Enrollment limited. It leads to one degree, either a Bachelor of Science in Humanities and Science or a Bachelor of Science in Humanities and Engineering. 0000160686 00000 n
Not offered regularly; consult department3-0-9 units. It is a modification in long-term weather patterns mainly caused by . HASS-S; CI-H. See description under subject 21H.185[J]. STS contributes to undergraduate education at MIT in several ways. Based on a series of case studies from different parts of the world. Subject closes by considering the places of science in the US during the post-Cold War era. Prereq: Permission of instructor G (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer)Units arrangedCan be repeated for credit. Increased temperatures, changes in precipitation and climate variability would alter the geographic ranges and seasonality of diseases spread by organisms like mosquitoes. Also focuses on environmental and cultural impact assessment. 0000009793 00000 n
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." 0000007671 00000 n
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Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: U (Fall) HASS-S. Students undertake special projects linked to the MIT Museum's re-location to a new building under construction in Kendall Square. Explores emotional and intellectual impact of objects. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)2-0-10 units. Download Outline (PDF, 110KB) Download Full Presentation (PPT, 148MB) Updated: April 2021. Climate change is a shift in those average conditions. Topics include origins of mechanized production, the factory system, steam propulsion, electrification, mass communications, mass production and automation. Themes include: the science of aeronautics, pilots and piloting, control systems and electronics, engineering epistemology, infrastructure, industry, government and politics, evolution of aeronautics research, culture and experience, automation and autonomy, role of MIT, literature and film. Includes regular readings and discussions about the evolution of museums of science and technology from (roughly) 1800 to the present. Due to increasing temperature, large reserves of organic matter frozen in subarctic permafrost will thaw and decay, releasing additional CO. Examines the history of MIT, from its founding to the present, through the lens of the history of science and technology. They also study new narrative forms to accompany novel research techniques. Surprise your teacher with this professional template. Permission of advisor. 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. Yet the world loses 18.3 million acres of forest each year, or 27 soccer fields worth of trees every minute, according to the World . Climate change is the result of the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, primarily from the burning of fossil fuels for energy and other human activities. 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-H. Researches the history and culture of an MIT community to contribute to its documentation and preservation. According to NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2009 tied for second warmest year on record, just behind 2005. 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. Natural causes alone cannot explain all of these changes. Same subject as 21W.820[J]Prereq: 21H.991 Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered 0000009399 00000 n
Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-0-9 units. See description under subject 21A.319[J]. climate change, periodic modification of Earth's climate brought about as a result of changes in the atmosphere as well as interactions between the atmosphere and various other geologic, chemical, biological, and geographic factors within the Earth system. The surface then re-emits energy as infrared radiation, a portion of which escapes into space. 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. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Fall)2-0-7 units. 0000005044 00000 n
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. If GHG emissions were completely eliminated today, climate change impacts would still continue for centuries. 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. Examination of different "voices" used to consider issues of scientific, technological, and social concern. Includes guest presenters, discussion groups, field activities, visual media, and a practicum style of learning. 0000002392 00000 n
A written narrative or report is required upon completion of the experience. Students work on a term-long project, organized around the design, fabrication, and installation of an original multimedia exhibit about current scientific research at MIT. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (2013) Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 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. Provides a global view of STS in an increasingly interconnected world. Also addresses the science and technology talent base as a factor in growth, and educational approaches to better support it. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-0-9 units. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-0-9 units. 0000004516 00000 n
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Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Fall)3-0-9 units. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. Uses case studies to take a broad-ranging look at seven major engineering achievements in world history. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-3-6 units. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. HASS-H. Limited to 18. 0000005886 00000 n
