The PhD and Designated Emphasis in STS application is currently open. The deadline to apply is November 1st, 2024! The DE in STS is a program of training in the social studies of s Read More
Course: ISF 100J (Spring 2025)Course Title: The Social Life of ComputingInstructor: Shreeharsh KelkarTime: MWF 1-2 pm in Physics 1 We live in a time which some characterize as the Read More
Dr. Melina Packer, former STS DE student, is collaborating with biologist Dr. Ambika Kamath on her forthcoming second book, Feminism in the Wild (MIT Press, Spring 2025). In Read More
Available for pre-order Former STS DE student, Dr. Melina Packer’s first book, Toxic Sexual Politics (forthcoming spring 2025, from NYU Press) shows how the foundin Read More
A foundational concept in computer science, algorithms – loosely defined as a set of rules to direct the behavior of machines or humans – have shaped infrastructures, practices, and daily lives around the world. The CSTMS research cluster on Algorithms in Culture explores the implications of their development and deployment in politics, media, science, organizations, culture, and the construction of the self.
CSTMS has formed a new partnership with Forum for Climate Engineering Assessment, an initiative of the School of International Service at American University in Washington DC. Together we will assess the social, ethical, political, and legal implications of emerging technologies that fall under the broad rubric of climate engineering (sometimes referred to as “climate geoengineering”).
The University of California Berkeley’s Center to Advance Science in Policy and Regulation (CASPR) together with the Center for Science, Technology, Medicine and Society (CSTMS) and co-sponsors the Innovative Genomics Initiative (IGI) and the Forum for Collaborative HIV Research hosted a Workshop on Advancing Science for Policy through Interdisciplinary Research in Regulation (ASPIRR). This workshop is supported by the National Science Foundation’s Science of Science and Innovation Policy Program. The workshop gathered leading experts from multiple disciplines and research areas to examine innovative approaches to incorporating science into the policy making and regulatory processes for emerging technologies.
The Art+Science in Residence program will host artists by invitation drawn to collaboration, interested in interdisciplinary art, science and technological dialogue, and open to developing new working methods and research techniques. While the Center allows room for variance, residencies typically unfold over two years and include both an exploratory and project-development phase. The program allows for artists to embed within the unique culture of the Center and UC Berkeley and its environs. The program affords access to a dynamic and diverse community of scholars, visitors, staff, and provides opportunities for cross-pollination with a broad public.
