New from Minnesota - Society for Social Studies of Science

Thursday
026. Interim Reflection on the Impacts of the Great Eastern
Japan Earthquake and Severe Nuclear Accident
10:30 to 12:00 pm
Crowne Plaza: Grand Ballroom ‐ East
Chair:
Hideyuki Hirakawa, Osaka University
Participants:
Thoughts from the Fourth Afternoon after the Earthquake:
Individuality of Knowledge Contexts, Roles of “Social Science"
and Needs for Theories of Critical but Quick Decisions. Masashi
Shirabe, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Flow and Character of Information during Crisis: A Case Study of
the Japanese Triple Disasters. Ryuma Shineha, Graduate
University for Advanced Studies
Social Responsibility of Scientists and Engineers in the Case of
Disaster: The Meaning of “Unexpected” and Conflicts between
Professionals. Yuko Fujigaki, University of Tokyo
Science Reporting on 3/11 Disaster. Mikihito Tanaka, Waseda
University; Motoko Kakubayashi, Waseda University
Discussant:
Wiebe E. Bijker, Maastricht University
027. Do You Mind?: The Matter of Brains and Why and How
They Matter
10:30 to 12:00 pm
Crowne Plaza: Grand Ballroom ‐ West
Chair:
Sal Restivo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute