Working Group II Contributions to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. Includes guest lecturers, on-campus field trips, and interactive exercises. Not offered regularly; consult department3-0-9 units. Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered hb```e`` "03 ?Pa/T(8S 6G b -`u>R}*1. Examines science and technology innovation systems, including case studies on energy, computing, advanced manufacturing, and health sectors. Same subject as 21A.501[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Same subject as 24.06[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: U (Fall) Goal is to equip students with skills for team-based trans-disciplinary and cross-cultural problem-solving. Introduction to the consideration of technology as the outcome of particular technical, historical, cultural, and political efforts, especially in the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries. 0000006621 00000 n HASS-S. See description under subject 6.4590[J]. 0000003718 00000 n Subject meets with STS.443Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Explores what is truly new about "new media" and reviews lessons from history for present-day activists based on patterns of past failure and success. 0000005334 00000 n Familiarizes students with central objects, questions, and methods in the field. Includes regular readings and discussions about the evolution of museums of science and technology from (roughly) 1800 to the present. Enrollment limited. In 2020 global average land temperatures experienced a record high, while 2016 global ocean temperatures remain the highest on record. In 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that: It is extremely likely (>95 % certainty) that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century.. Adapted from USGCRP (2009) Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States. At the Bali Climate Change Conference, parties launched a process of negotiations that will conclude in 2009. HASS-S; CI-H. Considers how, in response to the naming of the Anthropocene and anxieties over ecological crises, researchers in various fields have turned to plants as central players. HASS-H; CI-H. See description under subject 12.384[J]. The earth's climate is changing. 0000008111 00000 n Data, research and guidelines on science and technology including biotechnology, biosafety (BioTrack), innovation, knowledge-based capital, intangibles, and nanotechnology., Governments have agreed to work together to hold the increase in global average temperature to below 2C above pre-industrial levels. The High-level Event held on 24 September 2007 at the United Nations in New York has sent a strong message that all countries are . Prereq: None U (Fall, IAP, Spring) Emphasizes intensive reading of primary sources, which represent past attempts to count, calculate, measure, and model many dimensions of human social life (population, wealth, health, happiness, intelligence, crime, deviance, race). Same subject as 21W.820[J]Prereq: 21H.991 Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered 0000000016 00000 n 0000004311 00000 n You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. Climate scientists work hard to estimate future changes as a result of increased carbon dioxide and other expected changes, such as world population. Reading and writing on three case studies drawn from the history of science; the cultural study of technology and science; and policy issues. Gases in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat similar to the glass roof of a greenhouse. Climate Change. Divided into four sections/assessments: US and African histories, cultures, politics, and development relations; HASS as a problem-solving tool; STEM applications to real-life problem-solving; and introduction to summer field-class sites or exchange programs. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-0-9 units. Explores the relationship of science and technology to ideas about human rights over time, including how science and technology have been mobilized historically in the defense of human rights and to assist in the pursuit of truth and justice after atrocity. Since the start of the 20th century, the average growing season in the contiguous 48 states has lengthened by nearly two weeks. Begin with an introduction about what climate change is, its causes and consequences. Views technology as part of the larger culture and reveals innovation as a process consisting of a range of possibilities that are chosen or rejected according to the social criteria of the time. They also study new narrative forms to accompany novel research techniques. If today's students are to become tomorrow's decision makers, they need knowledge of science, technology, and society that is global in scope. Readings drawn from STS, history, anthropology, sociology, and philosophy. Students develop a bibliography of anthropological and ethnographic writing relevant to their project, and write a short paper about integrating ethnographic methods into a future research project. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)3-0-9 units. Covers the failures and defeats of postcolonial projects when faced with the challenge of asymmetric access to global markets and capital. Prereq: Permission of instructor G (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer)Units arrangedCan be repeated for credit. Organized around interviewing and observational assignments. Statement by Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs to the Forum on Climate Change and Science and Technology Innovation, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, Financing for Sustainable Development Office, Division for Inclusive Social Development, Capacity Development Programme Management Office. 