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Technology and society

Channel | updated March 04, 2013

What is the impact of technology on our everyday lives? Many research units at MIT are studying that, but in particular the Program in Science, Technology and Society, which conducts research at that meeting point, from the history of science and technology to anthropology, sociology, and literature. Scholars in STS ask “How do changes in science and technology affect what it means to be human?” and, conversely, “How do science and technology express human values?”

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Wilczek and Chaconne
  • Technology and society,
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Wilczek and Chaconne

Video by: Lan Li This exercise on direct cinema counterpoints two styles of performance: Nobel Laureate Frank Wilczek lecturing on quantum physics and his student, second year graduate student in theoretical physics, Timothy Hsieh playing Bach's Chaconne. The juxtaposition of physics and ...

Why Google is Investing in Deep Learning
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Why Google is Investing in Deep Learning

Wall Street in Context
  • Technology and society,
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Wall Street in Context

Vietnam Remembered
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Vietnam Remembered

In this bitter commemoration of the end of the Vietnam War, the speakers dispel any comforting notion that Americans have absorbed lessons from that bloody time, much less sought the truth.

TR Salon: Jack Dorsey Talks Technology
  • Technology and society,
  • News
TR Salon: Jack Dorsey Talks Technology

At an MIT Technology Review event in San Francisco, the creator of Twitter and Square explains his guidelines for creating good technology.

Toxic Worlds
  • Technology and society,
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Toxic Worlds

Politics of Risk, Knowledge and Environmental HealthPanelists: Devra Davis, Cheryl Johnson, Jason CorburnModerator: Pete SpottsFriday, April 11, 2008

To Conjure with the Fullness of Truth: The Technology & ...
  • Technology and society,
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To Conjure with the Fullness of Truth: The Technology & Culture Forum

For 45 years The Technology and Culture Forum (TAC) has been an on-going, Institute-wide arena for the discussion of ethical issues related to science, technology and innovation.

The Virtual Nurse Will See You Now
  • Health,
  • Feature
The Virtual Nurse Will See You Now

In the hectic world of a hospital, a computer-simulated nurse can be surprisingly comforting.

The Second Arab Awakening: Challenges and Promise
  • Technology and society,
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The Second Arab Awakening: Challenges and Promise

Speaker Dr. Marwan Muasher, Vice President for Studies Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Marwan Muasher is vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment, where he oversees the Endowment's research in Washington and Beirut on the Middle East. Muasher ...

The Puppet Theater
  • Technology and society,
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The Puppet Theater

Video by: Canay Ozden In Gyumri, Armenia, puppets and people create a world of colors, ingenuity, and values; every day and all in the same building.

The Engineer's Burden?
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The Engineer's Burden?

Video by: Melissa Edoh Lately, seeing flyers about technology-oriented development projects targeting Africa around MIT has had me reflecting on the history of "technology transfer" in Africa; mainly because the language of international development often sounds to me like an updated version ...

The Emergence of a Digital Money Ecosystem - Irving ...
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The Emergence of a Digital Money Ecosystem - Irving Wladawsky-Berger, PhD ...

About the Presentation We are in the early stages of a very important transformation—the transition to a digital money ecosystem. This transformation is likely to be among the most exciting, important, and challenging initiatives the world will undertake in the ...

Technology & Culture Forum - Malalai Joya
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Technology & Culture Forum - Malalai Joya

Malalai Joya - in 2005 at the age of 27 became the youngest member of the Afghan ParliamentRecorded on 10/29/09

Technology & Culture Forum - The Boy Who Harnessed the ...
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Technology & Culture Forum - The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

William Kamkwamba & Bryan MealerThe Boy Who Harnessed the WindRecorded on 10/21/2009

Technology & Culture Forum - The Social Responsibility of ...
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Technology & Culture Forum - The Social Responsibility of the Scientist

Join us for a fascinating panel discussion on the social responsibility of the scientist as we celebrate TAC's 45th anniversary.Dr. George Daley, Director of Stem Cell Transplantation Program, Children's Hospital Boston; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; ...

Technology & Culture Forum - Privacy Reconsidered in the ...
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Technology & Culture Forum - Privacy Reconsidered in the Age of Facebook

Technology & Culture Forum - Privacy Reconsidered in the Age of Facebook

STS Symposium: Welcome and Introduction
  • Technology and society,
  • Event
STS Symposium: Welcome and Introduction

Recorded 12/7/12

STS Symposium: Session 3 Legacies of 'Structure' in History ...
  • Technology and society,
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STS Symposium: Session 3 Legacies of 'Structure' in History of Science

Paul Erickson, David Hollinger, Recorded 12/7/12

STS Symposium: Session 2 Legacies of 'Structure' in ...
  • Technology and society,
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STS Symposium: Session 2 Legacies of 'Structure' in Philosophy of Science

Sherrilyn Roush, Helen Longino, Recorded 12/7/12

STS Symposium: Session 1 Legacies of 'Structure' in ...
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STS Symposium: Session 1 Legacies of 'Structure' in Sociology of Science

Cyrus Mody, Steven Shapin, Recorded 12/7/12

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