The Secretary-General has called climate change one of the defining challenges of our time. Topics include computer crime; intellectual property restrictions on software; encryption, privacy, and national security; academic freedom and free speech. "a change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g. 0000010142 00000 n Students meet at the end of the term with faculty evaluators to discuss the successes and limitations of the project. Begin with an introduction about what climate change is, its causes and consequences. 0000004784 00000 n 0000009793 00000 n Introduction. 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. 0000014212 00000 n HASS-SCredit cannot also be received for 21A.509[J], STS.474[J]. Disturbances of the Earths balance of incoming and outgoing energy are referred to as positive or negative climate forcings. First, as ice sheets and glaciers melt, they pour extra water into the oceans. World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use. Going beyond issues of brain drain and brain circulation, explores how contemporary science and technology innovations look from, and are being created in, parts of the world other than the US and Europe. 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." Achieving the Triple Win of CSA. Oil. Primary emphasis on textiles and metalworking, with particular attention to the role of the machine tool industry in the American manufacturing economy. Examines science, technology and museums. Explores emotional and intellectual impact of objects. 0000007245 00000 n Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Fall)3-0-9 units. 0000010815 00000 n 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. HASS-S. See description under subject 6.4590[J]. Solving Climate Change. Increased concentrations of GHGs from anthropogenic sources have increased the absorption of infrared radiation, enhancing the natural greenhouse effect. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), in cooperation with the American Anthropological Association, the American Association of Geographers, the American Sociological Association, and 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. Preference to HASTS students; open to others with permission of instructor. A written narrative or report is required upon completion of the experience. 0000006561 00000 n 0000161238 00000 n Authors. 0000004311 00000 n Addresses a special topic in Science, Technology and Society which is not offered in the regular curriculum. 0000006343 00000 n Models anticipate sea level rise between 26 and 77 cm for a 1, The oceans absorb about 27% of anthropogenic CO. Impacts of climate change will vary regionally but are very likely to impose costs that will increase as global temperatures increase. CSS calculation based on data from UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (2003) Climate Change Information Kit. Includes guest presenters, discussion groups, field activities, visual media, and a practicum style of learning. Download:presentation (ppt) | video (high res.) Studies the growth of computer and communications technology and the new legal and ethical challenges that reflect tensions between individual rights and societal needs. Prereq: None U (Fall, IAP, Spring) Examines science and technology innovation systems, including case studies on energy, computing, advanced manufacturing, and health sectors. Examples include the eugenics movement, the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, the debate surrounding racial inheritance, and IQ testing. Includes brief reflection papers and a final paper. 0000006403 00000 n From 1967-2012, snow cover extent decreased by approximately 53% in June, and around 7% in March and April. Uses films, novels, and artworks to think across disciplinary boundaries and the impact of science and technology on social worlds (as well as the social worlds of scientists and engineers). HASS-H. A survey of America's transition from a rural, agrarian, and artisan society to one of the world's leading industrial powers. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain. 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. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Limited to 15; no listeners. HASS-H. 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. Explores the relationship of science and technology to ideas about human rights over time, including how science and technology have been mobilized historically in the defense of human rights and to assist in the pursuit of truth and justice after atrocity. Enrollment limited. HASS-H; CI-H. Introduces students to the social, political, and ethical aspects of data science work. 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. 0000005644 00000 n 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. Addressing the effects of climate change is a top priority of the Energy Department. Climate models most closely match the observed temperature trend only when natural and anthropogenic forcings are considered together. Countries treated include Great Britain, France, Germany, the US, Sweden, Russia, Japan, China, and India. Detailed technical and historical exploration of the Apollo project to fly humans to the moon and return them safely to Earth as an example of a complex engineering system. Same subject as 11.652[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)2-0-7 units, Subject meets with STS.044Prereq: 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. Covers the political arithmetic of the 17th century to the present. 0000005239 00000 n Through the practice of doing originalresearch, students learn about the history of an MIT community. 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. Metal age: gold and silver jewelry, ceramics and tools. It leads to one degree, either a Bachelor of Science in Humanities and Science or a Bachelor of Science in Humanities and Engineering. Hansen, J., et al. As polar ice melts, less sunlight is reflected and the oceans absorb more solar radiation. W, S, G, N. Gas. Not offered regularly; consult departmentUnits arrangedCan be repeated for credit. Examines how centering plants changes our understanding of what it means to be human. Focus on the most important part of your thesis, your content, and let us take care of the design as a gratitude gift for having invested so many hours into your research. 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. 0000160252 00000 n They must also master the underlying concepts in science and engineering that relate to their special field of interest. 0000160457 00000 n Climate change is a sign that humans have become a force with planet-altering power. 0000008413 00000 n Multiple lines of evidence show changes in our weather, oceans, ecosystems, and more. Explores the contributions of big capital, engineers, politicians, and ordinary people. 