Tag: STS

The Future of the Technological Human Body in Light of Its Present & Past, TU Berlin, September 2, 2022

I would like to bring this fascinating event to your attention in that I have been invited as a discussant: “The Future of the Technological Human Body in Light of Its Present & Past“, TU Berlin, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Room H 0104. Friday, September 2, 2022. Schedule and registration information can […]

Safe the date: 10-12 September 2019, STS TURKEY 2019 Conference (Keynote: Prof. Dr. Wiebe Bijker) at Istanbul Technical University

STS TURKEY 2019 will take place at the Istanbul Technical University,  Turkey, on 10-12 September 2019; jointly organized by Istanbul Technical University, Program on “Science, Technology and Society” and Istanbul Technical University, Humanities and Social Sciences, supported by STS TURKEY. STS TURKEY is delighted to announce that our keynote speaker is Prof. Dr. Wiebe Bijker […]

Das techno-zerebrale Subjekt. Zur Symbiose von Mensch und Maschine in den Neurowissenschaften

  Abgeleitet aus einer Analyse neurowissenschaftlicher Praktiken und Techniken der Anpassung von Mensch/Gehirn und Maschine/Computer zeichnet Melike Sahinol die Entstehung »techno-zerebraler Subjekte« nach: Anhand von Interviews mit renommierten Neurowissenschaftler_innen und Darstellungen neurowissenschaftlich-klinischer Anwendungsprojekte, die mit Hilfe von Brain Machine Interfaces (BMI) an der Heilung von Schlaganfall- und ALS-Patient_innen arbeiten, zeigt sie, wie die wechselseitige Anpassung […]

Designing Nature, Upgrading Human Life? Reflections on how Medicine, Science and Technology transform our lives – forthcoming Lecture Series at the Orient-Insitute Istanbul

The winter term 2016/17 at the Orient-Institute Istanbul starts with the new lecture series “Designing Nature, Upgrading Human Life? Reflections on how Medicine, Science and Technology transform our lives” (a detailed program will follow soon). Recent developments in Medicine, Science and Technology enable an unprecedented “optimization” of the human being. Our lecture series is dedicated […]