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Natasha Myers

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Natasha Myers
Natasha Myers
Born1974
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)professor, anthropologist, science and technology studies scholar
Academic background
EducationMcGill University, York University, MIT
Academic work
Disciplinesocial and cultural anthropology, science and technology studies
Notable worksRendering Life Molecular
Notable ideasPlanthropocene

Natasha Myers is an associate professor of anthropology at York University.[1] In 2016 she coined the term "Planthroposcene".[2][3] Her first book, Rendering Life Molecular: Models, Modelers, and Excitable Matter is an ethnography of protein crystallographers and discusses how scientists teach one another how to sense the molecular realm.[4] This book won the 2016 Robert Merton Book Prize from the Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section of the American Sociological Association.[5] She received her BSc in biology from McGill University, a Masters in Environmental Studies from York University's Faculty of Environmental Studies and her PhD in the Program in History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology & Society (HASTS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Natasha Myers official website". natashamyers.org. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  2. ^ Myers, Natasha. "Photosynthesis — Cultural Anthropology". Cultural Anthropology. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
  3. ^ Natasha Myers (2018) “How to grow livable worlds: Ten not-so-easy steps,” in The World to Come, edited by Kerry Oliver Smith, Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, Florida, p. 53-63.
  4. ^ Myers, Natasha (27 August 2015). Rendering life molecular : models, modelers, and excitable matter. Durham. ISBN 9780822375630. OCLC 914715485.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ skat25 (2017-11-28). "Interview with Natasha Myers". Official website of the Science, Knowledge, and Technology section. Retrieved 2019-05-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Natasha Myers | Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies". profiles.laps.yorku.ca. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-10-11.