WeAreSTS
47 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingScience and technology studies (STS) combines a wide range of research subjects, including: history of science, philosophy of science, sociology of science, science policy, and science communication. WeAreSTS is an official podcast of the Department of Science and Technology Studies at University College London (UCL).
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#30 Don’t Look Up! How Hollywood Imports Science Policy into Films | WeAreSTS
November 03, 2023 12:00 - 34 minutes - 33.5 MBHollywood chooses to portray experts in particular – sometimes peculiar – ways. Those choices have profound impacts on how audiences think about subjects as diverse as dinosaurs, robots, and climate catastrophes. But do those portrayals also change the way we think about the experts themselves and the process of expertise? Does Hollywood play some kind of under-the-table role in teaching us which experts to trust? That’s the theme for today’s podcast. Today, we listen in on a conversation ...
#29 Can Comedy Help Us Tackle Conversations About Climate Change? | WeAreSTS
August 15, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutes - 24.5 MBEver heard of climate change comedy? Here’s the idea. The climate crisis dominates our news. But more and more, messages about action are ignored. Fatalism is growing. People seem frozen with the scale of the problem. It’s clear we need new ways to tackle these tough conversations. In this episode, STS’s very own Grace Tyrrell explores the growing niche of climate change comedy. With her guest Dr Matt Winning, an environmental researcher and comedian, Grace shows us how climate change come...
#28 Promising Potential for Generative AI at University: Is it a Personal Tutor for Every Pocket | WeAreSTS
August 08, 2023 07:00 - 28 minutes - 28 MBMandy dives optimistically into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on education as we know it. Think ChatGPT and all those related tools called generative AI. Along the way, we touch on some fundamental and relevant concepts from science and technology studies - including the Turing Test and technological determinism - that can help us gain a more nuanced understanding of emerging technology and big tech. With insights from UCL experts and others in Silicon Valley, we e...
#27 Top Stories in Science Journalism from STS Students | WeAreSTS
August 01, 2023 07:00 - 32 minutes - 30.4 MBThe assignments students do in STS modules today are nothing like what they used to be. These days, they build portfolios with all sorts of things: short writing, long writing, posters, blogs, in-class presentations. Add to these, projects like podcasts, film clips, campaign strategies, briefing papers, debates, and full-on project proposals. Research of different kinds. They all require hard work, creativity, and rising to the challenge. We diversify our curriculum because we know the fut...
#26 Women in History of Science Through 53 Original Sources | WeAreSTS
July 21, 2023 10:53 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBWomen in the History of Science brings together primary sources that highlight women’s involvement in scientific knowledge production around the world. Drawing on texts, images and objects, each primary source is accompanied by an explanatory text, questions to prompt discussion, and a bibliography to aid further research. Arranged by time period, covering 1200 BCE to the twenty-first century, and across 12 inclusive and far-reaching themes, this book is an invaluable companion to students a...
#25 Are We Over-Hyping Mindfulness for University Students? | WeAreSTS
January 03, 2023 12:00 - 35 minutes - 34.2 MBChances are you’ve had something to do with “mindfulness” recently. Maybe you’ve been sent to “mindfulness” training. Or, perhaps you’ve been listening to a mindfulness podcast. Or, perhaps you’re using a “mindfulness” app, such as HeadSpace. In this episode, Franziska Link investigates the growing use of mindfulness therapies at universities, such as UCL, in their provision for student support and welfare. What good are they? What do they involve? What are the pros – and the cons – of thi...
#24 Who Are Museums REALLY Speaking For (And What About The Rest of Us) | WeAreSTS
January 02, 2023 12:00 - 42 minutes - 40.9 MBAlex Hancock explores how research about museum collections is helping to connect British museums with more of the publics they claim to support. His emphasis is on decolonisation, engagement, and white European power. Ultimately, how do structural inequalities manifest in our museums, and how do we move to a new set of relationships? Alex undertook this project for the STSNewsRoom in summer 2021. His reporting focused on two specific events. First, Alex discusses with Tannis Davidson th...
#23 Journalism from STS Science Communication Master’s Students 2022 | WeAreSTS
January 01, 2023 12:00 - 32 minutes - 31.5 MBWe sampled undergraduate projects in a previous episode. Now, it time for the Master’s students. Today’s episode offers a sampler of student-made podcasts. These were created by Master’s students in our science journalism module, run by Dr Jean-Baptiste Gouyon. The assignment was straightforward: imagine you’re working for a news magazine. Create a three-minute feature about a recent piece of research at UCL. The piece must include a short interview segment, and it must make sense within t...
