Program Booklet Is Published in Oslo, July 2019
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Oslo, Norway July 7–12, 2019 ISHP SS B PROGRAM 2 Greetings from the President 4 Word from the Program Comittee 6 Welcome from the Local Organizing Committee 8 Hommage to Jean Gayon Venues 10 Norsk Teknisk Museum (The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology) 12 Blindern Campus 14 University Aula 16 Salt information 17 Dining suggestions 18 Information for the presenters Keynote speaKers 20 Fern Wickson 22 Gísli Pálsson program, July 7–12 24 Overview 27 Sunday 29 Monday 49 Tuesday 69 Wednesday 89 Thursday 107 Friday Welcome to Oslo! As we com- many others, and I am sure that all her efforts mence ISHPSSB’s 16th biennial will pay off in making this meeting a great conference, and our first meeting success. Do make a point to congratulate her. in Scandinavia, I extend a cordial I also want to express my sincere appre- Greetings from greeting to all participants. Like ciation to Edna Suárez Díaz and Sophia so many others, I regard ISH as Efstathiou, Program Co-Chairs, as well as to my favorite professional meet- members of the Program Committee. They ing—more a coming together of have spent an enormous amount of time on an extended family than simply a the other critical component of our biennial gathering of scholars in related meetings: our program. First, they developed disciplines. We are truly an inter- new ideas about different forms of submis- the President national society, with members sions, and then came the more complicated hailing from many different stage of vetting and shaping the program— countries, and meetings that take arranging all the various organized symposia place in locales around the world. To date, we and submitted papers, posters, and activities have met on all continents except Asia and into a coherent schedule. We will benefit Marsha Richmond Africa—and we welcome invitations to meet from the fruits of their labor over the course in each in the future! of the next five days. The Society owes a big ISHPSSB meetings offer the prospect of debt of gratitude to this excellent team. five days of academic and personal delight, as Do take the time to go through the pro- we hear (or read) about our colleagues’ latest gram carefully, and try to set yourself the research efforts, as well as engage in intellec- goal of attending at least one session that is tually rich discussions and pleasurable inter- outside your particular area of expertise. I actions with friends old and new. Those of us am sure that you will profit from it! Also, take who have previously attended ISH meetings note of the “interdisciplinary organized ses- already know what to expect: just by glancing sions” that are vying for the new prize created at the program it is quite apparent that the by the Membership Development and Pro- Oslo meeting will well live up to the high stan- gram Committees, and approved by Council. dards set by previous meetings, dating back to Finally, I urge you to plan on attending the 1989. For all their hard work, I want to extend General Meeting and Awards Ceremony on a very special thank you to Ageliki Lefkadi- Thursday afternoon, at which you will learn tou, chair of the Local Organizers Committee about latest Society news as well as be able to (and her assistant Sofie Scheen Jahnsen), who congratulate those who are being recognized have dedicated over two years to this meeting. for their scholarly achievements. And, finally, In 2017, Ageliki prepared the proposal that aim to make some new acquaintances at this would bring ISH to Oslo, and, over the course meeting. Some may become potential future of the past eighteen months, she has devoted collaborators, or at least good drinking bud- countless hours to arranging all the many dies. This is what ISHPSSB is all about! details that go into organizing a meeting that will host over 500 people. To mention just Marsha Richmond one great accomplishment: she oversaw the creation of the beautiful as well as quite utili- 2 tarian ISHPSSB Oslo website. But there are so 3 On behalf of the Program Com- in the region, and by the current social-envi- mittee, we welcome you to ronmental challenges facing citizens global- ISHPSSB 2019 taking place in ly. Upon the Council’s suggestion, we made the Nordic city of Oslo, Norway. an effort to keep this theme woven into the Word from ISHPSSB 2019 introduces a num- meeting’s activities, including in our choice ber of changes to our previous of keynote speakers: Fern Wickson and Gíssli gatherings with a broad aim to Pálsson, whose socially engaged work we mobilize the diversity of fields are eager to share with our members and the that already comprise our Society, general public. in history, philosophy, social In line with the mood of inclusion and studies, and biology, and to make diversity that