Enrollment limited. Consult departmental graduate office. Introduction to current methodological approaches, centered around two primary questions: how have science and technology evolved as human activities, and what roles do they play in society? CO2 emissions are unevenly distributed both globally and regionally within nation-states. Data, research and guidelines on science and technology including biotechnology, biosafety (BioTrack), innovation, knowledge-based capital, intangibles, and nanotechnology., Governments have agreed to work together to hold the increase in global average temperature to below 2C above pre-industrial levels. Assignments include creation of a board game for buying and selling real estate in Boston, a two-minute mini-documentary, and an article on a commodity and country. Provides instruction on how to be active shapers of the world and to bring students' various disciplinary skills and cultural diversity into dialogue as conceptual tools for problem-solving. Takes a historically inflected approach to examine the social relations of science in the modern United States. 0000009793 00000 n Focuses on peoples of the Global South as innovative intellectual agents, not just victims of technology or its appropriators. The Minor in Science, Technology, and Society consists of six STS subjects, including STS.004, at least one additional subject from the Tier I list, and at least one subject from the Tier II list. It offers general subjects to introduce students to broad social and intellectual perspectives on science and engineering fields. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Fall)3-0-9 units. Same subject as 21A.501[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Same subject as 21A.509[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Study of social and political dimensions of engineering projects, examination of aviation institutions. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. HASS-H. Subjects. Prereq: None U (Fall, IAP, Spring) Enrollment limited. HASS-H. Explores the changing roles of physics and physicists during the 20th century. Topics include industrialization of production and consumption, development of engineering professions, the emergence of management and its role in shaping technological forms, the technological construction of gender roles, and the relationship between humans and machines. HASS-E, Prereq: None U (Spring) Before registering for this subject, students must have an offer letter from a company or organization and must receive written prior approval from their advisor. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 37: 117-34. 0000000816 00000 n A written narrative or report is required upon completion of the experience. (2005) Earths Energy Imbalance: Confirmation and Implications. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. From 1967-2012, snow cover extent decreased by approximately 53% in June, and around 7% in March and April. They're rich and . Discussion focuses primarily on the US; comparative perspectives from other countries incorporated into discussions and analysis. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Toggle School of Architecture and Planning, Toggle Civil and Environmental Engineering, Toggle Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Toggle School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Toggle Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Toggle Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Toggle MIT Schwarzman College of Computing, Select one subject from the list of Tier II subjects, Select three additional subjects from among Tiers I and II, Students enrolled in the PhD program have the option to earn a SM in, independent dissertation research and dissertation, Prereq: One CI-H/CI-HW subject and permission of instructor, SchoolofHumanities,Arts,andSocialSciences, Fraternities, Sororities, and Independent Living Groups, Priscilla King Gray Public Service Center, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, Career Advising and Professional Development, Term Regulations and Examination Policies, Center for Computational Science and Engineering, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Institute for Work and Employment Research, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems, Laboratory for Manufacturing and Productivity, Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship, MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology, MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology Centre, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Urban Science and Planning with Computer Science (Course 11-6), Chemical-Biological Engineering (Course 10-B), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Course 6-2), Electrical Science and Engineering (Course 6-1), Computer Science and Engineering (Course 6-3), Computer Science and Molecular Biology (Course 6-7), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (MEng), Computer Science and Molecular Biology (MEng), Materials Science and Engineering (Course 3), Materials Science and Engineering (Course 3-A), Mechanical and Ocean Engineering (Course 2-OE), Nuclear Science and Engineering (Course 22), Data, Economics, and Development Policy (MASc), Global Studies and Languages (Course 21G), Linguistics and Philosophy (Course 24-2), Science, Technology, and Society/Second Major (STS), Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (Course 12), Mathematics with Computer Science (Course 18-C), Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science, Urban Science and Planning with Computer Science, Joint Program with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Aeronautics and Astronautics Fields (PhD), Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making (Course 6-4), Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences Fields (PhD), Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science (Course 6-14), Computer Science, Economics, and Data Science (MEng), Civil and Environmental Engineering (Course 1), Comparative Media Studies / Writing (CMS), Comparative Media Studies / Writing (Course 21W), Computational Science and Engineering (CSE), Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (Course 12), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Course 6), Download PDF of the Entire Catalog and/or Subject Descriptions, Intersections: Science, Technology, and the World, Ancient Greeks to Modern Geeks: A History of Science, Engineering Life: Biotechnology and Society, Science in Action: Technologies and Controversies in Everyday Life, Embodied Education: Past, Present, Future, Theories and Methods in the Study of History, Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society, Four subjects related to the historical and social study of science and technology. 0000025747 00000 n Further details may be obtained from the SHASS Dean's Office, Room 4-240, and the STS academic administrator. To complicate things further, no one fully understands how . Same subject as 21A.550[J] 0000006244 00000 n The world is now warming faster than at any point in recorded history . Overview. 0000007023 00000 n Surveys research on quantification, the practice of using numerical data and calculation to analyze, order, and control. 0000003568 00000 n Changing temperature patterns. Further details on the requirements of the STS program may be obtained from the STS undergraduate academic officer and the STS academic administrator. Explores the relationship between technology and conversation, with an emphasis on conversation in our digital age when so many say they would rather text than talk. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-0-9 units. trailer <<66FC938451164C2899D441DAA9949DFD>]/Prev 46651/XRefStm 1054>> startxref 0 %%EOF 105 0 obj <>stream 0000007034 00000 n Instruction and practice in oral and written communication provided. Examines ideas, institutions, and the social settings of the sciences, with emphasis on how cultural contexts influence scientific concepts and practices. The PDF includes all information on this page and its related tabs. These gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, warm and alter the global climate, which causes environmental changes to occur that can harm people's health and well . The object of this program is to give those students the full technical and scientific education provided by a science or engineering major, balanced with intensive study of the historical and social contexts of science and technology. Prereq: One CI-H/CI-HW subject and permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered 0000003681 00000 n Two topics of particular importance were: how to provide technical support to developing countries in implementing their national climate action plans (); and . Covers strategies for dealing with complex areas like theoretical physics, genomics and neuroscience, and addresses challenges in communicating about topics such as climate change and evolution. Provides a global view of STS in an increasingly interconnected world. Limited to 15; no listeners. It refers to any change in climate over time . Increased temperatures, changes in precipitation and climate variability would alter the geographic ranges and seasonality of diseases spread by organisms like mosquitoes. 0000010522 00000 n Limited to 25. Same subject as 21A.103[J], WGS.225[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: U (Spring) Learn more about how snow and ice patterns have changed over time. Explores these issues with particular attention to the development of the modern biotechnology industry in the Greater Boston area. Prereq: None U (Spring)3-0-9 units. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) (2009) Global Climate Change Impacts in the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (2019) Whats the Difference Between Weather and Climate?. Adapted from USGCRP (2009) Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States. 0000022835 00000 n All of this is making life on Earth much more difficult. Global average temperatures in 2021 were 0.84C (1.51F) higher than in the 20th century average. Positive forcings, such as GHGs, exert a warming influence on the Earth, while negative forcings, such as sulfate aerosols, exert a cooling influence. The Pambamarca fortress complex in northern Ecuador is a cultural and built heritage with 18 prehispanic fortresses known as Pucaras. What is Climate Change? 0000017098 00000 n It's clear that temperatures will increase . National Research Council (2011) Climate Stabilization Targets: Emissions, Concentrations, and Impacts over Decades to Millennia. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-0-9 units. trailer << /Size 300 /Info 195 0 R /Root 199 0 R /Prev 742261 /ID[<37fd5c4a789b11db9fd40003937c48ec><7d60e547145bcf158141e863ace7c85b>] >> startxref 0 %%EOF 199 0 obj << /ViewerPreferences << /Direction /L2R >> /Metadata 197 0 R /AcroForm 200 0 R /Pages 187 0 R /Type /Catalog /Outlines 202 0 R /PageMode /UseOutlines >> endobj 200 0 obj << /Fields [ ] /DA (/Helv 0 Tf 0 g ) /DR << /Font << /Helv 185 0 R /ZaDb 184 0 R >> /Encoding << /PDFDocEncoding 186 0 R >> >> >> endobj 298 0 obj << /S 1139 /O 1479 /V 1495 /Filter /FlateDecode /Length 299 0 R >> stream Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)3-0-9 units. MIT students are increasingly seeking to understand the social and historical contexts in which they will work and the social consequences of what they will do in their professional careers. See description under subject 21A.509[J]. Readings drawn from STS, history, anthropology, sociology, and philosophy. Historical examination of the quest to understand human society scientifically. It leads to one degree, either a Bachelor of Science in Humanities and Science or a Bachelor of Science in Humanities and Engineering. Topics include origins of mechanized production, the factory system, steam propulsion, electrification, mass communications, mass production and automation. Subject meets with STS.443Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered 0000031604 00000 n Subject meets with 21A.559Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered It has a guide index to help you focus your presentation. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)3-0-9 units. Upon the satisfactory completion of coursework, program milestones, and general examinations normally all to be completed by the third year students proceed to independent dissertation research and dissertation writing with the mentorship and guidance of a multidisciplinary dissertation committee. Same subject as 21A.505[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Examines the history and social study of computers. For students in the doctoral program in History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology and Society (HASTS) who are working on their dissertation proposal and/or research grant proposal program requirement. Increases in the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reduce the amount of energy the Earths surface radiates to space, thus warming the planet.4. Students meet at the end of the term with faculty evaluators to discuss the successes and limitations of the project. Preference to HASTS students; open to others with permission of instructor. Includes guest presenters, discussion groups, field activities, visual media, and a practicum style of learning. developed tools for planting, hunting, cooking and fishing; for war or tribal conflicts; transportation; and musical instruments. Same subject as 11.151[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: U (Spring) Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Spring)3-0-9 units, Subject meets with 21H.205[J], STS.027[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: G (Fall) Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. Leverett Howell Cutten '07 and William King Cutten '39 Professor of the History of Technology, Head, Program in Science, Technology, and Society, Thomas M. Siebel Distinguished Professor in the History of Science, Professor of Science, Technology, and Society, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Germeshausen Professor of the History of Science, Bern Dibner Professor of the History of Science and Technology, Frances and David Dibner Professor in the History of Engineering and Manufacturing, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Abby Rockefeller Mauz Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology, Bern Dibner Professor Post-Tenure in the History of Science and Technology, Professor Post-Tenure of Science, Technology, and Society, Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society, Adjunct Professor of Science, Technology, and Society, Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Technology Studies, Professor Emeritus of the History of Science, Professor Emerita of the History and Philosophy of Science, Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology, and National Security Policy, Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology, and Society, Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered The program brings together humanists, social scientists, engineers, and natural scientists, all committed (2014) Response of ocean acidification to a gradual increase and decrease of atmospheric CO2. Achieving the Triple Win of CSA. USGCRP (2018) Fourth National Climate Assessment. Cruise ships are small floating cities which produce substantial amounts of waste. 0000160252 00000 n Given China's entrance into the new stage of economic development, an updated study on the largest CO2 emitter's domestic emission distribution is needed for effective and coordinated global CO2 mitigation planning. Not offered regularly; consult department3-0-9 units. Examines existent critiques of the racial, sexual and environmental politics at stake in techno-scientific cultures. Emphasis is on book-length texts, close reading, historical methods of analyzing technological change. Opens up trans-hemispheric conversations between constituencies that seldom talk to each other, each bringing its ways of seeing, thinking, knowing, and doing to the matrix to mutually inform one another. Climate change is altering temperature, precipitation, and sea levels, and will adversely impact human and natural systems, including water resources, human settlements and health, ecosystems, and biodiversity. Limited to 20; preference to students who have taken STS.034. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Fall)2-0-7 units. Prereq: None U (Fall, IAP, Spring)Units arranged [P/D/F]Can be repeated for credit. Examines science, technology and museums. Comparison is drawn between biography as a literary form in the history of science and in other disciplines. Oil. Topics include: city planning, natural resource management, public education, economic development, quantification and modeling in the social and policy sciences, technology transfer, and political economies of expertise. Same subject as 17.395[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Provides a broad conceptual and historical introduction to scientific theories of evolution and their place in the wider culture. Same subject as 8.225[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered course syllabus university of cagayan valley tuguegarao city, cagayan north, philippines 3500 school of liberal arts and teacher education general education Survey of the history of efforts to apply scientific methods and technological tools to solve social and political problems, with a focus on the United States since 1850. Climate change affects ocean habitats by lowering oxygen, decreasing phytoplankton (little plants that serve as the base of marine food chains) and killing coral reefs. Download Outline (PDF, 110KB) Download Full Presentation (PPT, 148MB) Updated: April 2021. Human activities are contributing to climate change, primarily by releasing billions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO 2) and other heat-trapping gases, known as greenhouse gases, into the atmosphere every year. Changes in the Earths orbit, the energy received from the Sun and the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere can all cause climate change. Not offered regularly; consult department3-0-9 units. 0000009688 00000 n Also examines the changing institutions in which various scientific fields were conducted during the postwar decades, investigating possible epistemic effects on forms of knowledge. Many of these innovations were pioneered for space travel and planetary exploration before anyone repurposed them for use on Earth. HASS-S; CI-H. Limited to 15; no listeners. Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered During a workshop, experts will explore the potential for synthesizing the human sciences to develop critical societal capacities for and responses to climate change. HASS-S. See description under subject 21A.505[J]. 0000013545 00000 n Subject meets with STS.026Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Addressing the effects of climate change is a top priority of the Energy Department. Prereq: None G (Spring) Other topics are drawn from legal and political conflicts, and arts and communication media. HASS-H; CI-H, Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Todays emissions will affect future generations; CO. Climate Change. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)2-0-7 units, Subject meets with STS.044Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Focuses on quantification, including its central role in the historical development of social science and its importance in the 21st-century data age. Subject meets with STS.487Prereq: Permission of instructor U (Fall)3-0-9 units. It is the global phenomenon of climate transformation characterized by the changes in the usual climate of the planet (regarding temperature, precipitation, and wind) that are especially caused by human activities. 'There is just no excuse': Why do methane emissions remain 'stubbornly high'? Embraces historical, scientific and anthropological/cultural perspectives grounded in relevant developments in the biological sciences since 1800 that are largely responsible for the development of the modern theory of evolution by natural selection. Same subject as 11.652[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Located in a major university where most people study science and engineering, STS is dedicated to understanding the context of science and engineering. Through the practice of doing originalresearch, students learn about the history of an MIT community. Introduction to the consideration of technology as the outcome of particular technical, historical, cultural, and political efforts, especially in the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries. The program brings together humanists, social scientists, engineers, and natural scientists, all committed to transcending the boundaries of their disciplines in a joint search for new insights and new ways of reaching science and engineering students. Sea level is rising, and ice is melting. 0000008039 00000 n At the end of this Module, you should be able to: 1. identify the importance of biodiversity as a source of different biological resources; 2. discuss the adverse effects of resource depletion on society and the measures to mitigate them; and. It has green colors, connected to the environment, and includes pedagogical illustrations related to ecology. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. Examines finance as a social technology intended to improve economic opportunity by moving capital to where it is most needed. Enrollment limited. Team-taught face-to-face classes at multiple US and African universities connected live via Zoom. 0000006621 00000 n Explores the organization and role of energy and medical science R&D agencies, as well as gaps in those innovation systems. Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered The Program in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) focuses on the ways in which scientific, technological, and social factors interact to shape modern life. In the 20th century, global mean sea level rose between 17 and 21 cm, after having been quite stable over the previous several thousand years. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. Addresses a special topic in Science, Technology and Society which is not offered in the regular curriculum. 0000006403 00000 n Ahead of the UN Climate Summit COP26 in Glasgow last year, the Royal Society sought wide-ranging input from the global scientific community to produce the Climate change: science and solutions briefings. Provides instruction in the history of humanity's efforts to control and shape life through biotechnology, from agriculture to gene editing. Subject closes by considering the places of science in the US during the post-Cold War era. Examines how centering plants changes our understanding of what it means to be human. Begins with the premise that the most significant implications of these efforts extend far beyond the success or failure of individual cancer therapies. begun to focus on climate science itself: asking, in essence, how we know what we know about climate change. Focuses on the US but uses international examples. HASS-S; CI-H. The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum. Limited to 18. Open to upperclassmen with permission of instructor. Nat. U.S. A growing share of Americans are concerned about the environment, and the big U.S. tech companies would seem to be in a position to lead the way on fighting climate change. 0000008810 00000 n Examines the history and legacy of the Cold War on science and the environment in the US and the world. The rationale for change Boundaries of science and technology are continuously changing. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. 0000028591 00000 n Trees are essential for storing greenhouse gas emissions, filtering air and water, nourishing soil, providing food and shelter, and fostering ecosystems. HASS-H; CI-H. Develops students' abilities to communicate science effectively in a variety of real-world contexts. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Spring)3-0-9 units. Team-taught subject that centers Global South cosmologies and epistemologies marginalized by colonization, slavery, and racism across the world. 0000160119 00000 n Explores the contributions of big capital, engineers, politicians, and ordinary people. Required of all candidates for an STS degree. (2009) Atmospheric Lifetime of Fossil Fuel Carbon Dioxide. Students taking graduate version are expected to explore the material in greater depth. HASS-S; CI-H. See description under subject 21H.185[J]. Scholars of science and technology studies have long been interested in the work of scientists, the circulation of scientiic knowledge and the relation-ship between science and politics6-11. Methane and other GHGs are more potent, but CO. Anthropogenic GHG emissions, to date, amount to a climate forcing roughly equal to 1% of the net incoming solar energy, or the energy equivalent of burning 13 million barrels of oil every minute. For example, the increase in water vapor that occurs with warming further increases climate forcing and evaporation, as water vapor is a powerful GHG. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-0-9 units. Life during the Spanish Era. Introduces students to basic interpretive issues, bibliographic sources, and professional standards. See description under subject 21A.319[J]. 0000003718 00000 n The warmest year on record since records began in 1880 was 2016, with 2020 ranking second. 0000161443 00000 n %PDF-1.4 % Class meets for nine weeks; in the remaining weeks, students work on a final paper due at the end of the term. No country today is immune from the impacts of climate change. Download:presentation (ppt) | video (high res.) Students prepare weekly response papers to readings, make extended presentations to class twice per semester, and submit a final research paper. Published biographies of scientists constitute the major reading, but attention is given to unpublished biographical sources as well. Topics center on the psychology of online life, such as the way in which we both share and withhold information about the self. Primary emphasis on textiles and metalworking, with particular attention to the role of the machine tool industry in the American manufacturing economy. PDF Document. Yet, the world is currently on course for a global mean surface temperature increase of . Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. The STS requirements include 13 subjects as follows: If a student's other major also requires a thesis, students may coordinate their thesis effort, pending approval of undergraduate officers in both majors. Prereq: Permission of instructor G (Fall, Spring)Units arrangedCan be repeated for credit. 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