#22 Thinking About Internationality: Is Science the Same Everywhere? | WeAreSTS
December 31, 2022 12:00 - 32 minutes - 31.6 MBIt’s one of those fundamental tenets taught to every student: science is international; it’s the same everywhere, it respects no borders; the work is the same no matter where or when you are. Assessing this idea is a core task in STS. Our philosophers, historians, and sociologists work overtime on case studies to explore internationality. Our policy and communication experts grapple with variations and work to understand where there is consensus and where there’s consensus. In this epi...
#21 Responsible Media Coverage: Hype in Our Stories About Chatbots | WeAreSTS
December 30, 2022 12:00 - 29 minutes - 29 MBIs AI sentient? Do machines have souls? I’ve got an even better question: are these questions the most important ones we should be asking? Headlines claiming machines could be alive are definitely eye-catching. But hype does not come unaccompanied: misinformation, fear, and fake news are close friends with sensationalism. They target audiences who probably know enough about the topic, but not enough to critically analyse the information fed to them. Understanding the role the media plays in ...
#20 Becoming Britain’s Chief Scientific Advisor: Solly Zuckerman | WeAreSTS
December 29, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes - 30.2 MBDid you know that in March 1967, the British government bombed an oil tanker stranded on rocks off Cornwall? Dan Sharpe certainly didn’t when he began to dig into the life and career of the Britain’s first Chief Scientific Adviser, Lord Solly Zuckerman. He advised prime minister Harold Wilson during this environmental catastrophe and recommended the bombing. Join Dan as he traces the life and career of one of the most influential British science advisers of the 20th century from arriving i...
#19 Decolonise and Decenter STS: Reflections and Expectations | WeAreSTS
December 28, 2022 14:00 - 42 minutes - 40.6 MBScientific knowledge has evolved over the past few centuries in various political and socio-cultural contexts. There is seen to be a substantially disproportionate legacy of European thought in scientific education. How the fingerprints of colonialism continue to shape the way academic institutions function and teach science is a question of utmost value in the process of ensuring diversified knowledge sharing. While the subject of decolonising raises several questions on institutional privi...
#18 Peer Review, Reviewed: A Closer Look at Scientific Publishing | WeAreSTS
December 27, 2022 14:00 - 21 minutes - 20.3 MBMost of us have heard of peer review, but how does it actually work? After more than a century, is it still fit for purpose? This episode explores the state of peer review in academic publishing. With guests from within the field, we hear what it means for researchers, publishers, and institutions like UCL. As the tide of open access publishing gains momentum and more research is made freely accessible, what will peer review look like in the future? How will academic publishing evolve more w...
#17 Journalism from STS Science Communication Students 2022 | WeAreSTS
December 26, 2022 15:00 - 32 minutes - 31.4 MBThe assignments students do in STS modules today are nothing like what they used to be. These days, they build portfolios with all sorts of things: short writing, long writing, posters, blogs, in-class presentations. Add to these, projects like podcasts, film clips, campaign strategies, briefing papers, debates, and proposals. Research of different kinds. Creativity. And Challenge. We diversify our curriculum because we know the future for our students holds work as varied as we can imagin...
#16 Gorgias: Plato Asks ‘Is It Better To Be Honest or Persuasive?’ | WeAreSTS
December 23, 2022 15:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBYou’ve heard of Plato. He’s one of those philosophers from Ancient Greece. Think in the time range 400-350 BCE and you’re in the right range. Plato wrote core works in the Western canon: The Republic, The Timaeus, and so much more. One of his lesser known texts is The Gorgias. That’s this year’s STS1Book. It’s a work massively relevant today. At its heart is a key question for communication: should we prefer people who are truth tellers in society, or should we prefer sweet-talking rhetori...
#15 Gemma Milne on SMOKE AND MIRRORS in conversation with Jack Stilgoe | WeAreSTS
August 02, 2022 11:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBWill robots steal my job? Will gene editing cure my cancer? HYPE is a fundamental part of science communication, the development of new technologies, and the crucially important interface between business, investment, and new technology. How does HYPE work? Can it be used for good? In this conversation at the 2022 STS1Book celebration at University College London, Gemma Milne discusses her book, SMOKE AND MIRRORS, with Jack Stilgoe. They discuss her interest in HYPE as an ever-present phen...
