Nuclear Nature:
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Theorising the Anthropocene after Quantum Physics
A workshop at The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities
University of Edinburgh
In collaboration with the Edinburgh Environmental Humanities Network
29th May 2017
Full details and registration at https://nuclearnature.eventbrite.com
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“Nuclear Nature” Workshop: Programme of Events The Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities 29th May 2017 |
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Event |
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10.30 -12.00 |
Keynote:
“Poetry at the Frontiers of Physics” Professor Peter Middleton, University of Southampton
Chair: Dr David Farrier, University of Edinburgh |
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12.00 – 13.00 |
Networking Lunch
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13.00 – 14.30 |
Ongoing Research Papers: Ideas from Quantum and Nuclear Science in the Humanities
Professor Michelle Keown, University of Edinburgh, English Professor Michela Massimi, University of Edinburgh, Philosophy of Science Professor Mark Usher, University of Vermont, Classics
Chair: Dr Michelle Bastian, Edinburgh College of Art |
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14:30 – 15.00 |
Coffee
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15.00 – 16.00 |
Plenary:
Professor Alex Murphy, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh
“Dark Matter” Research at The University of Edinburgh
Chair: TBC |