Why the metre, not the cubit?
150 years ago, the Metre Convention set the stage for global scientific standardisation. But agreeing on a metric is never just technical.
To celebrate the 📏 #BIPM a brief thread on measurement, politics of economy, and trust 🧵
#Metre150 #ScienceTechnologyAndSociety

@NottmSTS has added a page on fracking to STS Priority Group website <a href="http://nottingham.ac.uk/sciencetechnologyandsociety/themes/energyandclimatechange/casestudies/publicattitudestofracking.aspx" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://nottingham.ac.uk/sciencetechnologyandsociety/themes/energyandclimatechange/casestudies/publicattitudestofracking.aspx

Summary of event, photo, slides, Richard Jones' public lecture on responsible innovation <a href="http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sciencetechnologyandsociety/news-and-events/news/richard-jones-addresses-sts-g.aspx" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sciencetechnologyandsociety/news-and-events/news/richard-jones-addresses-sts-g.aspx

The Science, Technology and Society Priority Group @UniofNottingham and @UoNSociology has a new website, enjoy! <a href="http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sciencetechnologyandsociety/index.aspx" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/sciencetechnologyandsociety/index.aspx