#14 Period policies: Exploring the debate on menstrual leave | WeAreSTS
July 25, 2022 11:00 - 31 minutes - 30.7 MBAs someone who prides herself on being interested in women’s health and progress related to it, Sofia Sancho still had no idea what “menstrual leave” was when it suddenly was all over the news earlier this spring. Menstruation is a regular physiological phenomenon, happening to the vast majority of people with uteruses. Many people manage their periods just fine, but for some they can be extremely debilitating. For them, being able to take some extra days off work every month to manage sym...
#13 BBC Wildlife Documentaries in the Age of Attenborough | WeAreSTS
July 07, 2022 11:05 - 40 minutes - 39.1 MBNatural history documentaries are hugely popular on British television. They offer great examples of science communication, and they have a long history, stretching back to the early days of broadcasting by the BBC, and more. As luck would have it, here in STS, we have an expert in these programmes and the people who create them. Dr Jean-Baptiste Gouyon is Associate Professor of Science Communication in the department. He teaches science journalism, sociology of science, and lots more. He ...
#12 Top Marks for Philosophy of Science and Medicine in REF Impact | WeAreSTS
June 23, 2022 08:22 - 38 minutes - 37 MBProfessor Sarah Edwards and Professor Phyllis Illari discuss their contributions the STS’s impact in philosophy of science and medicine. They were lead contributors to two top-rated “impact cases” in UCL’s 2021 entry to the REF assessment, the UK’s research excellence framework. That’s a national review of university research productivity. Sarah’s project involves policy-making about emerging diseases. Phyllis’s project involves policy-making when evidence in conflicting and incomplete. Simp...
BONUS Scientific Research for Development, a seminar from Dr Michel Wahome | WeAreSTS
January 08, 2022 00:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBDr Michel Wahome presents a wide-ranging critique of the “research for development” (R4D) model in science and technology policy, with special emphasis on its assumptions about innovation and progress. The deepest concerns we should have with this widely used model, she argues, is its deep faith the ability of science alone to solve social problems. The over-emphasis on science and technology alone is misguided. Alternatives - grounded in meaningful engagement, transdisciplinarity and decolo...
BONUS Pale, Male and Stale? Representation of Scientists on Netflix and Disney+, Chelsea Tripp reports | WeAreSTS
December 25, 2021 00:00 - 38 minutes - 37.6 MBThe lack of representation on screen is a political issue on everybody’s lips. I investigate how popular streaming platforms, Netflix and Disney+, portray scientists in terms of gender, race, sexuality, neurodivergency, and socio-economic background. Is representation of the scientist moving away from being presented as white, straight, and male? If not, why do big corporations like Netflix and Disney+ continue to present this image of scientists, and what can we do to improve representation...
BONUS Pale, Male and Stale? Scientists on Netflix and Disney+ | WeAreSTS
December 25, 2021 00:00 - 38 minutes - 37.6 MBSTSNewsRoom #3. Chelsea Tripp reports. The lack of representation on screen is a political issue on everybody’s lips. I investigate how popular streaming platforms, Netflix and Disney+, portray scientists in terms of gender, race, sexuality, neurodivergency, and socio-economic background. Is representation of the scientist moving away from being presented as white, straight, and male? If not, why do big corporations like Netflix and Disney+ continue to present this image of scientists, and w...
BONUS STS NewsRoom 2 Odile Lehnen investigates “What is STS”? | WeAreSTS
December 21, 2021 00:00 - 42 minutes - 41.4 MB“What is STS?” This is a question all STS students are asked on a regular basis – when travelling, joining a new sports club, at parties or family reunions, and when being interviewed for jobs. I find the question isn’t as straightforward as most people want. I study Science and Society at University College London. In this episode, I explore what Science and Technology Studies (STS) is really all about. To do this, I interview three of my tutors about three ordinary things: the fruit fl...
BONUS “What is STS”? Three Ordinary Examples | WeAreSTS
December 21, 2021 00:00 - 42 minutes - 41.4 MBSTSNewsRoom 2. Odile Lehnen reports. “What is STS?” This is a question all STS students are asked on a regular basis – when travelling, joining a new sports club, at parties or family reunions, and when being interviewed for jobs. I find the question isn’t as straightforward as most people want. In this episode, I explore what Science and Technology Studies (STS) is really all about. (I study Science and Society at University College London.) To do this, I interview three of my tutors abou...
