 2017 at the Washington Heights Branch of the New York Public Library, with an opening day event April 27 at 4pm. The exhibition is designed and produced by students of Barnard College and Columbia University. Contributors include: Arielle Alterwaite, Stephanie Barral, Tristan Brown, Gabrielle Bruno, Lyra Cooper, Robert Corban, Rosalind Donald, Linda Gordon, Sara Heiny, Maggie Israel, Petros Krommidas, Lila Livingston, Laura McLean, Anna McNulty, Julie Moon, Melissa Morris, Camila Puig Ibarra, Claire Sabel, Zhuoxuan Tian, Daniel West, Adrien Zakar, Mollie Zanger, Wenrui Zhao, Professor Deborah Coen.
Find out more »Rita Charon – The Shock of Attention: Art, Science, Creativity, and Doubt
As part of the Columbia University Medical Center Dean’s Lecture Series 2016-2017, Rita Charon, MD, Ph.D., will deliver a talk entitled “The Shock of Attention: Art, Science, Creativity, and Doubt."
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