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2004-2005 Weekly Series of Brown Bag Lunch Conversations
Fall Semester
"
Science's Audiences"
Interdisciplinary conversations intended to promote
communication between and among those in natural science and
humanities/social science. Our goal is to provide a forum to know
about each other's
work, to discuss topics and methodological problems common to
several fields, and thus promote interdisciplinary projects on campus.
Past
Brown Bag series have evolved through musings on metonymy and
metaphor, to the meaning of metrics, meaning, noise and information.
We now
invite a consideration of the topic of "Science's Audiences". Embedded,
packaged and collapsed into this seemingly benign topic are oft
overlooked issues, such as scientific writing, social negotiation
and natural/technological
limitations; translating science between cultures; the problems
of simplification and metaphor that occur when trying to explain
technical,
complex concepts to beginner students; the big translation into
public policy; and in general, what is lost, gained or changed,
and how,
when moving from one audience to another. Where we left off last
semester regarding coding, re-coding and decoding makes a smooth
segue way
into issues of science's audiences, as well as to a new arena
where we can explore some of our favorite topics from the past.
Please come
join us, as participant or audience.
All are welcome to join us for this series
of discussions,
Fridays, 1:15-2:15,
Multicultural Center (229 Roberts Road).
Contact Sharon Burgmayer or Paula
Viterbo or Wil Franklin for
additional information.
On Line
Forum for continuing discussion
Archive of Prior Conversations
- Spring
2004:
"Information, Meaning, and Noise: What's the Difference?"
- Fall
2003:
"What Counts?--Measuring Ourselves and the World"
- Spring
2003: "The Science of Culture/The Culture of
Science"
- Fall
2002: "The Culture of Science"
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Sharon Burgmayer, "Bridges"
For an exhibit of Sharon's paintings see Transformation
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