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MIT STS Program

@MITPSTS

The Program in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) at MIT attempts to increase understanding of the human-built world.

 Cambridge, MA
sts-program.mit.edu/
Joined September 2012
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MIT STS Program@MITPSTS9 Dec 2024
How do we study a planet transformed by the things we make and throw away? Take STS.S20 w/ Prof. Ishani Saraf this spring and find out. HASS-S! sts-program.mit.edu/academic… @MIT_SHASS
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MIT STS Program@MITPSTS10 Dec 2024
Why does neuroscience matter for society? How should the social world matter for the way we think about the brain? Are you intrigued? Take STS.S21 this spring! sts-program.mit.edu/academic…
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Join @MITanthropology Professor Sonya Atalay (Anishinaabe-Ojibwe) and @MITPSTS Assistant Professor Eli Nelson for a Full Beaver Moon Celebration starting at Kresge Oval @ 4pm! RSVP at tinyurl.com/yn6ykuab @MIT_ICEO
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What happens with too much smartphone screen time? According to @MITPSTS professor Sherry Turkle, people are condemned to be “forever elsewhere” due to the dopamine lure of their screens. bostonglobe.com/2024/09/17/o… @BostonGlobe #thisismit #mitshass #mit
As schools consider whether to ban smartphones, some nightclubs are already there - The Boston Globe

As schools consider whether to ban smartphones, some nightclubs are already there - The Boston Globe

DJs and musicians say devices are killing the party.

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Congratulations! news.mit.edu/2024/meet-tenur… @MITPoliSci @mit_cmsw @MITPSTS @MITphilosophy @MITanthropology #thisismit #mitshass #mit
Meet the 2024 tenured professors in the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

Meet the 2024 tenured professors in the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

In 2024, eight faculty were granted tenure in the MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.

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So excited to teach our intro to History of Science with the brilliant Eli Nelson this fall. Alchemy! Medieval magical beasts! Five phases (wuxing)! Phlogiston theory! Balancing your humors! And more… For MIT undergrads looking for a CI-H / HASS-H @MITPSTS @SHASS4Students
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“Empathy happens best face to face,” said @MITPSTS professor Sherry Turkle. She spoke with @CNN about the rise of empathy in young people. us.cnn.com/2024/08/20/health… #mitshass #mit #empathy #selfcare
Empathy is on the rise in young people. Here’s how to build yours | CNN

Empathy is on the rise in young people. Here’s how to build yours | CNN

Empathy is rebounding among young Americans, a recent study found. Experts propose ways to increase empathic connection and conversation in this digital era.

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The nine new members of SHASS faculty arrive with diverse backgrounds and vast knowledge in their areas of research. news.mit.edu/2024/mit-shass-… @HistoryMit @MITPSTS @mitecon @MIT_MTA
School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences welcomes nine new faculty

School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences welcomes nine new faculty

The MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences recently welcomed new professors Sonya Atalay, Anna Huang, Elena Kempf, Matthias Michel, Jacob Moscona, Sendhil Mullainathan, Elise Newman,...

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"“new automation tools for financial analysis might offer...new kinds of vision and imagination” for analysts according to MIT historian @WilliamDeringer. ft.com/content/8c76fefd-dae4… @MITPSTS @HistoryMit @FT #thisismit #mitshass #mit
Automation is coming for private equity’s junior roles

Automation is coming for private equity’s junior roles

New tools for financial analysis could dampen the need for technical processing ability in new hires

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School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences appoints new heads across multiple academic units. news.mit.edu/2024/mit-shass-… @mit_cmsw @MITPSTS @LITatMIT @MITphilosophy @MITanthropology @MIT_MTA @MITWGS #thisismit #mitshass
MIT SHASS announces appointment of new heads for 2024-25

MIT SHASS announces appointment of new heads for 2024-25

MIT SHASS announced leadership changes in its anthropology, comparative media studies and writing, linguistics and philosophy, literature, music and theater arts, science, technology, and society,...

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"The trouble with this is that when we seek out relationships of no vulnerability, we forget that vulnerability is really where empathy is born," @MITPSTS professor Sherry Turkle noted during an interview with @NPR's Body Electric. npr.org/2024/07/01/124729678…

If a bot relationship FEELS real, should we care that it's not? : Body Electric

Thanks to advances in AI, chatbots can act as personalized therapists, companions and romantic partners. The apps offering these services have been downloaded millions of times. If these relationsh...

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"If you dropped someone into a black hole..." Follow @MIT_Physics professor David Kaiser for an interesting conversation with @jackantonoff on the @museumofscience Boston's @singforscience podcast. singforscience.org/episodes/… @MITPSTS #thisismit #mitshass #mit
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“We know these systems don’t work as well for people who aren’t white men, for older people, and for people with disabilities.”betterworld.mit.edu/spectrum… @MITPSTS @MITEECS @MIT_SCC #thisismit #mitshass #mit

Biometrics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Lessons from the past can inform the ethical use of government-sponsored identification systems

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Also on Monday, HASTS PhD candidate Alex Reiss-Sorokin became the department’s latest graduate with a dissertation entitled “From Research to Search: Technologies and Techniques of Legal Research, 1880-1980.” Congratulations, Alex! 🎉
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On Monday, @tim_loh presented his dissertation “Entanglements of Language, Disability, and Religion: The Politics of Assistive Technologies for Deaf People in Jordan” and became a PhD in HASTS! He is pictured here presenting his work and with his committee. Congrats, Tim! 🎊🎊🎊
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While discounting was known as far back as the mathematician Fibonacci, why were English clergy some of its most enthusiastic early adopters? @MITPSTS professor @WilliamDeringer has uncovered some answers. news.mit.edu/2024/unexpected… #thisismit #mitshass
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When she earned her sport pilot license, Sheila Xu ’14 became one of about 200 deaf pilots in the U.S. She is now deputy director of development for AstroAccess, which aims to make space travel fully inclusive of people with disabilities. mitsha.re/rMx950S8U92
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"I really enjoyed peeling back the many layers of interaction between [those] redefining the cutting edge of science and technology and [those] that should've benefitted." - MIT senior Arbri Kopliku #thisismit #mitshass #mitcommencement @MITEECS @MITPSTS @MITdeptofBE #thisismit
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MIT senior and @MITPSTS and @MITdeptofBE double major Abigail Dzordzorme favors an interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and practice. "Understanding different societal structures will help me design solutions that are sensitive to varied contexts." #thisismit #mitshass
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MIT senior Isabela Fuentes values "learning about both technical and social sciences" as they "help keep a broad perspective when pursuing [her] work." The @MITBiology and @ChemistryMIT double major and @MITPSTS minor "interrogates accepted truths." #thisismit #mitshass
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