0000025747 00000 n 0000009339 00000 n Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA. The Program in Science, Technology, and Society (STS) focuses on the ways in which scientific, technological, and social factors interact to shape modern life. Uses case studies to take a broad-ranging look at seven major engineering achievements in world history. Prereq: None U (Spring)3-0-9 units. 0000008963 00000 n They're rich and . Same subject as 21A.303[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: U (Fall) Class meets for nine weeks; in the remaining weeks, students work on a final paper due at the end of the term. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)3-0-9 units. Introduction. 0000003681 00000 n For example, the increase in water vapor that occurs with warming further increases climate forcing and evaporation, as water vapor is a powerful GHG. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. Others originated with longstanding programs to study our home planet or to improve commercial flight. Land areas have warmed more . HASS-S. See description under subject WGS.225[J]. Subject closes by considering the places of science in the US during the post-Cold War era. Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan. 0000031470 00000 n Completion of work of the senior major thesis under the supervision of a faculty tutor. Covers the political arithmetic of the 17th century to the present. The atmosphere is a dynamic fluid that is continually in motion. Preparation for graduate work in the field of science and technology studies and introduction to research resources and professional standards. Each cohort tackles a different energy problem. Primary emphasis on textiles and metalworking, with particular attention to the role of the machine tool industry in the American manufacturing economy. See description under subject 11.244[J]. Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, In a post-truth world, the fight against climate change is still winnable, Our planet is at breaking point. HASS-H. Exposes students to multidisciplinary studies in Science, Technology, and Society (STS), using four case studies to illustrate a broad range of approaches to basic principles of STS studies. 0000007184 00000 n Limited to 15; no listeners. With an increase in average global temperatures of 2. Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses. Download:presentation (ppt) | video (high res.) The object of this program is to give those students the full technical and scientific education provided by a science or engineering major, balanced with intensive study of the historical and social contexts of science and technology. Prereq: None U (Fall, Spring)Units arrangedCan be repeated for credit. Enrollment limited. PDF Document. National Research Council (2009) Ecological Impacts of Climate Change. Surveys the history of modern finance, from medieval Italy to the Great Depression, while addressing credit, finance and state (and imperial) power, global financial interconnection, and financial crises. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. HASS-S. See description under subject 21A.500[J]. It also offers more specialized subjects in the history of science and technology and in social and cultural studies of science and technology. 0000031447 00000 n 0000005793 00000 n See description under subject 21A.509[J]. 0000004730 00000 n Explores emotional and intellectual impact of objects. "a change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g. Climate is the average weather in a place over many years. Examples include the denial of evolution, human-induced climate change, and particular medical-scientific aspects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Begin with an introduction about what climate change is, its causes and consequences. S,W, H, G, N. 38.00 70.00 18.00 19.00 9.00 11.00 35.00 0.00 Per cent Electricty and CO2. Climate change is affecting the American people in far-reaching ways. Introduces students to the core and canonical literature in this area while also providing the opportunity to read and discuss more recent works from multiple disciplines. 0000010522 00000 n 0000013545 00000 n See description under subject 21A.501[J]. One of the alternatives is to start producing lab-grown meat, and to produce meat substitutes . CSS calculation based on data from UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (2003) Climate Change Information Kit. Subjects. Introductory survey of fundamental innovations and transitions in American manufacturing from the colonial period to the mid-twentieth century. See description under subject 21A.859[J]. Its glass walls trap the Sun's heat, which keeps plants inside the greenhouse warm even on cold nights. 0000007463 00000 n Limited to 50. CO2 emissions are unevenly distributed both globally and regionally within nation-states. Science, 229(3): 857. 0000001223 00000 n Achieving the Triple Win of CSA. HASS-SCredit cannot also be received for 21A.509[J], STS.474[J]. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offeredUnits arrangedCan be repeated for credit. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-0-9 units. HASS-H. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-0-9 units. 0000028591 00000 n IPCC (2014) Climate Change 2014: Synthesis Report. Originally published 04/23/2021. 