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Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. 5 These greenhouse gas emissions have increased the greenhouse effect and caused the earth's surface temperature to rise. A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda. Undergraduate research opportunities in the STS Program. These gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, warm and alter the global climate, which causes environmental changes to occur that can harm people's health and well . It has green colors, connected to the environment, and includes pedagogical illustrations related to ecology. In 2020 global average land temperatures experienced a record high, while 2016 global ocean temperatures remain the highest on record. It also offers more specialized subjects in the history of science and technology and in social and cultural studies of science and technology. 0000005334 00000 n
Warming that has already occurred is affecting the biological timing (phenology) and geographic range of plant and animal communities. 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. It has a guide index to help you focus your presentation. 0000017890 00000 n
Photo courtesy of the National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology. Reviews foundations of economic growth theory, innovation systems theory, and the basic approaches to science and technology policy. 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. National Research Council (2011) Climate Stabilization Targets: Emissions, Concentrations, and Impacts over Decades to Millennia. 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. It refers to any change in climate over time . Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: G (Fall) 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. HASS-H. A survey of America's transition from a rural, agrarian, and artisan society to one of the world's leading industrial powers. 0000003457 00000 n
Further details on the requirements of the STS program may be obtained from the STS undergraduate academic officer and the STS academic administrator. Adapted from image by W. Elder, National Park Service. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. 0000003696 00000 n
Through the practice of doing originalresearch, students learn about the history of an MIT community. It's clear that temperatures will increase . From 1967-2012, snow cover extent decreased by approximately 53% in June, and around 7% in March and April. Archer, D., et al. Same subject as 21A.429[J]Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: G (Spring) Topics center on the psychology of online life, such as the way in which we both share and withhold information about the self. Provides instruction on how to be active shapers of the world and to bring students' various disciplinary skills and cultural diversity into dialogue as conceptual tools for problem-solving. Begins with the premise that the most significant implications of these efforts extend far beyond the success or failure of individual cancer therapies. 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. Provides instruction in the methods historians use to document the past, as well as methods from related fields. hb```e`` "03 ?Pa/T(8S 6G b -`u>R}*1. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. However, it has also shown us how solutions can be found and how together we can overcome the climate emergency. Limited to 14 students. Within each of these categories, students can choose both introductory and more advanced subjects. The warming of the atmosphere affects weather patterns, causing more frequent and severe storms and droughts across many global regions. Takes a historically inflected approach to examine the social relations of science in the modern United States. 0000004983 00000 n
Use of environmental conflict to draw attention to competing understandings and uses of "nature" as well as the local, national and transnational power relationships in which environmental interactions are embedded. CSS calculation based on data from UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (2003) Climate Change Information Kit. 0000011153 00000 n
HASS-A. Covers the political arithmetic of the 17th century to the present. Limited to 25. Emphasizes intensive reading of primary sources, which represent past attempts to count, calculate, measure, and model many dimensions of human social life (population, wealth, health, happiness, intelligence, crime, deviance, race). UNEP (2012) Policy Implications of Warming Permafrost. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP), in cooperation with the American Anthropological Association, the American Association of Geographers, the American Sociological Association, and Multiple lines of evidence show changes in our weather, oceans, ecosystems, and more. HT]hUl2nnAwVuM5Mvv;3s1H_!ZB%n}[(c}pw03 Zi~a|mIA_:QM}tbN|EGg L~0!\KOq.{#8L+ErH|ns?za6l/JKTNR.. U.S. EPA (2021) Climate Change Indicators: Length of Growing Season. 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. Climate change affects ocean habitats by lowering oxygen, decreasing phytoplankton (little plants that serve as the base of marine food chains) and killing coral reefs. 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. Topics vary, but may include how the internet transforms our experience of time, space, privacy, and social engagement; how entertainment media affects attention, creativity, aesthetics and emotion; how innovations in wearable and textile technologies reshape notions of history and identity; how pharmaceuticals reshape identity, mood, pain, and pleasure. 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. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Spring)3-0-9 units, Subject meets with 21H.205[J], STS.027[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: G (Fall) Covers the development of major fields in the physical and life sciences, from 18th-century Europe through 20th-century America. Prereq: None G (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer)Units arranged [P/D/F]Can be repeated for credit. Subject meets with STS.043Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered HASS-H. Explores the changing roles of physics and physicists during the 20th century. HASS-SCredit cannot also be received for 21A.509[J], STS.474[J]. Climate change has risen to the top of the policy agenda, at local, national, and international levels. Addresses a special topic in Science, Technology and Society which is not offered in the regular curriculum. Prereq: None U (Spring)3-0-9 units. 