Sociology of Science, Technology & Medicine
From the moment we are born, to when we die, our lives are shaped by science, technology, and medicine. This course draws on both historical and contemporary case studies to examine how science and...
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Morgan Thompson, Ben Morris and Jon Beckwith What is education like in the United States for college and graduate school students pursuing scientific careers? In many respects, it is a superb...
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Sehoya Cotner, faculty member at the University of Minnesota College of Biological Sciences, talks about her effort to make conversations about gender and sexuality in her introductory biology courses...
View ArticleGender, Race, Science & Technology
The course takes these questions as entry points into an ever-growing body of work to which feminist, anti-racist, and other critical analysts and activists have made significant contributions. The...
View ArticleGlobal Climate Change: Science, Impacts, Solutions
Jason West University of North Carolina–Chapel HIll Climate change is a difficult, contentious, and important issue. It will perhaps be the defining environmental issue of the 21st century. This course...
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