#11 UCL’s Warning Research Centre and Disaster Preparedness with Dr Carina Fearnley | WeAreSTS
December 16, 2021 00:00 - 33 minutes - 32.5 MBDr Carina Fearnley, Associate Professor of Science Communication, talks about warning research and disaster preparedness. Carina is an expert in disaster warning and public engagement. Her research focuses on ways to improve the effectiveness of warning systems. She’s contributed a lot to communication around risk and warning in the pandemic. Her long-term research focuses on volcano and tsunami warning systems around the world. Her projects involve cases in Iceland, South America, the Middl...
#10 Help From UCL Careers Service | WeAreSTS
December 07, 2021 12:00 - 38 minutes - 55.3 MBWe’re talking CAREERS. Here in STS, careers thinking is at the core of our degree programmes. Every tutor has something important to say about careers, we have our “flexible futures” agenda underpinning the degrees, and we make big use of the resources offered by services across all of UCL. In short, we work hard at career development and we work with the pros. Students are keen to connect their studies with possible jobs, and they’re keen to build up portfolios that help them stand out in a...
#10 CAREERS episode: Help From UCL Careers Service | WeAreSTS
December 07, 2021 12:00 - 38 minutes - 55.3 MBToday, we’re talking CAREERS. Here in STS, careers thinking is at the core of our degree programmes. Every tutor has something important to say about careers, we have our “flexible futures” agenda underpinning the degrees, and we make big use of the resources offered by services across all of UCL. In short, we work hard at career development and we work with the pros. Students are keen to connect their studies with possible jobs, and they’re keen to build up portfolios that help them stand o...
#9 Introducing UCL’s new Master’s in Science Communication (MSc) | WeAreSTS
December 05, 2021 12:00 - 36 minutes - 35.7 MBProfJoeCain talks with Dr. Melanie Smallman and Dr. Jean-Baptiste Gouyon about UCL’s new Master’s in Science Communication (MSc). They discuss the philosophy behind the degree, some of its key modules, and how it is designed to balance practical skill development with foundational theory in communications. There also is discussion about how they plan to give this degree global relevance, careers thinking, and how activities in the degree will tie into other activities around UCL and around L...
BONUS STS NewsRoom 1 Jasmine Chakravarty investigates vaccine hesitancy | WeAreSTS
December 04, 2021 00:00 - 36 minutes - 35.2 MBAs of November 2021, more than 46.4 million people in the UK have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as part of the biggest mass-immunization programme the country has ever run. Most of us rushed to book our appointments as soon as we received a message, keen to protect ourselves from the virus. However, not everyone has been quite so confident in the vaccine. In this episode, Jasmine Chakravarty speaks to four UCL academics to learn more about vaccine hesitancy and the evo...
BONUS STSNewsRoom 1 Jasmine Chakravarty investigates vaccine hesitancy | WeAreSTS
December 04, 2021 00:00 - 36 minutes - 35.2 MBAs of November 2021, more than 46.4 million people in the UK have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as part of the biggest mass-immunization programme the country has ever run. Most of us rushed to book our appointments as soon as we received a message, keen to protect ourselves from the virus. However, not everyone has been quite so confident in the vaccine. In this episode, Jasmine Chakravarty speaks to four UCL academics to learn more about vaccine hesitancy and the evo...
#8 Gemma Milne talks about her book, SMOKE AND MIRRORS, the STS1Book 2021-22 | WeAreSTS
October 19, 2021 20:01 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBWill robots steal my job? Will gene editing cure my cancer? HYPE is a fundamental part of science communication, the development of new technologies, and the crucially important interface between business, investment, and new technology. How does HYPE work? Can it be used for good? In this interview, Gemma Milne discusses her book, SMOKE AND MIRRORS, and her interest in HYPE as an ever-present phenomenon in our society. Gemma also discusses how she became interested in studying sociology o...
Introduction to Series 2 | WeAreSTS
October 04, 2021 14:24 - 2 minutes - 5.72 MBWe’re back about a summer break. When we say “break,” we mean we’ve been working hard for most of the summer to create new episodes. WeAreSTS is a podcast dedicated to showcasing research, teaching, and success in UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS). Our core audience is teachers and those considering a degree in our programme. We answer the question, “What is STS?” through dozens of examples. WeAreSTS creates three types of episodes: (1) regular episodes feature sta...
