The aim of this group is to explore and enhance the interface between HPS and science. Although many of us in HPS engage closely with scientists and their practices, we could benefit from more explicit discussions about the relationship between HPS and science itself, and from more opportunities for HPS-scholars and scientists to help each other's work.
We meet on Fridays, 3.30–5.00pm in the Board Room. Further information, any reading materials, and links for online meetings will be distributed through the email list of the group. Please contact Hasok Chang (hc372) or Marta Halina (mh801) if you would like to be included on the list.
Easter Term 2025
30 May
Helene Scott-Fordsmand (Clare Hall & HPS, University of Cambridge) and Anatolii Kozlov (Department of Science & Technology Studies, University College London)
The Culture Lab
13 June
Amy Orben (MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge)
Science advice under uncertainty
In this session, Amy Orben, the leader of the Digital Mental Health Group at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, will talk about her experience of having to support evidence-based policy in the area of teen mental health and social media. Her vision on how this could be improved was described in Orben, Amy, and J. Nathan Matias, 'Fixing the science of digital technology harms', Science 388, no. 6743 (2025): 152–155.