Natasha Myers

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]

Natasha Myers
Natasha Myers
Born1974
NationalityCanadian
Occupationprofessor, anthropologist, science and technology studies scholar
Home townToronto, Canada
Academic background
EducationMcGill University, York University, MIT
Academic work
Disciplinesocial and cultural anthropology, science and technology studies
Notable worksRendering Life Molecular
Notable ideasPlanthropocene

References
  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. Rendering life molecular : models, modelers, and excitable matter. Durham. ISBN 9780822375630. OCLC 914715485.
  5. skat25 (2017-11-28). "Interview with Natasha Myers". Official website of the Science, Knowledge, and Technology section. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  6. "Natasha Myers | Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies". profiles.laps.yorku.ca. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
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