"Science, Technology, and Modern War: The Rational Fog"
Perry World House
February 16, 2021
In this edition of The World Today from the Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania, M. Susan Lindee, the Janice and Julian Bers Professor of History and Sociology of Science at Penn, shares how her new book, Rational Fog: Science and Technology in Modern War, explores how many transformative scientific and technological advancements of the 20th century – nuclear fission, radar, space travel, and even the microwave oven – were the result of war or preparations for war.
February 16, 2021
In this edition of The World Today from the Perry World House at the University of Pennsylvania, M. Susan Lindee, the Janice and Julian Bers Professor of History and Sociology of Science at Penn, shares how her new book, Rational Fog: Science and Technology in Modern War, explores how many transformative scientific and technological advancements of the 20th century – nuclear fission, radar, space travel, and even the microwave oven – were the result of war or preparations for war.
"Rational Fog: A Conversation with Susan Lindee"
Consortium for History of Science, Technology and Medicine
February 15, 2021
In this episode of Historical Perspectives On Contemporary Issues, Babak Ashrafi talks with M. Susan Lindee, author of Rational Fog: Science and Technology in Modern War.
February 15, 2021
In this episode of Historical Perspectives On Contemporary Issues, Babak Ashrafi talks with M. Susan Lindee, author of Rational Fog: Science and Technology in Modern War.
"The Cultural Politics of DNA "
Calgary Institute for the Humanities
2019 Annual Community Forum - May 7, 2020
Podcasts, true crime shows, family history documentaries and police procedurals all attest to a cultural obsession with, and a faith in, the potential of DNA to reveal some kind of truth. This seminar explored the cultural politics of DNA. What is behind the current fascination with DNA testing, and more generally, what does it say about truth, race and identity in the current era?
2019 Annual Community Forum - May 7, 2020
Podcasts, true crime shows, family history documentaries and police procedurals all attest to a cultural obsession with, and a faith in, the potential of DNA to reveal some kind of truth. This seminar explored the cultural politics of DNA. What is behind the current fascination with DNA testing, and more generally, what does it say about truth, race and identity in the current era?
"Darwin's Legacies"
Tangier Global Forum
March 23, 2017
The University of New England's Tangier Global Forum and its founding director, Anouar Majid, host Susan Lindee in Tangier, Morocco.
March 23, 2017
The University of New England's Tangier Global Forum and its founding director, Anouar Majid, host Susan Lindee in Tangier, Morocco.
"The Third Atomic Bombing of Japan"
UNE Center for Global Humanities
October 26, 2015
UNE Center for Global Humanities and its founding director, Anouar Majid, host M. Susan Lindee.
October 26, 2015
UNE Center for Global Humanities and its founding director, Anouar Majid, host M. Susan Lindee.
"Experimental Wounds: Science and Violence in Mid Century America"
Situating Science
September 18, 2009
Dr. Susan Lindee, University of Pennsylvania Experimental Wounds: Science and Violence in Mid Century America. This lecture was the keynote for the Situating Science Workshop, "Health Legacies: Militarization, Health and Society" at the University of Alberta. WWW.SITUSCI.CA
September 18, 2009
Dr. Susan Lindee, University of Pennsylvania Experimental Wounds: Science and Violence in Mid Century America. This lecture was the keynote for the Situating Science Workshop, "Health Legacies: Militarization, Health and Society" at the University of Alberta. WWW.SITUSCI.CA
"The Bleeding Edge"
geneticsandsociety
July 27-29, 2010
Susan Lindee, Professor of History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses who is on the "bleeding edge" of genomic research at the 2010 Tarrytown Meeting.
July 27-29, 2010
Susan Lindee, Professor of History and Sociology of Science at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses who is on the "bleeding edge" of genomic research at the 2010 Tarrytown Meeting.
Lectures for purchase from
One Day University (August 14, 2019)
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"What Darwin Got Right, What Darwin Got Wrong" |
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"The Scientific Genius of Marie Curie" |
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