HASS-H. Enrollment limited. 0000010022 00000 n Methane and other GHGs are more potent, but CO. Anthropogenic GHG emissions, to date, amount to a climate forcing roughly equal to 1% of the net incoming solar energy, or the energy equivalent of burning 13 million barrels of oil every minute. Not offered regularly; consult department3-3-6 units. Same subject as 8.225[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Mount St. Helens. During a workshop, experts will explore the potential for synthesizing the human sciences to develop critical societal capacities for and responses to climate change. Uses a problem-solving, multi-disciplinary, and multicultural approach that takes energy beyond the complex circuits, grids, and kilojoules to the realm of everyday life, with ordinary people as practitioners and producers of energy knowledge, infrastructures, and technologies. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Spring)3-0-9 units. 0000003568 00000 n 0000007403 00000 n 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. PowerPoint Presentation (1.6 MB) Return to top. 0000008588 00000 n Scholars of science and technology studies have long been interested in the work of scientists, the circulation of scientiic knowledge and the relation-ship between science and politics6-11. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Addresses a special topic in Science, Technology and Society which is not offered in the regular curriculum. 0000008810 00000 n 0000009793 00000 n 0000008473 00000 n From more extreme weather to rising seas, the climate is changing in ways that pose increasing risks to people and ecosystems. 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. Prereq: One CI-H/CI-HW subject and permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered 0000031447 00000 n Using this as a starting point, explores how researchers have described and re-calibrated relations among plants, humans, and environment, between life and non-life, action and being, subjectivity and autonomy in ways that radically altered ruling epistemologies in a range of disciplines. Project-based seminar covers key topics in museum communication, including science learning in informal settings, the role of artifacts and interactives, and exhibit evaluation. Reading course in the history of aviation, focusing on science and technology and cultural and political context. satellites not just as technology demonstrators, but as components of a critical communication and information-based infrastructure for modern societies. U.S. EPA (2021) Climate Change Indicators: Length of Growing Season. Prereq: None G (Fall, Spring)Units arranged [P/D/F]Can be repeated for credit. Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication provided. Class meets for nine weeks; in the remaining weeks, students work on a final paper due at the end of the term. Leverett Howell Cutten '07 and William King Cutten '39 Professor of the History of Technology, Head, Program in Science, Technology, and Society, Thomas M. Siebel Distinguished Professor in the History of Science, Professor of Science, Technology, and Society, Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities, Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Germeshausen Professor of the History of Science, Bern Dibner Professor of the History of Science and Technology, Frances and David Dibner Professor in the History of Engineering and Manufacturing, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Abby Rockefeller Mauz Professor of the Social Studies of Science and Technology, Bern Dibner Professor Post-Tenure in the History of Science and Technology, Professor Post-Tenure of Science, Technology, and Society, Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society, Adjunct Professor of Science, Technology, and Society, Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Technology Studies, Professor Emeritus of the History of Science, Professor Emerita of the History and Philosophy of Science, Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology, and National Security Policy, Professor Emeritus of Science, Technology, and Society, Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered HASS-H. A survey of America's transition from a rural, agrarian, and artisan society to one of the world's leading industrial powers. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-0-9 units. Required of all candidates for an STS degree. Same subject as 21W.820[J]Prereq: 21H.991 Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered It also includes maps to highlight . Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Fall)3-0-9 units. The Royal Society, together with the world's leading scientific academies, have issued a statement on the need to accelerate action on . PDF Document. Covers Africa and its diaspora, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Asia, and Oceania. Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: U (Fall) Topics center on the psychology of online life, such as the way in which we both share and withhold information about the self. For more details, review our .chakra .wef-12jlgmc{-webkit-transition:all 0.15s ease-out;transition:all 0.15s ease-out;cursor:pointer;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;outline:none;color:inherit;font-weight:700;}.chakra .wef-12jlgmc:hover,.chakra .wef-12jlgmc[data-hover]{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.chakra .wef-12jlgmc:focus,.chakra .wef-12jlgmc[data-focus]{box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(168,203,251,0.5);}privacy policy. Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses. 0000005334 00000 n 0000020794 00000 n 0000008994 00000 n The program brings together humanists, social scientists, engineers, and natural scientists, all committed Students meet and question technologists, activists, law enforcement agents, journalists, and legal experts. Due to regional variation, a 2-foot rise in sea level would cause relative increases of 3.5 feet in Galveston, TX and 1 foot in Neah Bay, WA. Subject meets with STS.425Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered HASS-H. Contribution of Working Groups I, II and III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Prereq: STS.THT U (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer)Units arrangedCan be repeated for credit. 0000003681 00000 n We discovered that domestic CO2 emissions in China are increasingly polarized for the . This term is not interchangeable with the term "climate change." 0000013545 00000 n (2014) Response of ocean acidification to a gradual increase and decrease of atmospheric CO2. 0000005385 00000 n The unprecedented acceleration of climate change over the last 50 years and the increasing confidence in global climate models add to the compelling evidence that . CSA aims to simultaneously achieve three outcomes: 1. Use of environmental conflict to draw attention to competing understandings and uses of "nature" as well as the local, national and transnational power relationships in which environmental interactions are embedded. What is Climate Change? 