HASS-S. See description under subject 21A.303[J]. Definition and early-stage work on thesis project leading to STS.THU. 0000161105 00000 n You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. 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. The Social Science Perspectives on Climate Change workshop was held in Washington, DC in March 2017. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. 0000000016 00000 n To fulfill the remaining subject requirement, students choose from among several departmental seminars designed to offer more in-depth study of particular topics. 3. determine the interrelatedness of society, environment and health. Readings include material on steam transportation, telegraphic communications, arms production, naval innovation, food processing, medicine, public health, management methods, and the mass production of everything from underwear to uniforms all essential ingredients of modernity. Americans have more influence in the development . If GHG emissions were completely eliminated today, climate change impacts would still continue for centuries. 0000000816 00000 n PowerPoint Presentation (1.6 MB) Return to top. In pictures: the impact of the climate crisis and human activity on our oceans, Weird winter weather and reminders of a warming planet, Horn of Africa drought worse than 2011,and the other climate crisis stories you need to read this week, Cooling the planet: US researchers develop newclimate-friendly method of cooling, Electric refuse trucks could soon be coming to pick up your weekly trash. Identifies contemporary forms of resistance and imaginations of innovation that still endure and flourish in the global south, challenging perspectives from the global north. CLIMATE CHANGE What is Climate Change? Practicum style course introduces students to ethnographic methods and writing in global health research. Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA. 0000005853 00000 n Nat. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Spring)3-0-9 units. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered2-0-7 units. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Enrollment limited. Same subject as 11.244[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: G (Spring) Open to undergraduates with permission of instructor; consult department for details. The rationale for change Boundaries of science and technology are continuously changing. 0000002389 00000 n Use of environmental conflict to draw attention to competing understandings and uses of "nature" as well as the local, national and transnational power relationships in which environmental interactions are embedded. Subject meets with 11.204[J], IDS.524[J]Prereq: None U (Fall) Limited to 15; no listeners. Technology is used by people in building houses, irrigations and developing tools. 0000031447 00000 n Students in the double major program must complete all the requirements of both majors. Begin with an introduction about what climate change is, its causes and consequences. Prereq: None U (Fall, Spring)Units arrangedCan be repeated for credit. Climate change is a major challenge Climate change is emerging as one of the greatest long-term challenges facing society. 0000009853 00000 n Same subject as 11.461[J]Prereq: None G (Fall) They are mostly located on the ridge of the Pambamarca volcano, which is severely affected by erosion. Explores topics such as how computers have intertwined with ideas on work, freedom, governance, and access to knowledge. Emphasizes intensive reading of primary sources, which represent past attempts to count, calculate, measure, and model many dimensions of human social life (population, wealth, health, happiness, intelligence, crime, deviance, race). 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. Within each of these categories, students can choose both introductory and more advanced subjects. Same subject as 21A.505[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)3-0-9 units. 0000003718 00000 n The Latest Science on Energy Based Solutions for Climate Change Professor William Moomaw Tufts University Earth Day 2004. 0000005044 00000 n 0000005793 00000 n Same subject as 11.155[J], IDS.057[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: U (Spring) 0000013545 00000 n 0000007184 00000 n Space Science Week March 28 and 29 Public sessions will discuss a wide array of issues and advances in the fields of space studies, physics, astronomy, aeronautics, and life sciences. Substitution with a similar subject may be permitted by petition to the STS Undergraduate Officer. Subject meets with STS.427Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: U (Fall) Topics change from year to year. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-0-9 units. Introductory survey of fundamental innovations and transitions in American manufacturing from the colonial period to the mid-twentieth century. Subject meets with STS.444Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Students undertake special projects linked to the MIT Museum's re-location to a new building under construction in Kendall Square. Climate is the average weather in a place over many years. Plants. %PDF-1.4 % Annual 2021 arctic temperatures rose to 1.1C above the 1981-2010 average. Taken during first term of student's two-term commitment to thesis project. The PDF includes all information on this page and its related tabs. 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. Wed, 06/01/2022 - 12:00. 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. Class meets for nine weeks; in the remaining weeks, students work on a final paper due at the end of the term. Average global temperatures have increased by 2.2 degrees Fahrenheit, or 1.2 degrees Celsius, since 1880, with the greatest changes happening in the late 20th century. Includes in-class discussion of readings, short written and multimedia assignments, final project. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)2-0-7 units. Case studies vary from year to year, but always include a current MIT event. Prereq: None U (Spring)3-0-9 units. Darwinian debates in the 19th century, and the creation controversies in the 20th century) and give class presentations. %PDF-1.4 % Scientific evidence and consensus for global climate change (20-25 minute lecture and discussion): Ask students key questions and show the Unit 1 PowerPoint (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 25.6MB Feb6 17) slides as described in the Unit 1 Lecture Notes (Microsoft Word 154kB Feb6 17). Subject meets with STS.026Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Project-based seminar covers key topics in museum communication, including science learning in informal settings, the role of artifacts and interactives, and exhibit evaluation. Technological advances, particularly the discovery and use of fossil fuels, have contributed to climate change - but they have also allowed humanity to become aware of our impact on the planet and . Food. Ice ages are at least partially caused by changes in Earth's orbit and axis. Adapted from USGCRP (2009) Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States. Working like detectives, students draw on research methods from such fields as climate science, geology, molecular biology, proteomics, DNA testing, carbon dating and big data analysis to invent their own forensic historical research techniques. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. But its not too late to save it, These 5 innovations will transform the lives of smallholder farmers. Examines the nature of engineering as a source of knowledge production/application, how it reflects the cultural settings in which it emerges, and how it changes as it enters different cultural and economic settings. Not offered regularly; consult department3-3-6 units. As global temperatures rise, wildfires, drought, and high electricity demand put stress on the nation's energy infrastructure. During a workshop, experts will explore the potential for synthesizing the human sciences to develop critical societal capacities for and responses to climate change. 0000008312 00000 n Policy briefings. Provides instruction on how people have historically connected computers to ideas on social, economic, and political change and how these ideas have changed over time. The seven warmest years since 1880 have all occurred since 2014 and in 2021 annual global temperatures were above average for the 45th consecutive year. UN Climate Change News, 5 July 2022 - The critical role of technology in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and building resilience to the impacts of climate change was highlighted at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn in June. 0000010913 00000 n 0000009459 00000 n (2005) Earths Energy Imbalance: Confirmation and Implications. 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. Divided into four sections/assessments: US and African histories, cultures, politics, and development relations; HASS as a problem-solving tool; STEM applications to real-life problem-solving; and introduction to summer field-class sites or exchange programs. Surveys youth political participation in the US since the early 1800s. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2016) Climate Change Indicators in the U.S., 2016. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Fall)3-0-9 units. Preparation for graduate work in the field of science and technology studies and introduction to research resources and professional standards. Students are expected to develop professional mastery of a field of history or one of the social sciences. Includes regular readings and discussions about the evolution of museums of science and technology from (roughly) 1800 to the present. Students who wish to integrate studies in STS and science or engineering in the context of a single degree should consider this program. Each cohort tackles a different energy problem. Consult departmental graduate office. It has a guide index to help you focus your presentation. Limited to 15; no listeners. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Spring)3-0-9 units. HASS-E. See description under subject WGS.160[J]. Climate change is affecting the American people in far-reaching ways. 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. Minor in Science, Technology, and Society. Required for doctoral students in the doctoral program in History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology and Society (HASTS) to explore and gain professional perspective through academic, non-profit, government, or industry experiences. Students act as informal consultants to the MIT Museum, offering proposals for innovative elements that will be seriously considered for inclusion in the new Museum. We are entering into a period of intensive and very significant negotiations. Adapted from image by W. Elder, National Park Service. Global average temperatures in 2021 were 0.84C (1.51F) higher than in the 20th century average. 0000010522 00000 n A survey of the contributions of African Americans to science, technology, and medicine from colonial times to the present. 0000009793 00000 n Through the practice of doing originalresearch, students learn about the history of an MIT community. Students meet and question technologists, activists, law enforcement agents, journalists, and legal experts. 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. Cruise ships are small floating cities which produce substantial amounts of waste. Subject meets with STS.487Prereq: Permission of instructor U (Fall)3-0-9 units. Examines the range of theories, from Mary Douglas in anthropology to D.W. Winnicott in psychoanalytic thinking, that underlies thing or object analysis. HASS-H; CI-H. Develops students' abilities to communicate science effectively in a variety of real-world contexts. 0000008413 00000 n In brief: Part 1. 0000019937 00000 n Enrollment limited. Student works closely with STS faculty tutor. HASS-S. See description under subject 21A.504[J]. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication provided. 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. Limited to 15. Not offered regularly; consult department3-0-9 units. Climate change is a shift in those average conditions. The unprecedented acceleration of climate change over the last 50 years and the increasing confidence in global climate models add to the compelling evidence that climate is being affected by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities.2, Changes in climate should not be confused with changes in weather. Prereq: Permission of instructor G (Fall, Spring)Units arranged [P/D/F]Can be repeated for credit. Archer, D., et al. Explores the impact of concepts, trends, and developments in science, technology, and medicine on the lives of African Americans. Same subject as 16.445[J]Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: G (Fall) Climate change is the result of the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, primarily from the burning of fossil fuels for energy and other human activities. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-3-6 units. S,W, H, G, N. 38.00 70.00 18.00 19.00 9.00 11.00 35.00 0.00 Per cent Electricty and CO2. Examples include the denial of evolution, human-induced climate change, and particular medical-scientific aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Using this as a starting point, explores how researchers have described and re-calibrated relations among plants, humans, and environment, between life and non-life, action and being, subjectivity and autonomy in ways that radically altered ruling epistemologies in a range of disciplines. It offers general subjects to introduce students to broad social and intellectual perspectives on science and engineering fields. HASS-H. Students develop a bibliography of anthropological and ethnographic writing relevant to their project, and write a short paper about integrating ethnographic methods into a future research project. Same subject as 21A.550[J] The growing literature on cognition and things cuts across anthropology, history, social theory, literature, sociology, and psychology and is of great relevance to science students. Originally published 04/23/2021. 0000005250 00000 n Projects focus on speaking and writing, being an expert witness, preparing briefings for policy-makers, writing blogs, giving live interviews for broadcast, and influencing public dialogue through opinion-editorials. In 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that: It is extremely likely (>95 % certainty) that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century.. Required of all candidates for an STS degree. 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