Examining Science, Technology, & Society through Sport: A Student Showcase

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Joshuah Padgett is explaining the physics of the sport of curling to visitors in our fall ‘23 showcase. Joshuah highlighted the history and complexities of curling, and created a replica of the curling stone, broom, and surface (sheet).

Joshuah Padgett is explaining the physics of the sport of curling to visitors in our fall ‘23 showcase. Joshuah highlighted the history and complexities of curling, and created a replica of the curling stone, broom, and surface (sheet).

When

Where

iPearl Innovation Studio, Hill Library

About This Event

Join us for an interactive presentation that showcases final projects from the students of STS 302: Science, Technology, & Contemporary Society, led by instructor Robin Holloway. The student projects encapsulate and reveal critical insights from the complex interactions between sport, science, technology and society. Gain a greater understanding of the connections between STS and sport by engaging with the students as they share their impressive end-of-semester projects, using both digital and physical elements. We welcome all visitor interest in this interactive student showcase.

Different projects will be shown on each of the two days, Tuesday and Thursday.

Past projects have addressed the following:

  • The controversy surrounding ineligibility of Paralympic athletes use of bilateral and unilateral prosthetics in Olympics
  • Overview of physics and history of the sport of curling
  • Implications of medical racism in elite athletics
  • Doping in the sport of weightlifting and its future stability in the Olympics
  • The quad revolution and abuse of young athletes in figure skating
  • Evolution of Rally Cars: Driven by science, technology, and society

  • Racism in sports: Racial stacking

    Alexa Hadley shares her work on technological and cultural changes in ballet pointe shoes from the late 1700s to present, with material examples to illustrate her points.
    Alexa Hadley shares her work on technological and cultural changes in ballet pointe shoes from the late 1700s to present, with material examples to illustrate her points.

Event Categories

Lectures & Talks Science Research Student Work Technology

Contact Information

Adam Rogers
asroger2@ncsu.edu

Admission

Free and open the public.

Accessibility

If assistive technology, live captioning, or other accommodations would improve your experience at this event, please contact us. We encourage you to contact us early about this to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.