0000008252 00000 n Climate scientists work hard to estimate future changes as a result of increased carbon dioxide and other expected changes, such as world population. Upon completion of the experience, students must submit a substantive final report, approved by their advisor. The objective of the program is to develop advanced competence in the study of science and technology from a historical and social scientific perspective. Explain your collage in another sheet and give examples on how you can contribute and help on the problem of climate change. Given China's entrance into the new stage of economic development, an updated study on the largest CO2 emitter's domestic emission distribution is needed for effective and coordinated global CO2 mitigation planning. Discussion about the ways new kinds of online conversation are playing out in education, the workplace, and in families and what the changes in conversation mean for collaboration, innovation, and leadership. Morgan Lawrence. Enrollment limited by availability of suitable teaching assignments. UNEP (2012) Policy Implications of Warming Permafrost. In 2020 global average land temperatures experienced a record high, while 2016 global ocean temperatures remain the highest on record. Includes a field trip. Same subject as 21A.859[J]Prereq: None G (Fall)3-0-9 units. 0000035423 00000 n 0000009056 00000 n Graduate students are required to take at least 10 subjects and usually complete them within their first two years. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. In the 20th century, global mean sea level rose between 17 and 21 cm, after having been quite stable over the previous several thousand years. Seeks to explore meanings of science and technology from traditions, experiences, and literatures of these regions; to understand encounters and outcomes of endogenous and inbound ideas, artifacts, and practice; and to engage European and North American science, technology, and society (STS) in dialogue with these literatures. Snow cover has noticeably decreased in the Northern Hemisphere. 0000004730 00000 n Global survey of the great transformation in history known as the "Industrial Revolution." This work has been largely completed and the path has been cleared for real adaptation-related action Annual 2021 arctic temperatures rose to 1.1C above the 1981-2010 average. Historical and contemporary studies are used to explore the interaction of technology with social and political values. Same subject as 16.707[J]Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Examines the rise and development of computing technologies in the global south. 0000002572 00000 n Regents of the University of Michigan, Produced by Readings explore the connection between material culture, identity, and personal development. Ahead of the UN Climate Summit COP26 in Glasgow last year, the Royal Society sought wide-ranging input from the global scientific community to produce the Climate change: science and solutions briefings. Prereq: None U (Fall, IAP, Spring) People and ecosystems least able to cope are being hardest hit, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability . 0000025724 00000 n If GHG emissions were completely eliminated today, climate change impacts would still continue for centuries. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-0-9 units. Countries treated include Great Britain, France, Germany, the US, Sweden, Russia, Japan, China, and India. Topics vary, but may include how the internet transforms our experience of time, space, privacy, and social engagement; how entertainment media affects attention, creativity, aesthetics and emotion; how innovations in wearable and textile technologies reshape notions of history and identity; how pharmaceuticals reshape identity, mood, pain, and pleasure. Models anticipate sea level rise between 26 and 77 cm for a 1, The oceans absorb about 27% of anthropogenic CO. Impacts of climate change will vary regionally but are very likely to impose costs that will increase as global temperatures increase. Prereq: Permission of instructor G (Fall, Spring)Units arrangedCan be repeated for credit. HASS-S; CI-H. See description under subject 21H.185[J]. Same subject as 21A.500[J]Prereq: None U (Fall, Spring)2-0-7 units. is affecting economies, industries and global issues, with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale. Focuses on construction of big projects like cities, hydroelectricity dams, roads, railway lines, ports and harbors, transport and communication, mines, industrial processing plant, and plantations. Considers developments in the epidemiology, therapy, and politics of cancer. Environmental Research Letters, 9(2), 1-9. Undergraduate research opportunities in the STS Program. Study of social and political dimensions of engineering projects, examination of aviation institutions. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (2010) Global Biodiversity Outlook 3. 0000028614 00000 n Wed, 06/01/2022 - 12:00. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offeredUnits arrangedCan be repeated for credit. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. By 2035, IPCC predicts that the temperature will rise between 0.3-0.7. 0000160457 00000 n Examines the technologies, individuals and socio-economic systems that are associated with such efforts, as well as the impact that these efforts have on society and science as a whole. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Fall)3-0-9 units. Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain. Increased temperatures, changes in precipitation and climate variability would alter the geographic ranges and seasonality of diseases spread by organisms like mosquitoes. (2005) Earths Energy Imbalance: Confirmation and Implications. The warmest year on record since records began in 1880 was 2016, with 2020 ranking second. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Spring)3-0-9 units. Begins with the premise that the most significant implications of these efforts extend far beyond the success or failure of individual cancer therapies. 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. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)2-0-10 units. "a change in the state of the climate that can be identified (e.g. A written narrative or report is required upon completion of the experience. Examines the development of modern physics within shifting institutional, cultural, and political contexts, such as physics in Imperial Britain, Nazi Germany, US efforts during World War II, and physicists' roles during the Cold War. It has green colors, connected to the environment, and includes pedagogical illustrations related to ecology. 0000160686 00000 n Surprise your teacher with this professional template. See description under subject 21A.319[J]. Introduces students to the social, political, and ethical aspects of data science work. Examines the history and social study of computers. 0000161238 00000 n Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered HASS-H. Assesses the place of science in American public life from the 1920s to the present. Overview. But its not too late to save it, These 5 innovations will transform the lives of smallholder farmers. 0000007463 00000 n HASS-H. Introduces students to basic interpretive issues, bibliographic sources, and professional standards. Culminates with the project's installation in the MIT Museum's Mark Epstein Innovation Gallery. Materials draw from humanities and social science research, ethnographic fieldwork, films and science podcasts, as well as from experimental multimedia. Climate change is a major challenge Climate change is emerging as one of the greatest long-term challenges facing society. 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