Santa Clara University

Public Programs and Partnerships - 1998-1999 Symposia

Center for Science, Technology and Society

1998-1999 Symposia

  • When Crops Mate with their Wild Relatives: Some Environmental Consequences of Transgenic Crops – Speakers: Norman Ellstrand, Professor of Genetics, University of California Riverside, James C. Taylor, Adjunct Professor of Engineering, SCU; Discussants: Leilani Miller, Assistant Professor of Biology, SCU, Craig Stephens, Assistant Professor of Biology, SCU, October 12, 1998

 

  • Risks of Redundancy: Why We Try to be Safer but Create More Accidents­ – Scott D. Sagan, Associate Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Center for International Security and Arms Control, Stanford University, James C. Taylor, Adjunct Professor of Engineering, SCU, October 26, 1998

 

  • The Dynamic Interplay of Science and Technology with Culture and Society – Discussants: James L. Koch, Director, Center for Science, Technology, and Society and Professor of Management, SCU, Emile McAnany, Professor of Communication, SCU, Allen S. Hammond, Professor of Law, SCU, and Cary Yang, Professor of Engineering and Director, Microelectronics Laboratory, SCU, November 9, 1998

 

  • 100th ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE Magnetic Recording and Information Storage: Technological Milestones and Future Outlook­, December 14, 1998

 

  • Exploration and Innovation in the Information Age: The Value of Real People – Anita Borg, Founding Director, Institute for Women and Technology, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, January 11, 1999

 

  • The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computers Exceed Human Intelligence – Ray Kurzweil, Founder Chairman, and CEO, Kurzweil Technologies, Inc., January 22, 1999

 

  • From AT&T to Microsoft: Lessons Learned­ – George J. Alexander, Professor of Law and Director, Institute of International and Comparative Law, SCU, Allen S. Hammond, Professor of Law, SCU, Bryan Ford, Associate Professor of Law, SCU, February 8, 1999

 

  • From Barbie to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer Games – Justine Cassell, Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Henry Jenkins, Professor of Literature, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, February 19, 1999

 

  • Transactions Technology and Financial Markets: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives – Alexander J. Field, Professor of Economics, SCU, February 22, 1999

 

  • The Invisible Computer: Why Good Products Can Fail, the Personal Computer is So Complex, and Information Appliances are the Solution­ – Donald A. Norman, Professor Emeritus of Cognitive Science, University of California San Diego, March 19, 1999

 

  • The Factory in the Living Room: How Technology Made Hobbies and Extension of Industry – Steven Gelber, Professor of History, SCU, April 12, 1999

 

  • Remediation: Understanding New Media – Jay David Bolter, Professor of New Media and Co-Director, Center for New Media Research and Education, Georgia Institute of Technology,  Richard Grusin, Professor of Literature, Communication, and Culture, Georgia Institute of Technology, April 23, 1999

 

  • Thomas Kuhn Revisited – Fred D. White, Associate Professor of English, SCU, Ruth Davis, Professor of Computer Engineering, SCU, William Prior, Professor of Philosophy, SCU, April 26, 1999

 

  • Person-to-Person Markets Online: the eBay Story – Speaker; Michael Wilson, Senior Vice President, Product Development and Site Operations, eBay, Inc.; Discussant: Daniel Klein, Associate Professor of Economics, SCU, May 10, 1999

 

  • Food Security, and Technology – D. Gale Johnson, Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago and President, American Economics Association, May 14, 1999