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New STS Courses for AY23/24
Winter
STS 132: Earth, Space, Bits: The Future of Existential Security
Is colonizing other planets the only way to avoid human extinction? Could you guarantee the continuation of humanity by simulating human lives on orbital computers? Or might attempts to develop these kinds of technologies constitute an existential risk in their own right? This course surveys a range of competing programs for how best to ensure the long term survival of humanity when confronting planet-scale problems such as nuclear weapons, ecological collapse, and the runaway results of human ingenuity.
STS 164: Ecosystems of Power: The Ethics and Influence of AI
How does Artificial Intelligence construct and reinforce social orders? How do human biases, values, and cultures shape AI? Starting with a descriptive introduction to different types and kinds of algorithms, we will first establish what AI is and what it does, on a technical level. With this shared framework in mind, we will then investigate how AI shapes, and is shaped by social interactions and imaginaries.
STS 200W: Are We Really All Cyborgs?: Bodies as Technoscience
This course explores the way humans engage with technoscience through their bodies. Science and biomedicine constantly inform how we understand and approach our bodies, and we routinely integrate technology into our bodies whenever we wear glasses or smartwatches, take medications, or drive. Importantly, technological artifacts and scientific knowledge themselves embody and negotiate human values and politics. We examine the dynamic and intricate interplay of the body, the technical, and the social through the analysis of a variety of domains: from communication, VR and AI to gender, race, and disability to healthcare, pollution, and disasters. Reminder: if you are a Senior, this should be the year you are completing your STS Capstone requirement
Spring
STS 139: Designing Regenerative Societies
The world is changing in contradictory ways. Emerging technology, the evolving geopolitical economy, and ecological challenges present opportunities but also cascading risks. The pathway from our current destructive and extractive economy towards a more regenerative economy is unclear. There is a stark tension between gigascale opportunities such as AI, fusion energy, nanotech, quantum tech, space colonization, and biomanufacturing on the one hand, and degrowth necessities such as rethinking growth and using less resources on the other. This tension is steeped in political choices constrained by industrial power dynamics and conditioned by inequality. To what extent do visions and incentives align across industry, government, and social movements? What would the choice to scale or descale entail in each case - and are they mutually exclusive?
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Remembering Bruno LatourTuesday, November 14, 2023. 4:00 - 6:00pm
Stanford Humanities Center, Levinthal Hall
A memorial event remembering the life and work of STS scholar Bruno Latour.
Featured speakers:
Donna Haraway, UC Santa Cruz
Geoffrey Bowker, UC Irvine
Paul Edwards, Stanford University
Gabrielle Hecht, Stanford University
See more about the event here.
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Silicon Valley Talks: Henry Lowood, "Replayed"Tuesday, November 14, 2023, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Hohbach Hall Presentation Room (122),
Green Library (East Wing)
Join the Silicon Valley Archives in welcoming Henry Lowood, the Harold C. Hohbach Curator for History of Science & Technology Collections, as he discusses his most recent book, Replayed. See more about the event and RSVP here.
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NASA's Internship ProgramsThe NASA Office of STEM Engagement (OSTEM) paid internships allow high school and college-level students to contribute to agency projects under the guidance of a NASA mentor. For more information, visit https://intern.nasa.gov/
Summer 2024 Session Application Rolling Decision Deadline: Feb. 2, 2024
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Research & Technology AssistantThe Civics Center is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that focuses on high school voter registration and civic engagement throughout the United States. The Civics Center seeks to address this challenge by promoting peer-to-peer high school voter registration drives, raising awareness of the opportunities for high school voter registration, and promoting policy reforms at the school, local, state, and national levels that will encourage youth civic engagement and voter registration.
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Office of Accessible Education Student AssistantsThe Office of Accessible Education employs students as readers, scribes, visual descriptionists, and lab assistants throughout the academic year. Some positions are extremely short-term (for a specific exam, for instance), while others may be for a complete quarter. For non-exam assignments, hours are usually by mutual agreement with the student, and can vary from 2-10 hours per week.
Application deadline August 1, 2024 12:00 AM
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Cardinal Quarter Opportunities FairFriday, November 10, 2023, 12:00 - 2:00pm
Tresidder Oak
Hear from 30 Stanford units and explore 500+ opportunities to pursue a full-time summer or academic year public service experience with a fellowship stipend and Stanford support. For more information visit the Stanford Cardinal Service site.
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Sustainability Coterm Info SessionTuesday, November 14, 2023, 12:00 - 1:00pm
Virtual
Interested in leading change for a sustainable future? The SUST Coterm prepares students to tackle complex global challenges and pursue high-impact careers in business, nonprofit and government sectors. There is only one admission round this year, with a deadline in early Winter 2024, so it is important that all interested students attend an Autumn Quarter Info Session. Join us for the last session to learn more and receive guidance on the 2023-24 application process.
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- STS Website: Visit our Research Opportunities and Careers pages.
- H&S Career Toolkit on Canvas: A Career Toolkit on Canvas specifically for humanities, arts and sciences students!
- Interstride is an interactive career platform that enhances the career exploration and job search process for international students and alum.
- Handshake: Updated listing for job search events.
- CareerEd: prepares students and recent alumni to pursue and secure fulfilling careers.
- Idealist: Good ideas for taking action!
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