The Twentieth Century Think Tank offers broad coverage of 20th- and 21st-century topics in the history, philosophy and sociology of science, technology and medicine. The regular programme of papers and discussions takes place on Thursdays over lunch.
Think Tank meetings are held fortnightly on Thursdays, 1–2pm in Seminar Room 2. All welcome!
Organised by Mary Brazelton and Richard Staley.
Michaelmas Term 2019
| 17 October | Michael Barany (University of Edinburgh) Making a name in mid-century mathematics: individuals, institutions and the open secret of Nicolas Bourbaki |
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| 31 October | Arathi Sriprakash and Peter Sutoris (Faculty of Education, Cambridge) The science of childhood: postcolonial development in India, 1950s |
| 14 November | Sarah Dillon (Faculty of English, Cambridge) 'The Ineradicable Eliza Effect and Its Dangers': Weizenbaum, Pygmalion and the implications of gendering AI |
| 28 November | Allegra Fryxell (Pembroke College, Cambridge) The tempo of modernity: rethinking the history of modern time |