Same subject as 22.04[J]Prereq: None U (Spring)3-0-9 units. HASS-S; CI-H. See description under subject 21H.185[J]. 0000010022 00000 n For qualified graduate students serving as either a teaching assistant or instructor for subjects in Science, Technology and Society (STS). Examines the range of theories, from Mary Douglas in anthropology to D. W. Winnicott in psychoanalytic thinking, that underlies "thing" or "object" analysis. STSC 2186 Climate Change: Science, Technology and Society. Subject meets with STS.425Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, In a post-truth world, the fight against climate change is still winnable, Our planet is at breaking point. Earth's climate is changing. The use of biography in different historical periods to illuminate aspects of the development of science. The Earth's Climate 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. Feature | June 6, 2018 The scientific method and climate change: How scientists know Starting in 1958, Charles Keeling used the scientific method to take meticulous measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2) at Mauna Loa Observatory in Waimea, Hawaii.This graph, known as the Keeling Curve, shows how atmospheric CO 2 has continued rising since then. Metal age: gold and silver jewelry, ceramics and tools. Explores scientists' new political roles after World War II, ranging from elite policy makers in the nuclear age to victims of domestic anti-Communism. Includes brief reflection papers and a final paper. Studies the growth of computer and communications technology and the new legal and ethical challenges that reflect tensions between individual rights and societal needs. Normally, all students take the following required introductory seminars in their first year: Students are encouraged to take 21A.809 Designing Empirical Research in the Social Sciences or 21A.819 Ethnographic Research Methods at some point in their program. Begins by examining historical accounts of the rise of quantitative methods and values since c. 1600. Designed to create reflective practitioners who are able to think critically about how collecting, aggregating, and analyzing data are social processes and processes that affect people. 0000009178 00000 n Examines how commodities connect distant places through a chain of relationships, and link people, e.g., enslaved African producers with middle-class American consumers, and Asian factory workers with Europeans taking a holiday on the beach. HASS-S. See description under subject 21A.500[J]. Examples include the eugenics movement, the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, the debate surrounding racial inheritance, and IQ testing. Sheet1. Introductory survey of fundamental innovations and transitions in American manufacturing from the colonial period to the mid-twentieth century. Prereq: None U (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer)Units arrangedCan be repeated for credit. Required of all candidates for an STS degree. Sensors and sensibility: All kinds of new technology are being used to monitor the natural world. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication provided. Prereq: Permission of advisor G (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer)0-1-0 units. 0000038079 00000 n 0000006561 00000 n 0000030795 00000 n Explores the contributions of big capital, engineers, politicians, and ordinary people. HASS-H. Assesses the place of science in American public life from the 1920s to the present. Also examines the changing institutions in which various scientific fields were conducted during the postwar decades, investigating possible epistemic effects on forms of knowledge. 0000161443 00000 n Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-0-9 units. The Latest Science on Energy Based Solutions for Climate Change Professor William Moomaw Tufts University Earth Day 2004. 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. They are mostly located on the ridge of the Pambamarca volcano, which is severely affected by erosion. Subject meets with STS.487Prereq: Permission of instructor U (Fall)3-0-9 units. Examines how class, race, ethnicity, family history, and trauma shape the person who shapes artifacts, experiments, and ideas. Limited to 25. Looks at how philosophers, farmers, foresters, eco-critics, geographers, botanists, and popular science writers adapted research questions and narratives to incorporate not only plant uses, but plant intelligence and sentience. 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.. Students are expected to develop professional mastery of a field of history or one of the social sciences. Limited to 25. Same subject as 4.626[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: U (Fall) Same subject as 11.155[J], IDS.057[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: U (Spring) 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. HASS-E, Prereq: None U (Spring) Environmental Research Letters, 9(2), 1-9. Same subject as 21A.829[J]Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Students from any academic discipline are invited to apply to the doctoral program. An examination of biography as a literary genre to be employed in the history of science. 3. determine the interrelatedness of society, environment and health. Proposals subject to departmental approval in consultation with advisor. The rationale for change Boundaries of science and technology are continuously changing. Increased concentrations of GHGs from anthropogenic sources have increased the absorption of infrared radiation, enhancing the natural greenhouse effect. Some studies predict that climate change could provide the opportunity for more severe thunderstorms to form. Uses case studies to take a broad-ranging look at seven major engineering achievements in world history. Multiple lines of evidence show changes in our weather, oceans, ecosystems, and more. 