Tag Archives: Tara Mahfoud

New book edited by Tara Mahfoud, Sam McLean and Nikolas Rose “Vital Models”: The Making and Use of Models in the Brain Sciences

Posted on October 11, 2017 by

The use of models has been important to the historical and contemporary study of the human brain, yet very little study by social scientists and humanities scholars has been dedicated to how the brain sciences develop and use models to … Continue reading →

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The Autumn 2014 issue of the SSHM newsletter is now out!

Posted on December 4, 2014 by

We are pleased to announce the publication of  this term’s Social Science, Health and Medicine (SSHM) Newsletter. The SSHM newsletter is curated by our wonderful PhD students Tara Mahfoud, Sebastian Rojas Navarro and Cameron Spence. You can access the newsletter here. Please enjoy reading and … Continue reading →

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Mark the date Dec 11 NSN Symposium on ‘Towards Neuro-Social Science: The Politics and Pragmatics of Collaboration’

Posted on November 10, 2014 by

When: Thursday December 11th, 9 1m-5 pm Where: Room 1.71, Franklin Wilkins Building, Waterloo Campus, King’s College London The more we experiment on and with the human brain and nervous system, the more we realize that our neurobiological inheritances are bound up … Continue reading →

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Report of Culture, Medicine and Power Fall Workshop, November 3rd 2014

Posted on November 5, 2014 by

The Culture, Medicine and Power (CMP) Research Group held its second Workshop on 3 November 2014. The CMP Fall Workshop was a great success with engaging discussions around and practical feedback for members’ work in progress ranging from conceptualizing the … Continue reading →

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Going on at King’s on July 10, 2014: Workshop ‘Neuro-Social Innovation: Conditions and Impact’

Posted on June 5, 2014 by

The Neuroscience and Society Network (NSN) at the Department of Social Science, Health and Medicine, King’s College London (KCL) is organising an interdisciplinary workshop on ‘Neuro-Social Innovation: Conditions and Impact’ on July 10, 2014 between 12:00 and 17:00 in Room 1.71 of the Franklin-Wilkins … Continue reading →

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