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Eye of the Storm_
Date 13th May 2009 - 19th June 2009
Tags science, conference, UK, international, opportunity
An interdisciplinary conference on scientific controversy
19 / 20 June 2009
Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1, UK
This two-day symposium brings together scientists, artists, social scientists and policy-makers to explore scientific controversy from an interdisciplinary perspective. From esoteric arguments over the structure of the universe to highly charged public controversies around the use of stem cells,
Eye of the Storm will touch on brilliance and ego, dissent and whistle-blowing, big science, high finance, deviant science, the reliability of knowledge and the legislation of uncertainty.
Confirmed speakers include Sheila Jasanoff (Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Harvard University), Eduardo Kac (artist), Roger Malina (astrophysicist, Director, Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille Provence), Rod Dickinson (artist) and Oron Catts (artist, Director, SymbioticA, University of Western Australia).
Organised by The Arts Catalyst and Tate Britain, in association with Leonardo/OLATS
Tate Britain Auditorium
£70 (£35 concessions), booking required
Price includes drinks afterwards
Websites
http://www.artscatalyst.org/projects/global/eyeofthestorm.html