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. Students taking graduate version are expected to explore the material in greater depth. Emphasizes how the systems worked, the technical and social processes that produced them, mission operations, and historical significance. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). 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 . Examines the technologies, individuals and socio-economic systems that are associated with such efforts, as well as the impact that these efforts have on society and science as a whole. HASS-S; CI-H. Disturbances of the Earths balance of incoming and outgoing energy are referred to as positive or negative climate forcings. Overview. 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. Discusses recent scientific and educational research that finds that the human body in motion is a medium for learning. HASS-H. Researches the history and culture of an MIT community to contribute to its documentation and preservation. Publication Date. Prereq: None U (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer)Units arranged [P/D/F]Can be repeated for credit. Not offered regularly; consult department3-0-9 units. In May 2000, at the InterAcademy Panel (IAP) meeting in Tokyo, 63 academies of science from all parts of the world issued a statement on sustainability in which they noted that "global trends in climate change are growing concerns" and pledged themselves to work for sustainabilitymeeting current human needs while preserving the environment and natural resources needed by future . New technologies are helping to fight global warming Image:Roxanne Desgagnes. It also includes maps to highlight . 0000007245 00000 n Examines the history of MIT, from its founding to the present, through the lens of the history of science and technology. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-0-9 units. HASS-H. Weather is observed at a particular location on a time scale of hours or days, and exhibits a high degree of variability, whereas climate is the long-term average of short-term weather patterns, such as the annual average temperature or rainfall.3 Under a stable climate, there is an energy balance between incoming short wave solar radiation and outgoing long wave infrared radiation. 0000003681 00000 n U.S. average annual precipitation has increased by 4% since 1901, but the intensity and frequency of extreme precipitation events has increased even more, a trend that is expected to continue. The STS requirement for either degree is 9 subjects as follows: Consult the 21E and 21S degree charts for details on the requirements for these joint degrees. Same subject as 21H.984[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Examines the history and social study of computers. 0000007034 00000 n hb```e`` "03 ?Pa/T(8S 6G b -`u>R}*1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (2016) Climate Change Indicators in the U.S., 2016. STS contributes to undergraduate education at MIT in several ways. 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 . It refers to any change in climate over time . Emphasis on how technological devices, structures, and systems influence the organization of society and the behavior of its members. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)3-0-9 unitsCredit cannot also be received for 21A.501[J], STS.074[J]. Same subject as 17.310[J], IDS.412[J]Prereq: Permission of instructor G (Spring)4-0-8 unitsCredit cannot also be received for 17.309[J], IDS.055[J], STS.082[J], Subject meets with 6.4590[J], STS.085[J]Prereq: Permission of instructor G (Fall)3-0-9 units. 0000004429 00000 n Same subject as WGS.226[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: U (Fall) 0000007892 00000 n Surprise your teacher with this professional template. Includes a field trip. 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. Natural causes alone cannot explain all of these changes. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. 0000031470 00000 n Limited to 18. 0000005189 00000 n Same subject as 11.244[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: G (Spring) 0000006403 00000 n Trees are essential for storing greenhouse gas emissions, filtering air and water, nourishing soil, providing food and shelter, and fostering ecosystems. Offers the opportunity, if desired, to examine personal experiences and write memoir fragments. Arctic sea ice is becoming younger, thinner, and less expansive. People and ecosystems least able to cope are being hardest hit, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability . Same subject as 21A.407[J], 21G.057[J], WGS.275[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: U (Spring) Limited to 15; no listeners. 0000160686 00000 n Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. A written narrative or report is required upon completion of the experience. 0000020794 00000 n 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. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Fall)3-0-9 units. 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. HASS-H; CI-H. See description under subject 12.384[J]. 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. 0000004845 00000 n Examines science and (in turn) religion, warfare, health, education, the environment, and human rights to explore how an international leader in science is also home to some of the developed world's most persistent forms of "science denialism." 2021. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (2010) Global Biodiversity Outlook 3. Climate change causes sea levels to rise in two ways. 0000009056 00000 n Addresses a special topic in Science, Technology and Society which is not offered in the regular curriculum. