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Feminism in the Wild How Human Biases Shape Our Understanding of Animal Behavior
Oct 4, 2024
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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

Toxic Sexual Politics: Toxicology, Environmental Poisons, and Queer Feminist Futures
Oct 3, 2024
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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

Undergraduate Minor in STS Deadline Approaching
Sep 25, 2024
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Applications for the STS Undergraduate Minor are now open. The deadline to apply is October 15th, 2024! As our students enter into a world of accelerating change, it has become eve Read More

STS DE Requirement! History of Science Colloquium (HIS 290/ STS 290)
Aug 26, 2024

This course is a STS DE student requirement. Graduate students must take at least one semester of the CSTMS Thursday colloquium (HIST/STS 290) as the third required class. Colloqui Read More


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Algorithms in Culture

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.

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Partnership with the Forum On Climate Engineering Assessment

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”).

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Advancing Science for Policy Through Interdisciplinary Research in Regulation

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.

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Arts + Science in Residence

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.

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