we wanted to imprint on the the Program room for contributions from new 2019 meeting, Council approved a joint pro- fields, like the arts. posal, with the Membership Development We chose the guiding theme Committee, for a Prize for the best Interdisci- of “Biology, technology and plinary Organized Session, which will be pre- citizenship” inspired by the sented at Oslo for the first time. Also, for the Scandinavian tradition of politi- first time ISHPSSB’s call for papers included cal activism around science and a Mixed Media and Posters session, with the Committee technology, by STS scholarship intention to encourage different modes of presentation and communication among our membership, and to promote links between our communities and the arts. This Prize, and the variety of sessions and papers that we received this year, align with the Society’s interest to bring back scholars from histo- ry, biology and STS to our interdisciplinary community. We hope that you will enjoy the meeting as much as we have, envisioning the diversity of people and interests that comprise this truly interdisciplinary and international society. Do stop and introduce yourselves to us if you see any one of us walking the halls. It will be great to put a face to the abstracts. With best wishes for ISHPSSB 2019, Sophia Efstathiou and Edna Suárez-Díaz Sophia Efstathiou Edna Suárez-Díaz 5 For many of us this is our favor- ite meeting; a coming together of colleagues and friends from around the world. We hope that Welcome from the we will all enjoy the exciting days that lie ahead and will fill the bright nights with stimulating conversations. One of the most important aims for us has been to contin- ue to strengthen the Society’s Local Organizing tradition of innovative, inclusive, and informal gatherings. At the same time, we have decided that this meeting will contribute to the engagement with one of the most important challenges of our times, climate crisis. Committee Oslo is a welcoming and safe capital with a fascinating culture Ageliki Lefkaditou and history, surrounded by mag- nificent nature. It is the economic and govern- mental center of Norway, a buzzing global city that connects all kinds of Norwegian trade, banking, industry, and shipping with the rest of the world, and a hub of academic and interest in the benefits of veganism – includ- cultural activity. During the last two decades ing animal welfare, personal health, and the Oslo has experienced a renewal in all aspects impact on the environment. We have tried to of urban living, cultural activities, and archi- minimize printing, avoid plastic, and we will tecture. This year it is the European Green provide all participants with reusable coffee Capital, and tries to respond to the challenges cups—please remember to bring them with raised by rapid development and inspire for you every day. local and global action. We hope that ISH- Organizing ISHPSSB 2019 has been a PSSB will also contribute to these efforts. great pleasure and a big responsibility. An There are two aspects that we are happy immense amount of dedicated teamwork to emphasize. First, our 2019 meeting wel- went into preparing for these few days. We comes children as part of the audience. The would like to invite you all to thank the peo- whole city is rather children-friendly, and kids ple behind ISHPSSB 2019 and the institutions are literally enjoying all aspects of life with that supported us! their families. Second, we have made several efforts to minimize the environmental impact Ageliki Lefkaditou of our event. Our catering service is the On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee 6 major business in Norway behind the rising 7 The Council and Program Com- mittee of ISHPSSB 2019 would like to invite you to honor the life and work of Jean Gayon, in a HOMMAGE TO special commemorative session organised on Wednesday after- noon, July 10th. Jean Gayon (1949–2018) was Professor of History and Philos- ophy of Science and Director of the Institute for the History and JEAN GAYON Philosophy of Sciences and Tech- niques at Paris 1 Panthéon-Sor- bonne. He was one of the early enthusiasts of ISHPSSB, creating fruitful bonds between Europe and America. After studying philosophy, he followed Canguilhem’s advice and trained in biology for a decade before embarking on a PhD program that led to his book on the history of the Darwinian theory of natural selection. During this period, Jean travelled frequently to the United States, where he contributed to the emergence of philosophy of biology and built lasting connec- tions with its founding members. Jean’s detailed studies of scientific knowl- edge combine analytic precision and historical depth and are based on a variety of methods that go beyond traditional disciplinary bor- ders in order to explore conceptual puzzles prompted by present-day issues.