Jacob HeinricherinANTH374S18Final Project — Anthropology of Science and Tech through imagesSeparation of disciplinesMay 12, 2018May 12, 2018
Jacob HeinricherinANTH374S18Information SharingWatching the video on the Syrian conflict we saw the power of Internet platforms, specifically Facebook, had in connecting people with…Apr 27, 2018Apr 27, 2018
Jacob HeinricherinANTH374S18Interpreting DataOur reading over the last couple weeks, Pressed for Time by Judy Wajcman, looks at the relationship between technological changes and…Apr 20, 2018Apr 20, 2018
Jacob HeinricherinANTH374S18Moral Lives of DNA among African AmericansThe presentation I went to was the keynote address by Alondra Nelson on her book “The Moral Life of DNA: Racial Reconciliation and…Apr 13, 2018Apr 13, 2018
Jacob HeinricherinANTH374S18Shaping the internetIn our readings this week we’ve gone over ways in which the culture of the designers has influenced the design and goals of the internet…Apr 7, 2018Apr 7, 2018
Jacob HeinricherinANTH374S18Time and CultureMost people assume that time is just time, one second is one second regardless of the context, and this is true but how that second is…Apr 6, 2018Apr 6, 2018
Jacob HeinricherinANTH374S18Scientific writingThis week we again talked about bias and cultural fingerprints in scientific research and analysis. One complaint i heard when it came to…Feb 25, 2018Feb 25, 2018
Jacob HeinricherinANTH374S18Interdisciplinary work in AI development and technological implementationOne of the main ideas we talked about this week is the inherent biases in terms of what questions are asked and how the answers are framed…Feb 22, 2018Feb 22, 2018
Jacob HeinricherinANTH374S18Traditional Knowledge and “Science”: Need for dialogue.A general notion about “Western science” that most people share is that it is, or at least should be, a value free undertaking. Science is…Feb 11, 2018Feb 11, 2018
