Tonight, Lorraine Daston on the history of the values of diversity: collegium.ethz.ch/events/fello...
Glad to have her visiting the Collegium Helveticum.

Remarkable numbers to support your individual choice for a healthier diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Welcome to the new fellows at the Collegium Helveticum!
collegium.ethz.ch/fellows

Lawyers for the children say they're still on planes in El Paso.

SOOKNANAN: "I have the government attempting to remove minor children from the country in the wee hours of the morning on a holiday weekend. That's surprising." www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

"Consider a non-technological example of decentralized, interoperable standards (where two or more differently designed systems can work tgthr): the Allen wrench.... AT Protocol could be that kind of standard for social media... One of the best examples of the power of this technology is Blacksky"

The Department ‘Anthropology of Politics and Governance’ invites applications for one:
Senior Scientist (m/f/d) in the field of Social Anthropology as Max Planck Research Group Leader (W2 level, tenure track)
Deadline: 15 October 2025

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The Collegium is thrilled to welcome the most recent addition to the community.

Science Magazine gets it wrong. 🧵

Kseniia Petrova, a Russian scientist at Harvard Medical School, was detained at Logan Airport after returning from France and sent to an ICE detention in Louisiana, The Insider reports.

A big critic of Putin and the war in Ukraine, she may now be deported to Russia.

no funding if it seems like the research MIGHT involve a woman or a nonwhite person

www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4... TJ Clark on Trump

I wrote for @theguardian.com about the LA fires, climate change and what lessons that dazzling city‘s dazzling writers hold for our unprecedented moment www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Today, interesting student conference on "Challenging dichotomies in the cultural and social aspects of development cooperation," outcome of former fellow Medinat Malefakis' teaching at ETH NADEL.

"As beautiful as they are disturbing, these sculptures intertwine desire + unease. They question our relationship with allure + disgust while challenging the notion of value."

(I also wrote about Ryan's work: wordsinspace.net/2022/08/12/f...)

Panel discussion on emerging artists in the Zurich art scene at Collegium Helveticum, organized by fellow Anna Luhovska.

collegium.ethz.ch/events/fello... Join us for the symposium: "Terrestrial Ecosystems at Risk
Exploring the Critical Nexus of Land Use and Climate Change" organized by Nikou Hamzehpour, December 4, 2024, 13:00–18:00
Meridian Hall, Collegium Helveticum

We are looking for outstanding scholars and artists from around the globe who want to pursue courageous projects across disciplines. There is no limit to which disciplines can apply. The application window is open until February 15, 2025.
collegium.ethz.ch/fellowships/...

Join us for a workshop at the Collegium Helveticum on November 22, 2023, starting with a conversation with molecular biologist and historian of science Hans-Jörg Rheinberger the evening before collegium.ethz.ch/veranstaltun....