The community of scholars at MIT’s Program on Science, Technology and Society bring methods from the humanities and social sciences to understanding science, technology, and medicine around the world. Our department includes lively undergraduate and graduate programs, and postgraduate training for science and technology journalists.
By bridging humanities, social sciences, science, technology, and medicine, our department seeks to build relationships among colleagues across the Institute in a shared effort to understand the human challenges at the core of the MIT mission.
What is STS?Arthur Miller Lecture on Science and Ethics
Morison Prize and Lecture in Science, Technology, and Society
IN REMEMBRANCE
Leo Marx, MIT STS Program Professor Emeritus, died on March 8, 2022.
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MIT News: Remembering Leo Marx
Boston Globe article: Leo Marx, pioneering professor and writer in American studies, dies at 102
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Kenneth Keniston, Founder, MIT’s Program in Science, Technology, and Society, died on February 14, 2020.
READ MORE: Remembering Kenneth Keniston
STS in the News
STS In The News
Faculty & Student Mentions, News
Jennifer L. Mnookin, HASTS ’99, new chancellor of UW, Madison
May 19, 2022
Faculty & Student Mentions, News
In Memoriam: Leo Marx, by Ruth Perry, professor emerita of literature
Apr 26, 2022
Op-Eds, Faculty & Student Mentions, News
Prof. Kate Brown: “One thing nuclear power plants weren’t built to survive: War”, Washington Post
Mar 21, 2022
Undark Magazine
Truth, Beauty, Science.
For Scientific Fieldwork, a New Model to Combat Sexual Misconduct
October 5, 2022, 7:04 am / by Michael Schulson
Desalinating Seawater May Not Be as Sustainable as It Seems
October 4, 2022, 7:21 am / by Gregory Pierce
The Covid-19 Booster Has a Public Relations Problem
October 3, 2022, 2:00 pm / by Robin Fields, ProPublica
Book Review: The Unraveling of California’s Power Grid
September 30, 2022, 7:50 am / by Emily Cataneo
Breaking News
12/18/2020: Digging Deep into North American Metals Mining
2/2/2021: Rare Earths for the Common People
2/10/2021: Not All Farming Happens on a Farm
Faculty Spotlight: David A. Mindell
David A. Mindell, PhD, is Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Dibner Professor of the History of Engineering and Manufacturing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. David has spent twenty-five years researching the myriad relationships between people and machines. He served as an MIT department head for five years, and has led or contributed to more than 25 oceanographic expeditions.