CASTAC (The Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology & Computing)

Down to a Science, the CASTAC Podcast is a science podcast hosted by CASTAC (The Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology & Computing). It has 2 episodes, with the latest published December 2017.

Platypus, the CASTAC Blog, presents "Down to a Science" a podcast that examines the world of science from social and historical perspectives. How does science work and does it have to work that way? Season 1 will discuss the economization of life, numbers and objectivity, and studying data science ethnographically.---CASTAC’s mission is to facilitate communication within the AAA among anthropologists working in areas related to science, technology and computing, and to promote the visibility of anthropological research on technoscience. CASTAC offers a forum in which to organize sessions for meetings, exchange ideas and network with anthropologists who have similar research interests. CASTAC is part of the General Anthropology Division of the American Anthropological Association.

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