#7 Why Has Recycling Always Been Key to Research? Professor Simon Werrett Talks Thrifty Science | WeAreSTS
April 13, 2021 09:33 - 48 minutes - 46.2 MBProfessor Simon Werrett (UCL Professor of History and Philosophy of Science) talks about his award-winning book, THRIFTY SCIENCE. In Britain of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the practices of reuse, re-purpose, and recycle were core to the work of what became science. More important, if you follow the trails left by these activities, you’ll find ideas that reorganise how we should think about the way science was done, where it was done, and who did the work. Professor Werrett al...
Episode #6: Why Do We Talk So Differently About Innovation, Asks Dr Melanie Smallman | WeAreSTS
April 06, 2021 06:00 - 26 minutes - 26.3 MBDr Melanie Smallman talks about her meta-study of attitudes across 10 emerging technologies by public, government, and politicians. Her conclusion: we talk quite differently about innovation. Smallman argues those differences matter for how we respond to the changes taking place around us. Science communication and public engagement needs to be smarter about the public it serves. Dr Melanie Smallman is Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies in UCL Department of Science and T...
#6 Why Do We Talk So Differently About Innovation, Asks Dr Melanie Smallman | WeAreSTS
April 06, 2021 06:00 - 26 minutes - 26.3 MBDr Melanie Smallman talks about her meta-study of attitudes across 10 emerging technologies by public, government, and politicians. Her conclusion: we talk quite differently about innovation. Smallman argues those differences matter for how we respond to the changes taking place around us. Science communication and public engagement needs to be smarter about the public it serves. Dr Melanie Smallman is Associate Professor of Science and Technology Studies in UCL Department of Science and T...
#5 Meet the Snouters! Professor Joe Cain Talks about Jokes in Science | WeAreSTS
March 30, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 24.9 MBFor April Fool’s Day, we talk about a famous joke in the history of biology. Dr Rebecca Martin interviews Professor Joe Cain about the Snouters. It’s a joke that began with publication of a book in 1961 that told the story of an unusual group of mammals discovered on a remote archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. It was a fiction; a prank; a joke. That joke took on a life of its own as other people retold the joke, embellished it, and translated it into new environments. Joe has done the histori...
BONUS: Should Research into Artificial Intelligence Be Stopped? Professor Jon Agar Explains Why A Former UCL Provost Said “Yes”
March 23, 2021 07:00 - 42 minutes - 40.8 MBJames Lighthill, UCL Provost (1979-1989), was the author of a highly influential report to the UK government about artificial intelligence (AI). It questioned what AI was and what it could achieve. Its impact was profound. It was the cause, say some, of the first “AI winter” of the 1970s. Lighthill was one of the leading mathematicians of the 20th century. His work nevertheless was highly engaging, asking questions such as “how do fish swim?” and “how do birds fly?”. His answers led him to f...
BONUS: Should Research into Artificial Intelligence Be Stopped? Professor Jon Agar Explains Why A Former UCL Provost Said “Yes” | WeAreSTS
March 23, 2021 07:00 - 42 minutes - 40.8 MBJames Lighthill, UCL Provost (1979-1989), was the author of a highly influential report to the UK government about artificial intelligence (AI). It questioned what AI was and what it could achieve. Its impact was profound. It was the cause, say some, of the first “AI winter” of the 1970s. Lighthill was one of the leading mathematicians of the 20th century. His work nevertheless was highly engaging, asking questions such as “how do fish swim?” and “how do birds fly?”. His answers led him to f...
#4 Charlotte Sleigh Talks About What Makes Us Human | WeAreSTS
March 16, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 32.8 MBProfessor Charlotte Sleigh talks about the STS1Book for 2021, a book she has co-written with Professor Amanda Rees. It’s called "Humans". In our conversation, we talk about the book and some of its main ideas. We also talk about the book as one in a long series of projects Charlotte has undertaken in the general area of “animal studies,” a research topic in STS that has evolved in important ways in the past ten years. For example, Charlotte is an highly praised expert on the cultural histo...
