Data
30/03/2026
Orario
9:30 - 11:30
Luogo
Politecnico di Milano, Campus Leonardo, Sede CRAFT, Ed. 11B, Via Ampère, 20 - Milano
About this lecture
What shapes scientific knowledge? And who gets to shape it? This open lecture invites students, researchers, and curious minds to explore the social dimensions of science through the lenses of Science and Technology Studies (STS) and the Sociology of Science — two fields that have profoundly transformed the way we understand how science and expertise work in the real world.
Riccardo Chesta (DEIB, Politecnico di Milano) will guide us through the ways in which scientific knowledge is produced, negotiated, and embedded in social, institutional, and political contexts — challenging the idea of science as a purely neutral or self-contained enterprise. Drawing on key theoretical frameworks and contemporary case studies, the lecture will open up new perspectives on the relationship between science, power, and society. The lecture will be followed by a rich discussion with Davide Caselli (University of Bergamo) and Gloria Pessina (DASTU, Politecnico di Milano), chaired by Valeria Fedeli. Together, they will explore the implications of these approaches for research, design, and professional practice.
Lecturer: Riccardo Chesta, Politecnico di Milano - DEIB.
Discussion: Davide Caselli, University of Bergamo and Gloria Pessina Politecnico di Milano -DAStU , chaired by Valeria Fedeli.
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Upcoming lectures
27/04/2026
Data, government and AI: challenges and risks
Giovanni Allegretti, University of Coimbra
11/05/2026
Participation, action research, knowledge and data coproduction
Laura Saija, University of Catania
Coordinators: Valeria Fedeli, Anna Moro, Alessandro Coppola
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