“MIT is where science and society meet.” – Former MIT President Susan Hockfield
Scholars in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) conduct research at that meeting point, from the history of science and technology to anthropology, sociology, and literature. Scholars in STS ask “How do changes in science and technology affect what it means to be human?” and, conversely, “How do science and technology express human values?”
STS Prof. Natasha Schüll's latest book, Addiction by Design, was featured in Friday June 7th's edition of The Guardian.
Sherry Turkle, STS Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology, received the very prestigious "Centennial Medal" from Harvard's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Also, Sherry was a guest (again!) on yesterday's "On Point" NPR radio show, hosted by Tom Ashbrook.
Prof. David Mindell delivered several prestigious invited lectures at the University of Ulm (birthplace of Albert Einstein, no less).
Our own Prof. Sherry Turkle was recently honored by the Associates of the Boston Public Library as one of New England's leading "Literary Lights"
This year's Cambridge Science Festival is just around the corner, with a great mix of events.
To help kick off the festival, there will be an event on "Big Ideas for Busy People" on Friday, 12 April from 7:30 - 9:30pm in the First Parish in Cambridge, 1446 Massachusetts Avenue.