BONUS Tribute to Dr William Fleming Maclehose (1967-2020)
March 09, 2021 10:29 - 30 minutes - 30.1 MBBONUS: We pay tribute to our friend and colleague, Dr William Fleming Maclehose (1967-2020). Bill was a historian of medieval medicine and an important part of STS. He was an expert in theories of sleep and sleeping. Bill loved the history of medicine in all its forms and across all the world’s great cultures. This episode is an interview with Bill. Students in STS sometimes interview staff for projects in science communication. A few years ago, one of our master’s students, Deirdre Dinneen,...
#3 Comparing Pandemics: COVID-19 and the 1918 ‘Spanish Flu’
March 02, 2021 12:00 - 18 minutes - 19.4 MBEpisode #3: What are the similarities between the COVID-19 pandemic and the 1918 ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic? What can we learn by a comparison? How does history help us understand what’s happening today? One of our experts in science communication, Dr Jean-Baptiste Gouyon, interviews one of our historians of science and medicine, Dr Cristiano Turbil, to answer these questions, and more. Did you know the 1918 ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic probably started in the US state of Kansas? Do you know why the 1...
#3 Comparing Pandemics: COVID-19 and the 1918 ‘Spanish Flu’ | WeAreSTS
March 02, 2021 12:00 - 18 minutes - 19.4 MBWhat are the similarities between the COVID-19 pandemic and the 1918 ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic? What can we learn by a comparison? How does history help us understand what’s happening today? One of our experts in science communication, Dr Jean-Baptiste Gouyon, interviews one of our historians of science and medicine, Dr Cristiano Turbil, to answer these questions, and more. Did you know the 1918 ‘Spanish Flu’ pandemic probably started in the US state of Kansas? Do you know why the 1918 pandemic...
#2 Talking Careers with Dr Jean-Baptiste Gouyon | WeAreSTS
February 23, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 31.2 MBEvery university student has "careers" on the mind, even if they're not sure what they should be thinking about. I talk with the STS Careers Tutor, Dr Jean-Baptiste Gouyon about this subject. He talks about the new STS student-led Careers Task Force. We also talk about many ideas under the title, “careers thinking,” including the philosophy of flexible futures. As a careers tutor, Dr Gouyon is a specialist in thinking about how students might look ahead to find specific career paths. If they...
#2 Talking Careers with Dr Jean-Baptiste Gouyon
February 23, 2021 12:00 - 31 minutes - 31.2 MBEpisode #2: Every university student has "careers" on the mind, even if they're not sure what they should be thinking about. I talk with the STS Careers Tutor, Dr Jean-Baptiste Gouyon about this subject. He talks about the new STS student-led Careers Task Force. We also talk about many ideas under the title, “careers thinking,” including the philosophy of flexible futures. As a careers tutor, Dr Gouyon is a specialist in thinking about how students might look ahead to find specific career pa...
BONUS Admissions for Masters Degrees with Dr Jenny Bulstrode
February 16, 2021 14:21 - 16 minutes - 15.9 MBBONUS EPISODE: Why study STS at the postgraduate level? What are some of the benefits and key qualities of the programme? What are your options at UCL? Dr Jenny Bulstrode describes our Master’s level programmes in conversation with the show’s host, Professor Joe Cain. She offers guidance on choosing the right subject path, how to choose a referee, and what she seeks in a personal statement. STS offers two Master’s Degrees: 1. History and Philosophy of Science MSc 2. Science, Technology...
#1 Jack Stilgoe Talks with Nuzhah Miah About Technology Policy
February 13, 2021 15:56 - 34 minutes - 33.8 MBSTS student, Nuzhah Miah, interviews Dr Jack Stilgoe about Evgeny Morozov’s 2014 book, To Save Everything Click Here, asking him why it’s recommended reading for new students coming into UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS). The book they are discussing is Evgeny Morozov (2014) To Save Everything Click Here: Technology, Solutionism, and the urge to fix problems that don’t exist (Penguin). The publisher’s description reads: “Our gadgets are getting smarter. Technology ca...
TRAILER Introducing WeAreSTS
February 05, 2021 17:56 - 8 minutes - 8.04 MBTRAILER. We're introducing “WeAreSTS," a new podcast from the Department of Science and Technology Studies at University College London (UCL). We talk about what we hope to accomplish with the podcast and what listeners can expect to learn. We have a lot planned, and SUBSCRIBE now before you forget. The show host is Professor Joe Cain. Music credits Music used in this episode includes: Plain Loafer by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4223-plain-loafer License: http:/...