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News
The STS Program and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences welcomed their first joint post-doc, Samuel Evans, who recently received his D.Phil. from Oxford University and works on the politics of international export regulations of "dual-use" technologies.
The STS Program welcomed the first Bassetti Foundation fellow, Maggie Curnutte, who works on direct to consumer marketing of genetic tests. The Bassetti Foundation encourages research and dissemination related to responsible innovation in science and technology.
Over the summer, the STS Program hosted the Eighth Annual Meeting of the Science and Democracy Network.
On May 7-8, the STS Program observed the 50th anniversary of C.P. Snow's lecture on the "Two Cultures" with a panel discussion and workshop on the theme "Cultures in Common." For a report of the event, see "Still 'two cultures' but who's on top?"
Research spotlight
Shobita Parthasarathy, Building Genetic Medicine: Breast Cancer, Technology, and the Comparative Politics of Health Care (MIT Press, 2007). Click here for more information. |
Welcome to STSScience and technology permeate every aspect of our lives, from the most private decisions about reproduction and medical treatment to the most public choices concerning risk, development, security, and the quality and sustainability of the human environment. Virtually every dilemma that confronts people and governments in contemporary societies demands significant engagement with science and technology. The Program on Science, Technology and Society at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government provides unique resources for coping with the resulting challenges for scientific and technological innovation, civil liberties, informed citizenship, and democratic government. Learn more. You are viewing a text-only version of this site because your browser does not support or has disabled support for Cascading Style Sheets. |
EventsSTS Circle at Harvard  Judy Norsigian
February 22, 2010, 12:15pm–2pm.
Mt. Auburn Street, Suite 100, Rm. 106
  Raghuram Rajan
Followed by panel discussion with Suzanne Berger, Frank Dobbin, and Niall Ferguson. Moderated by Sheila Jasanoff.
December 2, 2009, 5:00pm-7:00pm.
Piper Auditorium, Gund Hall, 48 Quincy Street
 
A panel discussion featuring Joyce Chaplin, Evelyn Fox Keller, James McCarthy, Venky Narayanamurti, Steven Shapin, and Laurence Tribe, followed by a day-long workshop.
May 7-8, 2009.
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