Recording, slides, chat and even meeting minutes from my session at the #STS Roundtable's Making Work Worth Doing Series are available:

"Real World Examples: Designing Workshops Using #OpenSystemsTheory
https://stsroundtable.com/webinars/making-work-worth-doing-real-world-examples-designing-workshops-using-open-systems-theory-23-april-2026/

Making Work Worth Doing - Real World Examples: Designing Workshops Using Open Systems Theory - 23 April, 2026 - STS Roundtable

Making Work Worth Doing Series                     CReal World Examples: Designing Workshops Using Open Systems Theory Session Date: April 23 , 10:30-11:30 Pacific Time   Trond Hjorteland, our host for this session started out as an IT system developer – and over time, Open Systems Theory became central to how he practiced IT architecture. In this session, Trond showed how this framework applies in real-world IT settings: from high-level genotypical organisational design principles to the 6 psychological job requirements and participative

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Subposting because I'm not really in disagreement, but non-humans had agency long before GenAI. LLMs have agency but it's not even remotely new in form or degree.

Okay, the erstwile #STS guy will pipe down now . . .

Under the banner "The winding road to better science", we are joining forces with our metaresearch centre and are offering ourselves as hosts for potential MSCA postdoctoral fellows. If you are interested in developing a project on or across the boundaries of #metascience and #STS, reach out! 1/

The application period for the MA STS at GU Frankfurt is coming to an end!
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The Institute of Cultural Anthropology and European Ethnology is looking forward to meeting its new cohort members!
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For more details regarding applications and the program, please visit our website at https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/108852653/MA_Program#a_64a3648d-d0829513

#StudySTS #STS #MA #anthropology #GU #goetheUni #frankfurt @i_ngli

Are you a friend or alumnus of the Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas? Join us 13/5 for our first ever alumni meetup! בוגר של מכון כהן באוניברסיטת תל אביב או שייך לקהילת המכון? כנס בוגרים ראשון מאד ומעולם, ב 13/5. להתראות בגילמן! #hps #sts #philsci #histsci

CBI is thrilled to host ASI President, CBI Research Fellow, TEDx speaker Dr. Molly Steenson for "Generating AI History Through Architecture" May 6th at noon (free lunch, 11:45am), Andersen Lib. Rm 120B. #ai #sts #history #science #technology #socialscience #minneapolis #computerscience #hci #userx

Register at:

z.umn.edu/SteensonAITalk

Szabó využil svoje právo a svedeckú výpoveď odoprel z dôvodu, aby si ňou neprivodil trestné stíhanie.

Tón: : veľmi negatívny
#slovakia #gdelt #výpoveď #prokurátori #šts

https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/szabo-odmietol-vypovedat-v-kauze-kucia/960019-clanok.html

Szabó odmietol vypovedať v kauze Kuciak a prípravy vrážd prokurátorov

Szabó využil svoje právo a svedeckú výpoveď odoprel z dôvodu, aby si ňou neprivodil trestné stíhanie.

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Still time to register! UMass Amherst Prof. Barcu Baykurt Book Launch Talk "Smart as a City." Tuesday, May 5th 1 pm C., 2 pm E., a CBI Virtual Event.

https://share.google/zXBJu3PhZmkt3a48l

This insightful book by Prof. Baykurt, out of U. of Cali. Press, provides an ethnographic and policy analysis of IT "Testbed Urbanism" & racial & class inequality in KC, MO,... Google's Gig network & various "Smart"/AI initiatives.

#ai #sociology #anthropology #history #geography #mediastudies #communication #sts

Last was “Corporate Crops” by Gabriela Pechlaner. This is an incredible sociological and legal dive into the corporate crop Industry, analyzing its effects on farmers, how governments and the courts have strengthened industry's power, and the systemic effects that the rise of this method of farming is creating. Highly recommend

Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/11016712/s/a-riveting-legal-and-sociological-dive-into-corporate-owned-crops#anchor-11016712 (9/9) #agriculture #STS

Ben Waber's review of Corporate Crops : Biotechnology, Agriculture, and the Struggle for Control - BookWyrm

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