Work in Progress Seminar

Eyes, emissions, and what makes them count

16th October 2013, 6pm

First Floor Common Lounge

Dr. Catelijne Coopmans & Dr. Ingmar Lippert

Register at dev-tembusu-nus.pantheonsite.io

What do you need to show that your company has done its fair share in ‘going green’?

What do you need to persuade the government that a new eye-health screening programme for diabetics should be funded?

The answer: hard numbers!

In our research, we go behind the scenes to the discover how these numbers are produced. The everyday life of numbers tells us a lot about how the world is organized. How does the quest for hard numbers affect the things being counted and the people doing the counting? Join us in exploring the surprises that counting ‘eyes’ and ‘emissions’ have in common.