0000007892 00000 n These briefings highlight the significant potential that research, development and deployment in 12 critical areas hold for . Not offered regularly; consult department3-3-6 units. Team-taught subject that centers Global South cosmologies and epistemologies marginalized by colonization, slavery, and racism across the world. Similarly, science has shown us that life on our planet is in danger from climate change. Explores the impact of concepts, trends, and developments in science, technology, and medicine on the lives of African Americans. 0000002849 00000 n 0000014212 00000 n Uses films, novels, and artworks to think across disciplinary boundaries and the impact of science and technology on social worlds (as well as the social worlds of scientists and engineers). Climate change is the result of the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, primarily from the burning of fossil fuels for energy and other human activities. Same subject as 6.4590[J] 0000005250 00000 n The Latest Science on Energy Based Solutions for Climate Change Professor William Moomaw Tufts University Earth Day 2004. HASS-H; CI-H. Develops students' abilities to communicate science effectively in a variety of real-world contexts. gas. Working like detectives, students draw on research methods from such fields as climate science, geology, molecular biology, proteomics, DNA testing, carbon dating and big data analysis to invent their own forensic historical research techniques. HASS-H. The three main objectives are to immerse students in the historical, cultural, multi-cultural, and entrepreneurial aspects of energy across the world to make them better energy engineers; to introduce them to research and analytical methods; and to deploy these methods and their various skills to solve/design a solution, in groups, to a specific energy problem chosen by the students. Same subject as 21A.103[J], WGS.225[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: U (Spring) The growing literature on cognition and "things" cuts across anthropology, history, social theory, literature, sociology, and psychology and is of great relevance to science students. Draws on material from popular culture, media, fiction, film, and ethnography. Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: U (Fall) It is the global phenomenon of climate transformation characterized by the changes in the usual climate of the planet (regarding temperature, precipitation, and wind) that are especially caused by human activities. Climate change is also affected by the Earths responses to forcings, known as climate feedbacks. STSC 2186 Climate Change: Science, Technology and Society. Provides an introduction to the analysis of gender in science, technology, and environmental politics from a global perspective. Explores the contributions of big capital, engineers, politicians, and ordinary people. Positive forcings, such as GHGs, exert a warming influence on the Earth, while negative forcings, such as sulfate aerosols, exert a cooling influence. Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Examples include the eugenics movement, the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, the debate surrounding racial inheritance, and IQ testing. Subject to departmental approval. Cao, L., et al. Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: G (Spring) Subject meets with 11.204[J], IDS.524[J]Prereq: None U (Fall) Limited to 25. Explores these issues with particular attention to the development of the modern biotechnology industry in the Greater Boston area. 0000005385 00000 n 0000007671 00000 n Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Fall)3-0-9 units. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Electric Power Generation Fuels The 2021 extent of ice reached the twelfth lowest annual cover on record since 1979, 4.92 million square kilometers. 0000006766 00000 n The rationale for change Boundaries of science and technology are continuously changing. Due to increasing temperature, large reserves of organic matter frozen in subarctic permafrost will thaw and decay, releasing additional CO. Students act as informal consultants to the MIT Museum, offering proposals for innovative elements that will be seriously considered for inclusion in the new Museum. The greenhouse effect works much the same way on Earth. Countries treated include Great Britain, France, Germany, the US, Sweden, Russia, Japan, China, and India. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication provided. Climate Change - The Science (Updated November 2021) The greenhouse effect occurs naturally, providing a habitable climate. Natural causes alone cannot explain all of these changes. 0000003568 00000 n The goal of the minor program is to give students a broad social perspective on the fields of engineering and science: how they have evolved and how they fit into the wider context of society, culture, politics, and values. Climate change is altering temperature, precipitation, and sea levels, and will adversely impact human and natural systems, including water resources, human settlements and health, ecosystems, and biodiversity. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Spring)3-0-9 units. HASS-H. 0000004983 00000 n There is little regulatory control over how this waste is disposed, which can lead to significant impacts in environmentally sensitive areas. Required of all candidates for an STS degree. Provides a global view of STS in an increasingly interconnected world. HASS-H; CI-H, Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Increased concentrations of GHGs from anthropogenic sources have increased the absorption of infrared radiation, enhancing the natural greenhouse effect. 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