Alexander Wentland

Head of the Transforming Mobility and Society (TraMS) research group @TUM_STS | Account inactive 🏝️

[TUM Department of Science, Technology & Society @TUM_STS]

Great interview with @ShobitaP hosted by Nicholas McCay of @ESpacewalk who is an STS grad student within the "Responsibility in Science, Technology, and Society" (RESET) program at our department.

[Alexander Wentland @a_wentland]

Very proud to see exciting ideas and research projects coming from our current @TUM_STS RESET master's students. Feel free to join the party virtually!

[TUM Department of Science, Technology & Society @TUM_STS]

RESETing Responsibility 🤝 Science School 2022 💡 February 1st, 10am-5pm CET, via Zoom. 👉program https://t.co/XkRDCsQD4J #scicom #STS #responsibleresearch #RRI

[Alexander Wentland @a_wentland]

I'm on it! Once more, too many great panels to choose from...

[EASST @STSeasst]

Dear #STS Community, happy new year! Why not start the new year with drafting an abstract for the #EASST2022 conference? Check out the #CallForAbstracts via https://t.co/G31Ld9kkbr

[Alexander Wentland @a_wentland]

Very interesting 1 year junior+senior fellowships (postdoc and prof) offer in Aachen (Germany). @RWTHHumTec is a great place for STS in Germany.

https://t.co/7oslGpYjBZ

[Makoto “Mak” Takahashi @MakTakahashi1]

"Picturing the Invisible" is now in THE NEW STATESMAN!!

My love of the @NewStatesman borders on the unhealthy, so I am pinching myself.

Thanks so much to @gerrylb for this wonderfully erudite article. It really gets to the heart of the exhibition!

https://t.co/qTsPKhDm9G

[Alexander Wentland @a_wentland]

@LordElend Wie konntest du den Test als Veganer überhaupt machen. Ist doch alles Fleisch, Fisch. Noch dazu von der übelsten Sorte (auch "Upper Class" Gerichte). Bin ich "Most Upper Class" wenn ich gar nichts davon essen will (außer evtl Sachertorte, aber das wäre der Edge Break für heute)?

[Alexander Wentland @a_wentland]

My friend @MakTakahashi1 has put together a remarkable exhibition in London on the legacy of the #Fukushima nuclear disaster. Amazing artworks. Essays by @SJasanoff and others. @TUM_STS students have contributed to the curation. Go see it - on/offline!

https://t.co/kptxjGOYxX

[Jack Stilgoe @Jackstilgoe]

New paper! The politics of scaling. https://t.co/1B4K83SGfq. I was delighted that @smpfotenhauer and co agreed to cite the Lorax

[Alexander Wentland @a_wentland]

@LordElend @TUM_STS Thanks Arne for your relentless documenting and amplifying of the #4S2021 conference, as you did in previous years. We'll need to storify the hashtag!

[Alexander Wentland @a_wentland]

A lot of inspiring people on this #4S2021 panel, talking about all the fun (and not so fun) things when it comes to studying the political economy of innovation. I've been too tired for that time slot last night but look forward to watching this session next week.

[Sebastian Pfotenhauer @smpfotenhauer]

What do uberization, evidence-based policy and #LivingLabs have in common? What can an engaged #STS program contribute in the era of #BigTech and #entrepreneurship? Join us for 2 exciting sessions on the “Politics of #Scaling” at #4S2021 on Friday at 11:30 EDT. @Jackstilgoe

[Alexander Wentland @a_wentland]

Innovation! War! Socialism! Microchips! Now that I have your attention, here comes the plug:

I'm excited to present on Friday at the 3-part session "Situating, transforming, and (de)centering Images of the Future" along with many great scholars, organized by @mapc. #4S2021

[Alexander Wentland @a_wentland]

@LordElend @TU_Muenchen Did I gain so much weight to qualify as an academic department?!

[Alexander Wentland @a_wentland]

Habemus STS Department! Formerly known as MCTS @TU_Muenchen. Now institutionalized as a proper department at the brand new TUM School for the Social Sciences and Technology. The first of its kind in Germany! I can't deny, I'm feeling a bit proud.

[TUM Department of Science, Technology & Society @TUM_STS]

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As of Oct 1, the Munich Center for Technology in Society (MCTS) has become the Department of Science, Technology, and Society (STS) at TU Munich. Our new home base is the TUM School of Social Sciences and Technology.

Hello world!

[SCALINGS @SCALINGSEU]

Out now! The SCALINGS Policy Roadmap “Co-creating European Futures – Innovation, Participation and Co-creation in Europe 2030” in document-based and interactive online format. Come check it out here: https://t.co/hmjbfGAc3j

[Alexander Wentland @a_wentland]

This @nytimes opinion piece by @onachtwey sums up the situation after the #GermanElection2021.

"Germany is stuck. Ms. Merkel may be leaving. Yet the Germany she cultivated — careful, cautious, averse to major change — will carry on as before."

https://t.co/a3p0R2vmBw

[Alexander Wentland @a_wentland]

Great piece by my friend an colleague in @TheGardianNews on the CO2 footprint of the bike industry. How green is it really? Hint: Still beats the pants off the auto industry but we need more transparency and a sober assessment like with other consumer products.

[Bernhard Isopp @BernhardIsopp]

I wrote a little piece for the Guardian in which I argue that bike companies, despite being more or less like other consumer industries, often get a free ride on environmentalism because of the widely-held assumption that bikes are inherently green.

[Alexander Wentland @a_wentland]

@saschadickel Danke für's Teilen Sascha. Wenn man solche Zahlen mit Freunden teilt, die nach dem Studium in andere Berufsfelder gegangen sind, können die das in der Regel gar nicht glauben. Ich freue mich, dass die Geschichte ein glückliches Ende gefunden hat.

[Alexander Wentland @a_wentland]

@georg_fischer_ Für mich war und ist der Peak mit dem Faxgerät erreicht.

[Alexander Wentland @a_wentland]

@MakTakahashi1 He's living the life.

[Alexander Wentland @a_wentland]

Another interesting variety of out-of-office vacation replies: The back-in-office date is a week old but the auto reply is still active. Should I be worried?