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Steven Patracuolla deposited Instant Replay in the group
Science and Technology Studies (STS) on Humanities Commons 3 weeks, 3 days agoInstant replay’s effect on sports
Erin Foody deposited Rhizomatic Forces in Sports in the group
Science and Technology Studies (STS) on Humanities Commons 3 weeks, 3 days agoIn 2016, Colin Kaepernick started kneeling for the national anthem before playing in NFL games. Football fans across the country repeated that this was not the correct time or place for his actions. What they failed to realize, however, was that sports are not just about the game. Many people watch sports to escape from the chaos of the modern…[Read more]
Fahad Siddiqui deposited What is a Sport? in the group
Science and Technology Studies (STS) on Humanities Commons 3 weeks, 3 days agoThis was a group presentation created for the class Sports, Technology, and Society taught by Professor J. Britt Holbrook at NJIT. This presentation was about the discussion of what really is considered a sport and what factors go in to considering something a sport. For example, is eSports considered a sport? Is chess considered a sport?
J. Britt Holbrook deposited Philosophy and Science Policy: A Report from the Field in the group
Science and Technology Studies (STS) on Humanities Commons 1 month, 1 week agoThis presentation presents a case study in philosophy and science policy surrounding Plan S and argues that we need new ways of evaluating such approaches to research.
Jeannette Vaught deposited A Question of Sex: Cloning, Culture, and Legitimacy Among American Quarter Horses in the group
Science and Technology Studies (STS) on Humanities Commons 1 month, 3 weeks agoQuarter Horses are considered one of the earliest and most enduringly popular breeds of horse that is “native” to the United States.
The American Quarter Horse Association formed as a breed registry in 1940, and set clear rules for what horses could be called Quarter Horses in its stud book. Recently, after several years of legal bac…[Read more]
J. Britt Holbrook deposited Incorporating Societal Impact into Academic Research in the group
Science and Technology Studies (STS) on Humanities Commons 2 months agoThe 2018 International Research Conference at UC Davis focuses on:
Changing political environment and its impact on international research
Increasing importance of networks and consortia in advancing international research
Role of interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary research in solving global challenges
Educating the next…[Read more]J. Britt Holbrook deposited Ecce Homo Academicus — The revaluation of higher education values in the group
Science and Technology Studies (STS) on Humanities Commons 2 months, 2 weeks agoEvaluation can be seen as an opportunity for transvaluation, or what Nietzsche called the revaluation of values. However, evaluation is often treated instead as the enforcement of standards – standardization rather than transformation. When evaluation as transvaluation and evaluation as standardization are both used to evaluate the same s…[Read more]
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