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. In addition to utilizing a range of theoretical perspectives, subject draws upon a series of ethnographic case studies of environmental conflicts in various parts of the world. Examines the history and legacy of the Cold War on science and the environment in the US and the world. 'There is just no excuse': Why do methane emissions remain 'stubbornly high'? Considers developments in the epidemiology, therapy, and politics of cancer. And severe weather -- the leading cause of power outages and fuel supply disruption in the United States -- is projected to worsen, with eight of the 10 most destructive hurricanes . Emphasizes how the systems worked, the technical and social processes that produced them, mission operations, and historical significance. HASS-H. Prereq: Permission of instructor G (Fall, Spring)Units arranged [P/D/F]Can be repeated for credit. 0000011217 00000 n
Focuses on peoples of the Global South as innovative intellectual agents, not just victims of technology or its appropriators. 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. Drones That Plant Trees. 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. HASS-S; CI-H. Same subject as WGS.226[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: U (Fall) 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. course syllabus university of cagayan valley tuguegarao city, cagayan north, philippines 3500 school of liberal arts and teacher education general education This work has been largely completed and the path has been cleared for real adaptation-related action Achievements covered vary from term to term. Adapted from USGCRP (2009) Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)3-0-9 unitsCredit cannot also be received for 21A.501[J], STS.074[J]. HASS-E. See description under subject WGS.160[J]. At the Bali Climate Change Conference, parties launched a process of negotiations that will conclude in 2009. 0000002389 00000 n
In addition, students must complete STS.840 HASTS Professional Perspective. 0000010815 00000 n
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One of the alternatives is to start producing lab-grown meat, and to produce meat substitutes . Draws on material from popular culture, media, fiction, film, and ethnography. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)2-0-7 units, Subject meets with STS.044Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered 0000161443 00000 n
Restricted to HASTS PhD students. Nat. Disturbances of the Earths balance of incoming and outgoing energy are referred to as positive or negative climate forcings. Prereq: None U (Fall, Spring)Units arrangedCan be repeated for credit. H. Abelson, R. David Edelman, M. Fischer, D. Weitzner, Same subject as 21A.504[J], WGS.276[J]Prereq: None U (Spring)3-0-9 units. Assignments include creation of a board game for buying and selling real estate in Boston, a two-minute mini-documentary, and an article on a commodity and country. Cappucci, M. (2020) Unprecedented heat in Siberia pushed planet to warmest June on record, tied with last year. The Washington Post. As greenhouse gas emissions blanket the Earth, they trap the sun's heat. Pub. 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. %PDF-1.4
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Same subject as 21H.285[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered 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. 0000011821 00000 n
IPCC (2007) Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Same subject as 21A.859[J]Prereq: None G (Fall)3-0-9 units. Same subject as 21A.501[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Addressing specific examples from across the globe, students also explore different approaches to build more livable environments that promote social justice. 0000008810 00000 n
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain. Not offered regularly; consult department3-0-9 units. Explores how and why physical education was integrated into the US educational system while remaining separate from academic subjects and how and why 21st-century institutions might combine the two. (2009) Atmospheric Lifetime of Fossil Fuel Carbon Dioxide. Visit the website for additional information about the HASTS graduate program or contact the STS academic administrator, Room E51-163, 617-253-9759. Scientific evidence and consensus for global climate change (20-25 minute lecture and discussion): Ask students key questions and show the Unit 1 PowerPoint (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 25.6MB Feb6 17) slides as described in the Unit 1 Lecture Notes (Microsoft Word 154kB Feb6 17). Examines ideas, institutions, and the social settings of the sciences, with emphasis on how cultural contexts influence scientific concepts and practices. Students work in teams on a final project analyzing an aspect of the historical project to articulate and synthesize ideas in engineering systems. 0000010522 00000 n
Preference to HASTS students; open to others with permission of instructor. Students taking graduate version write a longer final paper. EPA is committed to providing the most up-to-date and accurate climate-science information, including basics, causes, indicators, and impacts of climate change. The Pambamarca fortress complex in northern Ecuador is a cultural and built heritage with 18 prehispanic fortresses known as Pucaras. 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. As global temperatures rise, wildfires, drought, and high electricity demand put stress on the nation's energy infrastructure. 0000159471 00000 n
