Tag: -Past Years-

WIP with Dr. Graham Button

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Dr. Graham Button
Marrying Sociology and Systems Design: The Road to True Happiness or the Divorce Courts?
23rd August 2012, Thursday, 6.00pm

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Abstract:
I am a sociologist who works with engineers, computer scientists and designers of computer systems. Computer systems are everywhere- in Facebook, Twitter, SMS or e-mails. However, anyone who has used a computer system will have been frustrated by it because it either will not let them do what they want to do, or makes them do something in an annoying way. This talk is about how I, as a sociologist who is interested in how people go about doing the things they do, can make the those building systems take notice of the people who use them.

The Elephant in the Room

The Elephant in the Room

With Singapore Press Holdings having a near-complete monopoly over the print media and with the Media Development Authority reviewing material to be consumed by the public, Singapore has been accused of being a soft autocracy with regards to media. Many internet-savvy citizens have taken to the domain of the Internet to air their views and provide alternative news for the public.

Is the government being so invested in the media the best-fit solution? Or should the media be more liberalized to allow for differing viewpoints and opinions?

Monday, 15 October 2012, 7.30pm
Common Lounge, Level 1
Tembusu College
No registration required

Moderator:

Nafis Ahmed

Panel of speakers:

Mr. Alex Au (Blogger – Yawning Bread)

Assoc. Professor Elizabeth V. Cardoza (Department of Communications and New Media, NUS)

Tan Pei En (Student)

Shubhendra (Student)

Student’s Tea with Ms Honor Harger

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STUDENT’S TEA WITH MS HONOR HARGER

Host: Erica Lim and Ong Kah Jing

Honor Harger is the current executive director of the ArtScience Museum. With a rich, interdisciplinary career, she has navigated the intersections between art and science, founding an art collective called r a d i o q u a l i a which visualises the unseen with sound. She considers the project mostly retired, and now focuses on her curatorial efforts. Under her helm, the ArtScience Museum has seen a shift towards more scientific exhibitions, beginning with Da Vinci: Shaping the Future.

She has since introduced a wide array of captivating displays, such as the Future World permanent exhibition, and most recently the upcoming NASA – A Human Adventure exhibition. Blurring the artificially constructed boundaries between art and science, her work has been dedicated to blending different disciplines together to create something beautiful, bizarre and breathtaking.

16 January 2017, 3pm – 5pm

Learn Lobe Reading Room, Tembusu College

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Background image of Tembusu (Fagraea fragrans) flowers and fruits in Leenhouts, P W (1960) Loganiaceae. Flora Malesiana, Ser. 1, Vol. 6/1, Fig. 6 (CC-BY 4.0).
Background image of Tembusu (Fagraea fragrans) flowers and fruits
in Leenhouts, P W (1960) Loganiaceae. Flora Malesiana, Ser. 1, Vol. 6/1, Fig. 6 (CC-BY 4.0).