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The community of scholars at MIT’s Program in 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
Loren R. Graham, MIT STS Program Professor Emeritus, died on December 15, 2024.
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MIT News: Remembering Loren Graham
Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies: A Tribute to Loren Graham
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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
Asilomar Goes Underground: The Long Legacy of Recombinant DNA Hazard Debates for the Greater Boston Area Biotechnology Industry
Professor Robin Scheffler’s new article is available to read courtesy of the MIT…
STS Professor Robin Scheffler is featured in an article by MIT News on the first cohort of SHASS Faculty Fellows.
“A new initiative will offer faculty in the MIT School of…
Faculty & Student Mentions, News
Prof. Robin Scheffler is Appointed to NASEM Review Panel on the “ELESSSI” of Engineering Biology R&D
Jan 8, 2025
STS Professor Robin Scheffler is appointed by The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) to an ad hoc committee to review the ELESSSI (External Review of Ethical, Legal, Environmental,…
Undark Magazine
Truth, Beauty, Science.
Lawsuits Against Diversity Initiatives in Science Multiply
March 24, 2025, 7:13 am / by Claudia López Lloreda
STS EVENTS
2024-25 Morison Prize and Lecture with Zeynep Tufekci
“What if the Real Threat is Artificial Good-Enough Intelligence?”
Breaking News
Breaking news, brisk analysis, and reader discussions at the intersection of science and society.
PODCASTS
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