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)3-0-9 units. Prepares students who wish to work or study in Africa and the Global South. Limited to 40. 0000005446 00000 n Topics include computer crime; intellectual property restrictions on software; encryption, privacy, and national security; academic freedom and free speech. "Climate Change: Science and Impacts Factsheet." Enrollment limited. Gases in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat similar to the glass roof of a greenhouse. Focuses on construction of big projects like cities, hydroelectricity dams, roads, railway lines, ports and harbors, transport and communication, mines, industrial processing plant, and plantations. Covers historical, cultural, and ethical dimensions of engineering in Africa. 80 26 HASS-H. Prereq: None U (Fall, IAP, Spring) Working Group II Contributions to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. Learn more about how snow and ice patterns have changed over time. 0000005853 00000 n Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-3-6 units. HASS-A; CI-H. See description under subject 21A.550[J]. Within each of these categories, students can choose both introductory and more advanced subjects. 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. HASS-S; CI-H. "a change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g. The rapid climate change we are now seeing is caused by humans using oil, gas and . 0000013545 00000 n 0000006244 00000 n Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Spring)3-0-9 units. Same subject as 12.384[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered HASS-H. Explores the changing roles of physics and physicists during the 20th century. Considers how, in response to the naming of the Anthropocene and anxieties over ecological crises, researchers in various fields have turned to plants as central players. Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)3-0-9 units. adverse effects of climate change, is becoming an urgent priority along with mitigation of climate change. Goal is to equip students with skills for team-based trans-disciplinary and cross-cultural problem-solving. Prereq: None U (Spring)3-0-9 units. 5 These greenhouse gas emissions have increased the greenhouse effect and caused the earth's surface temperature to rise. 0000003568 00000 n Students prepare weekly response papers to readings, make extended presentations to class twice per semester, and submit a final research paper. Same subject as 21A.303[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: U (Fall) Examines how centering plants changes our understanding of what it means to be human. 0000010815 00000 n Interdisciplinary problem-solving at the intersection of humanities, science, engineering, and business. First, as ice sheets and glaciers melt, they pour extra water into the oceans. 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. Case studies of specific systems and engineering projects. 0000008039 00000 n HASS-S. See description under subject 21A.504[J]. NASA technology fights climate change in all kinds of ways. Climate change is also affected by the Earths responses to forcings, known as climate feedbacks. 0000159471 00000 n Introduces students to the social, political, and ethical aspects of data science work. Same subject as 21A.319[J]Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered 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. Due to increasing temperature, large reserves of organic matter frozen in subarctic permafrost will thaw and decay, releasing additional CO. Increased temperatures, changes in precipitation and climate variability would alter the geographic ranges and seasonality of diseases spread by organisms like mosquitoes. National Research Council (2009) Ecological Impacts of Climate Change. All of this is making life on Earth much more difficult. 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. 2023 For an internship experience, an offer from a company or organization is required prior to enrollment. To complicate things further, no one fully understands how . trailer <<66FC938451164C2899D441DAA9949DFD>]/Prev 46651/XRefStm 1054>> startxref 0 %%EOF 105 0 obj <>stream We need to understand how human societies work if we hope to respond to its dangers effectively. 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. 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? HASS-S. This course will use history to help students see climate change's social and political aspects. In collaboration, STS, the History Faculty, and the Anthropology Program offer a doctoral program in History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology, and Society (HASTS). Students read key texts, analyze key debates (e.g. Limited to 12. 0000031447 00000 n HASS-H. 0000005250 00000 n Reading course in the history of aviation, focusing on science and technology and cultural and political context. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Spring)3-0-9 units. Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Examines existent critiques of the racial, sexual and environmental politics at stake in techno-scientific cultures. The Royal Society, together with the world's leading scientific academies, have issued a statement on the need to accelerate action on . Climate change is as much an opportunity as it is a threat. Prereq: One CI-H/CI-HW subject and permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered 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. 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. Reviews foundations of economic growth theory, innovation systems theory, and the basic approaches to science and technology policy. It also offers more specialized subjects in the history of science and technology and in social and cultural studies of science and technology. 