Drawing on this literature, HASS-H; CI-H. Develops students' abilities to communicate science effectively in a variety of real-world contexts. Both its physical properties and its rate and direction of motion are . 0000007023 00000 n
Student works closely with STS faculty tutor. Examines the history and social study of computers. The goal of the program is to set up a forum to explore the relationship between what scientists and engineers do and the constraints, needs, and responses of society. 2023 Limited to 40. As polar ice melts, less sunlight is reflected and the oceans absorb more solar radiation. 0000010913 00000 n
Historical examination of the quest to understand human society scientifically. National Research Council (2009) Ecological Impacts of Climate Change. 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.. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)3-0-9 units. 0000000016 00000 n
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Introduces the "inner history" of technology: how it affects intimate aspects of human experience from sociological, psychological and anthropological perspectives. Climate Change - The Science (Updated November 2021) The greenhouse effect occurs naturally, providing a habitable climate. 0000010142 00000 n
Climate Central is presenting a new outreach and education resource for meteorologists, journalists, and othersa climate change presentation, Our Changing Climate.This 55-slide presentation is a guide through the basics of climate change, outlining its causes, impacts, and solutions. Subject meets with STS.427Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: U (Fall) United States Speaker: Anthony C. Janetos Director, Joint Global Change Research Institute This evidence-based presentation makes it clear that climate change isn't some future abstraction, nor is it a far-off phenomenon happening to people in other parts of . 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. 0000160252 00000 n
Further details may be obtained from the SHASS Dean's Office, Room 4-240, and the STS academic administrator. 0000004345 00000 n
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (2010) Global Biodiversity Outlook 3. Limited to 25. Professional perspective options include, but are not limited to, internships, teacher training, professional development for entry into academia, or public academic engagement. Examines science and technology innovation systems, including case studies on energy, computing, advanced manufacturing, and health sectors. STSC 2186 Climate Change: Science, Technology and Society. 0000014189 00000 n
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. Open to upperclassmen with permission of instructor. HASS-H. Assesses the place of science in American public life from the 1920s to the present. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) (2009) Global Climate Change Impacts in the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (2019) Whats the Difference Between Weather and Climate?. Regents of the University of Michigan, Produced by U.S. See description under subject 21H.984[J]. Prereq: None U (Fall, IAP, Spring)Units arranged [P/D/F]Can be repeated for credit. The world is now warming faster than at any point in recorded history . Emphasizes how local culture, politics, labor, and knowledge affect engineering. NASA technology fights climate change in all kinds of ways. 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 include the denial of evolution, human-induced climate change, and particular medical-scientific aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Team-taught subject that centers Global South cosmologies and epistemologies marginalized by colonization, slavery, and racism across the world. 0000008413 00000 n
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. Students in the double major program must complete all the requirements of both majors. Introduces students to the social, political, and ethical aspects of data science work. Surprise your teacher with this professional template. Same subject as 21H.205[J] Explain your collage in another sheet and give examples on how you can contribute and help on the problem of climate change. Open to undergraduates by permission of instructor. Students who wish to integrate studies in STS and science or engineering in the context of a single degree should consider this program. 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. 0000003568 00000 n
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. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offeredUnits arrangedCan be repeated for credit. Same subject as 17.309[J], IDS.055[J]Prereq: None U (Spring)4-0-8 units. Same subject as 11.151[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: U (Spring) 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 . Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Spring)3-0-9 units. 0000005988 00000 n
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During a workshop, experts will explore the potential for synthesizing the human sciences to develop critical societal capacities for and responses to climate change. Burning fossil fuels changes the climate more than any other human activity. Survey of the history of efforts to apply scientific methods and technological tools to solve social and political problems, with a focus on the United States since 1850. Program of graduate research leading to the writing of a PhD thesis, to be arranged by the student with an appropriate MIT faculty member, who is the thesis supervisor. Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered The three main objectives are to immerse students in the historical, cultural, multi-cultural, and entrepreneurial aspects of energy across the world to make them better energy engineers; to introduce them to research and analytical methods; and to deploy these methods and their various skills to solve/design a solution, in groups, to a specific energy problem chosen by the students. trailer
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