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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
In the Media
Prof. Gil Stein on looting at Afghanistan historical sites; Stein and Marc Maillot are co teaching a spring KNOW course on Cultural Heritage Management Crisis
March 25, 2024
Looting uncovered at historical sites in the North of AfghanistanFeatures
Dario Maestriperi features in Quillete’s article, Johann Blumenbach: The First Race Scientist
March 25, 2024
The accepted view is that the scientists of the European Enlightenment got the issue of race badly wrong. In fact, some of them got more right than they are usually given credit for.Features
IFK’s Genevieve Lakier features in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s article, “Private Colleges Hope New Speech Policies Will Keep the Peace”
February 29, 2024
American University’s requirement that posters be “welcoming and build community” is vague and could shut out speech that may or may not clearly fit that standard, said Genevieve LakierFeatures
Ada Palmer writes article in the Reactor titled “Tools for Thinking about Censorship”
February 24, 2024
"The majority of censorship is self-censorship, but the majority of self-censorship is intentionally cultivated by an outside power" Ada palmer states. Explore us she delves into the censorshipFeatures
Jen Ludwig features in City Club of Chicago’s event, “The Economic Ripple of Learning Loss and its Impact on Chicago’s Future”
February 24, 2024
This event focuses on the economic impact of learning loss, particularly exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, on the future of ChicagoFeatures
Prof Dan Holz features in the New York Times article, “A Voracious Black Hole at the Dawn of Time?”
February 24, 2024
In this article, Dan Holz is part of a team of scientists who debate whether this black hole is the brightest in the visible universe, as a new study suggests.In the Media
Benoit Roux featured in article by Phys.org, Molecular pump study explores how brine shrimp thrive in high salinity
January 19, 2024
The article focuses on a study he conducted with multiple other scholars titled "A Na pump with reduced stoichiometry is upregulated by brine shrimp in extreme salinities""Features
Jordan Bimm features in CBC New’s article, SpaceX’s second launch of massive Starship postponed until Saturday
November 20, 2023
The attempt we saw last time back in April, the Starship failed to separate from the Super Heavy booster," said Jordan BimmIn the Media
Eric Oliver features in Salom’s article What if they’re not crazy? Belief in conspiracy theories may be normal
October 26, 2023
In the Media
Erin Adams features in Nature.com’s article, CRISPR screens decode cancer cell pathways that trigger γδ T cell detection
September 07, 2023