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Presentations in the Cultures and Knowledge Workshop Series range across historical and disciplinary boundaries, and provide a major component of SIFK's inquiry into the process of knowledge formation and transmittal from antiquity to the present day. SIFK faculty, postdocs, fellows and guests present research-in-progress for real-time feedback from a broadly cross-disciplinary community of scholars. Presentations take the form of a 45-minute presentation followed by a lively 25 minute discussion, and are open to all members of the University of Chicago community.
Noon-1:20 PM via Zoom
Please see the events calendar https://sifk.uchicago.edu/events/category/15/Workshops/ to register.
Monday, November 1
Of Types and Trees: Evolutionary Thought, Ancient DNA and Research on the Human Past
Hannah Moots
Monday, November 15
The Dog Years: A History of Beagle Science
Brad Bolman
Monday, November 29
Fact Culture: Polling and the Politics of Objectivity
Tal Arbel
Announcements
Read the Stevanovich Institute’s Spring 2018 Newsletter
June 01, 2018
In this issue: XCAP, KNOW Volume 2.1, meet the 2018-19 fellows, see summer events, and mark your calendar for our 2018-19 workshop lineup!In the Media
Here are 185 books Bill Gates has read and thinks you should too
May 30, 2018
UChicago Professor & Stevanovich Institute Faculty Member James A. Robinson's "Why Nations Fail" is on the list.In the Media
ASCO 2018: How a major medical meeting uses embargoes to shape the news, & the consequences
May 18, 2018
UChicago's Adam Cifu, MD, sounds off on the dangers in medical practice of adopting research findings prematurely.In the Media
‘Largest’ microbiome study weighs in on our gut health
May 16, 2018
Medical News Today discusses implications for our dietary practices based on largest human microbiome study ever conducted, spearheaded in part by IFK Faculty Member, Jack Gilbert (Dept. of Surgery).News
Congrats, Haun!
May 10, 2018
Haun Saussy has been awarded the René Wellek Prize by the American Comparative Literature Association for his book Translation as Citation: Zhuangzi Inside Out.Features
What can we learn about the history of alchemy from a Twitter feed?
April 27, 2018
SIFK postdoctoral fellow Eduardo A. Escobar shares his experience teaching the history of alchemy for his spring course titled “Secrecy and Science” (KNOW 27005).Socialist Postcolonialism: Memory Reconsolidation
April 27, 2018
SIFK Visiting Scholar Adam Kola (Nicolaus Copernicus University) releases his latest book.In the Media
Further pollution reduction necessary in China: UChicago professor
March 30, 2018
UChicago Professor & EPI Director Michael Greenstone praises China's success in reducing pollution, but notes that even further reductions are necessary.What Can Marvel’s Black Panther Tell Viewers about Science and Technology in Africa?
February 21, 2018
Damien Droney, SIFK Postdoctoral Scholar focused on the politics of science, technology, and medicine in postcolonial Africa, discusses Marvel's newly-released Black Panther movie.Announcements
Neubauer Collegium announces new faculty research projects
February 14, 2018
SIFK Faculty members Haun Saussy, Ada Palmer, Dario Maestripieri, and John Goldsmith receive support for collaborative and diverse research projects.Announcements
Early Registration Ends Feb 16 for ‘“Mutations in Citizenship”’ event (23 March 2018)
February 07, 2018
In the Media
In a Year of Dystopian Tales, Ada Palmer Shows What Utopia Might Cost
February 07, 2018
Chicago Magazine interviews SIFK faculty member Ada Palmer about the inspiration for her science-fiction book series, Terra Ignota.In the Media
You are what you (and your microbiome) eat, scientists say
February 07, 2018
Prof. Jack Gilbert explains how microbes affects people’s health in Chicago Tribune videoAnnouncements
Adam Kola Receives Grant from Polish National Science Center
January 25, 2018
Adam F. Kola has received a grant from the Polish National Science Center in the amount of $10,000. The grant will cover summer archival research in the National Library of Medicine in Bethesda, MD.