Computational geneticist Pardis Sabeti and energy studies expert Jessika Trancik discuss careers and the outlook for women in science in the 21st century.
A Glance at Graphical Abstracts
Lily Bui’s “critique of graphical abstracts through the lens of media studies along the following parameters: spreadability, legibility, and serendipity.”
Women in Science
Computational geneticist Pardis Sabeti and energy studies expert Jessika Trancik will discuss their careers and the outlook for women in science in the 21st century.
Video, podcast, and summary: “Ultimate Truths: Comparing Science and the Humanities”
James Carroll, Rebecca Goldstein, Alan Lightman, and Robert Weinberg talk with Seth Mnookin on “the differences and similarities in the kinds of knowledge available through inquiry in the sciences and humanities.”
Why Citizen Science and Public Media Need to Get Together
“Communities often need a means of communicating to themselves and to each other. And that, dear reader, is where media comes in.”
Data Auralization: Different Modes of Sensing Sensor Data
Lily Bui writes, “I wanted to play with the concept of ‘mundane data’ and think about how else it could be used.”
Podcast: Tarleton Gillespie: “Algorithms, and the Production of Calculated Publics”
Calculations and motivations behind the production of calculated publics helps highlight how algorithms are relevant to our collective efforts to know and be known.
