STS Announcements
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| Date | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Wisnioski's National Engineers Week Q&A mentioned by Los Angeles Times | Wisnioski's National Engineers Week Q&A (http://mitpress.mit.edu/blog/national-engineers-week-qa-matthew-wisnioski) mentioned by Los Angeles Times (http://www.latimes.com/features/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-herbert-marcuse-mark-zuckerberg-20130220,0,5192964.story). | |
| 2/22/2013 | Mullins Lecture | Clapperton Mavhunga MIT STS |
| 2/15/2013 | Dissertation Seminar | Priming the Pump' with Grass, Trees, and Waste, by Marcia Davitt |
| 1/29/2013 | 1:00 - 2:00pm | STS Talk: Wisnioski Visible Scholarship Inititative, "Engineers for Change" | Dissertation Seminar |
| 1/14/2013 | "Engineers for Change" - Matt Wisnioski Visible Scholarship Initiative | In Engineers for Change, Matthew Wisnioski offers an account of this conflict within engineering, linking it to deep-seated assumptions about technology and American life. Beginning in the mid-1960s, society began to view technology in a more negative light. (http://www.lib.vt.edu/vsi/index.html) |
| New Book "Life on the Brink" | Life on the Brink: Environmentalists Confront Overpopulation, edited by Dr. Eileen Crist. "Life on the Brink aspires to reignite a robust discussion of population issues among environmentalists, environmental studies scholars, policymakers, and the general public." | |