0000009962 00000 n Considers developments in the epidemiology, therapy, and politics of cancer. HASS-S. See description under subject 22.04[J]. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. National Research Council (2011) Climate Stabilization Targets: Emissions, Concentrations, and Impacts over Decades to Millennia. Working Group II Contributions to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. 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. 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. Examines ideas, institutions, and the social settings of the sciences, with emphasis on how cultural contexts influence scientific concepts and practices. Wed, 06/01/2022 - 12:00. Class meets for nine weeks; in the remaining weeks, students work on a final paper due at the end of the term. Subject meets with STS.487Prereq: Permission of instructor U (Fall)3-0-9 units. If GHG emissions were completely eliminated today, climate change impacts would still continue for centuries. 0000010082 00000 n 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. One of the alternatives is to start producing lab-grown meat, and to produce meat substitutes . Enrollment limited by availability of suitable teaching assignments. Climate scientists work hard to estimate future changes as a result of increased carbon dioxide and other expected changes, such as world population. 0000160686 00000 n Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units, Same subject as 16.895[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Explores how different societies make sense of and develop knowledges of the physical and animate world, and what it means to be human(e) within it. Students taking graduate version are expected to explore the material in greater depth. PowerPoint Presentation (1.6 MB) Return to top. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. HASS-H; CI-H, Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered 0000002572 00000 n Prereq: None G (Spring) 0000014189 00000 n Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: G (Spring) trailer <<66FC938451164C2899D441DAA9949DFD>]/Prev 46651/XRefStm 1054>> startxref 0 %%EOF 105 0 obj <>stream Same subject as 21H.984[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Statement by Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs to the Forum on Climate Change and Science and Technology Innovation, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, Financing for Sustainable Development Office, Division for Inclusive Social Development, Capacity Development Programme Management Office. The Latest Science on Energy Based Solutions for Climate Change Professor William Moomaw Tufts University Earth Day 2004. 0000006973 00000 n They also study new narrative forms to accompany novel research techniques. 0000025724 00000 n National Aeronautics and Space Administration (2010) The Earths Radiation Budget. HASS-H. Assesses the place of science in American public life from the 1920s to the present. Surveys the history of modern finance, from medieval Italy to the Great Depression, while addressing credit, finance and state (and imperial) power, global financial interconnection, and financial crises. Introduces the "inner history" of technology: how it affects intimate aspects of human experience from sociological, psychological and anthropological perspectives. Examines finance as a social technology intended to improve economic opportunity by moving capital to where it is most needed. HASS-S. Explores a range of controversies about the role of technology, the nature of scientific research and the place of politics in science: debates about digital piracy and privacy, the role of activism in science, the increasingly unclear boundaries between human and non-human, the role of MRIs as courtroom evidence, the potential influence of gender on scientific research, etc. For students who wish to pursue special studies or projects at an advanced level with a faculty member of the Program in Science, Technology, and Society. 0000017098 00000 n The greenhouse effect works much the same way on Earth. 0000006048 00000 n 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. HASS-S. See description under subject 21A.505[J]. 0000002389 00000 n Enrollment limited. 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: U (Fall) Impacts related to climate change are evident across regions and in many sectors important to societysuch as human health, agriculture and food security, water supply, transportation, energy, ecosystems, and othersand are expected to become increasingly disruptive throughout this century and beyond. The underlying concepts of science and computational thinking enable technological advancement. The science-technology-society (STS) movement recognizes the need for education that prepares young people for the challenges of an ever-changing, interdependent world. Building on decades of work, the National Academies continue to provide objective advice from top experts to help the nation better understand, prepare for, and limit future . Examples drawn from the technologies of war, transportation, communication, production, and reproduction. 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. The program brings together humanists, social scientists, engineers, and natural scientists, all committed to transcending the boundaries of their disciplines in a joint search . The use of biography in different historical periods to illuminate aspects of the development of science. 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. Science and Technology supports progression in and across subject specialisms, and prepares learners to use science and technology in their every day lives. It has green colors, connected to the environment, and includes pedagogical illustrations related to ecology. Enrollment limited. Not offered regularly; consult department3-0-9 units. Comparison is drawn between biography as a literary form in the history of science and in other disciplines. 0000004845 00000 n U.S. EPA (2021) Climate Change Indicators: Length of Growing Season. IPCC (2014) Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. 0000031470 00000 n It also offers more specialized subjects in the history of science and technology and in social and cultural studies of science and technology. The surface then re-emits energy as infrared radiation, a portion of which escapes into space. This course will use history to help students see climate change's social and political aspects. About a quarter of all global emissions come from feeding the world's 7 billion people, and part of that comes from the consumption of meat. 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