0000017890 00000 n HASS-H. HASS-S. See description under subject 22.04[J]. Studies how mass production and mass demand for commodities, such as real estate, bananas, rubber, corn, and beef, in the 20th century changed the way people worked, lived, and saw themselves as they adopted new technologies to produce and consume in radically different ways from their parents and grandparents. Cruise ships are small floating cities which produce substantial amounts of waste. Cao, L., et al. 0000004311 00000 n Required of all candidates for an STS degree. The science-technology-society (STS) movement recognizes the need for education that prepares young people for the challenges of an ever-changing, interdependent world. Views technology as part of the larger culture and reveals innovation as a process consisting of a range of possibilities that are chosen or rejected according to the social criteria of the time. Same subject as 21A.509[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. Climate scientists work hard to estimate future changes as a result of increased carbon dioxide and other expected changes, such as world population. Climate change is a shift in those average conditions. Similarly, science has shown us that life on our planet is in danger from climate change. HASS-S. See description under subject 6.4590[J]. It has a guide index to help you focus your presentation. Annual 2021 arctic temperatures rose to 1.1C above the 1981-2010 average. They also study new narrative forms to accompany novel research techniques. 0000010082 00000 n Global warming is the long-term heating of Earth's surface observed since the pre-industrial period (between 1850 and 1900) due to human activities, primarily fossil fuel burning, which increases heat-trapping greenhouse gas levels in Earth's atmosphere. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)2-0-7 units, Subject meets with STS.044Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Emphasis on the transfer of technology and its many adaptations around the world. 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 has risen to the top of the policy agenda, at local, national, and international levels. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-0-9 units. Provides instruction in the methods historians use to document the past, as well as methods from related fields. Examines ideas, institutions, and the social settings of the sciences, with emphasis on how cultural contexts influence scientific concepts and practices. "There is no way to produce enough meat for 9 billion people," said Bill Gates in a 2013 blog post. Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered A greenhouse captures heat from the Sun during the day. Carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide concentrations are now more abundant in the earth's atmosphere than any time in the last 800,000 years. Climate Change. In brief: Part 1. Study of social and political dimensions of engineering projects, examination of aviation institutions. Using the American Civil War as a baseline, considers what it means to become "modern" by exploring the war's material and manpower needs, associated key technologies, and how both influenced the United States' entrance into the age of "Big Business." Introduces students to the core and canonical literature in this area while also providing the opportunity to read and discuss more recent works from multiple disciplines. Treats the emergence of industrial capitalism: the rise of the factory system; new forms of power, transport, and communication; the advent of the large industrial corporation; the social relations of production; and the hallmarks of science-based industry. The greenhouse effect works much the same way on Earth. Enrollment limited. Professional perspective options include, but are not limited to, internships, teacher training, professional development for entry into academia, or public academic engagement. Image: BioCarbon Engineering. HASS-S. See description under subject 21A.303[J]. Further details on the requirements of the STS program may be obtained from the STS undergraduate academic officer and the STS academic administrator. Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered For more details, review our .chakra .wef-12jlgmc{-webkit-transition:all 0.15s ease-out;transition:all 0.15s ease-out;cursor:pointer;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;outline:none;color:inherit;font-weight:700;}.chakra .wef-12jlgmc:hover,.chakra .wef-12jlgmc[data-hover]{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.chakra .wef-12jlgmc:focus,.chakra .wef-12jlgmc[data-focus]{box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(168,203,251,0.5);}privacy policy. Enrollment limited. Enrollment limited. Vital Signs of the Planet: Global Climate Change and Global Warming. Projected increases in number of days over 90F between now and 2090 according to two climate change scenarios. Surveys the effects of decolonization in the mid-twentieth century on the imagination of computational technologies in places such as South America, Africa, and Asia. Photo courtesy of the National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication provided. 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. As greenhouse gas emissions blanket the Earth, they trap the sun's heat. A survey of the contributions of African Americans to science, technology, and medicine from colonial times to the present. Published biographies of scientists constitute the major reading, but attention is given to unpublished biographical sources as well. Originally published 04/23/2021. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY The Program in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) focuses on the ways in which scientic, technological, and social factors interact to shape modern life. 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