Limited to 18. Data, research and guidelines on science and technology including biotechnology, biosafety (BioTrack), innovation, knowledge-based capital, intangibles, and nanotechnology., Governments have agreed to work together to hold the increase in global average temperature to below 2C above pre-industrial levels. HASS-H; CI-H, Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Begin with an introduction about what climate change is, its causes and consequences. Addresses a special topic in Science, Technology and Society which is not offered in the regular curriculum. Students taking graduate version write a longer final paper. 0000008252 00000 n Subject closes by considering the places of science in the US during the post-Cold War era. The underlying concepts of science and computational thinking enable technological advancement. Required of all candidates for an STS degree. Science and Technology supports progression in and across subject specialisms, and prepares learners to use science and technology in their every day lives. Guest lectures by MIT-affiliated engineers who contributed to and participated in the Apollo missions. Project-based seminar covers key topics in museum communication, including science learning in informal settings, the role of artifacts and interactives, and exhibit evaluation. 0000005583 00000 n There is little regulatory control over how this waste is disposed, which can lead to significant impacts in environmentally sensitive areas. 0000007245 00000 n Cracking the code: The sequencing of genetic material is a powerful conservation tool . In 2013, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded that: It is extremely likely (>95 % certainty) that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century.. Provides instruction on how people have historically connected computers to ideas on social, economic, and political change and how these ideas have changed over time. Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. hb```e`` "03 ?Pa/T(8S 6G b -`u>R}*1. Topics include computer crime; intellectual property restrictions on software; encryption, privacy, and national security; academic freedom and free speech. 0000007023 00000 n It has green colors, connected to the environment, and includes pedagogical illustrations related to ecology. 0000008312 00000 n H. Abelson, R. David Edelman, M. Fischer, D. Weitzner, Same subject as 21A.504[J], WGS.276[J]Prereq: None U (Spring)3-0-9 units. Changing temperature patterns. Published biographies of scientists constitute the major reading, but attention is given to unpublished biographical sources as well. Same subject as 21H.205[J] Provides instruction on how to be active shapers of the world and to bring students' various disciplinary skills and cultural diversity into dialogue as conceptual tools for problem-solving. USGCRP (2018) Fourth National Climate Assessment. Same subject as 11.244[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: G (Spring) Addressing the effects of climate change is a top priority of the Energy Department. Examines how commodities connect distant places through a chain of relationships, and link people, e.g., enslaved African producers with middle-class American consumers, and Asian factory workers with Europeans taking a holiday on the beach. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)2-0-7 units, Subject meets with STS.044Prereq: Permission of instructor Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Not offered regularly; consult department3-0-9 units. Cappucci, M. (2020) Unprecedented heat in Siberia pushed planet to warmest June on record, tied with last year. The Washington Post. It also includes maps to highlight . .chakra .wef-facbof{display:inline;}@media screen and (min-width:56.5rem){.chakra .wef-facbof{display:block;}}You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. Prereq: None G (Fall, Spring)Units arranged [P/D/F]Can be repeated for credit. 0000006403 00000 n Limited to 12. Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered 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 arranged [P/D/F]Can be repeated for credit. Introduces students to the social, political, and ethical aspects of data science work. Earth's climate is changing. 0000006244 00000 n using statistical tests) by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically decades or longer. 0000003568 00000 n Explores modern finance (since about 1950) from a variety of historical and social-scientific perspectives, covering quant finance, financialization, the crisis of 2007-2008, and finance in the digital age. Not offered regularly; consult department3-0-9 units. Also examines the changing institutions in which various scientific fields were conducted during the postwar decades, investigating possible epistemic effects on forms of knowledge. 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 . A growing share of Americans are concerned about the environment, and the big U.S. tech companies would seem to be in a position to lead the way on fighting climate change. 0000001054 00000 n Prereq: None U (Spring)3-0-9 units. All of this is making life on Earth much more difficult. Increased concentrations of GHGs from anthropogenic sources have increased the absorption of infrared radiation, enhancing the natural greenhouse effect. Introduces the "inner history" of technology: how it affects intimate aspects of human experience from sociological, psychological and anthropological perspectives. Disturbances of the Earths balance of incoming and outgoing energy are referred to as positive or negative climate forcings. Global average temperatures in 2021 were 0.84C (1.51F) higher than in the 20th century average. The world is now warming faster than at any point in recorded history . Life during the Spanish Era. 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 . Projected increases in number of days over 90F between now and 2090 according to two climate change scenarios. 0000009056 00000 n The greenhouse effect works much the same way on Earth. Introduction. 0000005239 00000 n CSA aims to simultaneously achieve three outcomes: 1. The rapid climate change we are now seeing is caused by humans using oil, gas and . Begin with an introduction about what climate change is, its causes and consequences. Work is done in consultation with the student's advisor, in accordance with the guidelines in the HASTS Student Handbook. Examination of different "voices" used to consider issues of scientific, technological, and social concern. Gases in the atmosphere, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat similar to the glass roof of a greenhouse. Due to increasing temperature, large reserves of organic matter frozen in subarctic permafrost will thaw and decay, releasing additional CO. Addressing specific examples from across the globe, students also explore different approaches to build more livable environments that promote social justice. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Spring)3-0-9 units. Study of social and political dimensions of engineering projects, examination of aviation institutions. Also focuses on environmental and cultural impact assessment. HASS-H. Exposes students to multidisciplinary studies in Science, Technology, and Society (STS), using four case studies to illustrate a broad range of approaches to basic principles of STS studies. 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. U.S. EPA (2021) Climate Change Indicators: Length of Growing Season. This term is not interchangeable with the term "climate change." Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Technological advances, particularly the discovery and use of fossil fuels, have contributed to climate change - but they have also allowed humanity to become aware of our impact on the planet and . Science, 229(3): 857. Explores what is truly new about "new media" and reviews lessons from history for present-day activists based on patterns of past failure and success. Comparison is drawn between biography as a literary form in the history of science and in other disciplines. Open to upperclassmen with permission of instructor. 0000007403 00000 n Substitution with a similar subject may be permitted by petition to the STS Undergraduate Officer. HASS-H; CI-H. Climate change is altering temperature, precipitation, and sea levels, and will adversely impact human and natural systems, including water resources, human settlements and health, ecosystems, and biodiversity. EPA is committed to providing the most up-to-date and accurate climate-science information, including basics, causes, indicators, and impacts of climate change. Both its physical properties and its rate and direction of motion are . Offers the opportunity, if desired, to examine personal experiences and write memoir fragments. 0000005853 00000 n 0000000816 00000 n Plants. Based on a series of case studies from different parts of the world. Lesson 16.2 Climate Change. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Spring)3-0-9 units. 0000003718 00000 n Focuses on peoples of the Global South as innovative intellectual agents, not just victims of technology or its appropriators. Adapted from image by W. Elder, National Park Service. 0000161443 00000 n Limited to 15; no listeners. Researchers from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and the Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology have been awarded a three-year, $2 million grant from the U.S . Enrollment limited by availability of suitable teaching assignments. Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Proposals subject to departmental approval in consultation with advisor. Originally published 04/23/2021. Detailed technical and historical exploration of the Apollo project to fly humans to the moon and return them safely to Earth as an example of a complex engineering system. Photo courtesy of the National Snow and Ice Data Center/World Data Center for Glaciology. 0000010522 00000 n HASS-S; CI-H. See description under subject 21H.185[J]. Readings include works in history, literature, anthropology, psychology, and linguistics. Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: G (Fall) Embraces historical, scientific and anthropological/cultural perspectives grounded in relevant developments in the biological sciences since 1800 that are largely responsible for the development of the modern theory of evolution by natural selection. Acad Year 2023-2024: G (Fall)3-0-9 units. Students work in teams on a final project analyzing an aspect of the historical project to articulate and synthesize ideas in engineering systems. Examines the range of theories, from Mary Douglas in anthropology to D. W. Winnicott in psychoanalytic thinking, that underlies "thing" or "object" analysis. 0000010022 00000 n HASS-H. Changes in the Earths orbit, the energy received from the Sun and the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere can all cause climate change. It also includes maps to highlight . Climate scientists work hard to estimate future changes as a result of increased carbon dioxide and other expected changes, such as world population. IPCC (2007) Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Spring)3-0-9 units. Subject to departmental approval. Coal. 0000020794 00000 n 0000009962 00000 n 0000006184 00000 n The seven warmest years since 1880 have all occurred since 2014 and in 2021 annual global temperatures were above average for the 45th consecutive year. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. It is the average daily weather for an extended period of time at a certain location. This leads to global warming and climate change. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Fall)2-0-7 units. Students taking graduate version are expected to explore the material in greater depth. Enrollment limited. 0000002849 00000 n 0000019937 00000 n Examines ideas, institutions, and the social settings of the sciences, with emphasis on how cultural contexts influence scientific concepts and practices. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 37: 117-34. 0000008588 00000 n Same subject as 21H.285[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered It has green colors, connected to the environment, and includes pedagogical illustrations related to ecology. Similarly, science has shown us that life on our planet is in danger from climate change. 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. Global survey of the great transformation in history known as the "Industrial Revolution." Limited to 15; no listeners. HASS-H. Explores the changing roles of physics and physicists during the 20th century. They're rich and . Multiple lines of evidence show changes in our weather, oceans, ecosystems, and more. 0000006973 00000 n Enrollment limited. Acad Year 2023-2024: U (Fall)3-0-9 units. Increased temperatures, changes in precipitation and climate variability would alter the geographic ranges and seasonality of diseases spread by organisms like mosquitoes. 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 climate is being affected by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities.2, Changes in climate should not be confused with changes in weather. 0000004784 00000 n Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments. Acad Year 2023-2024: Not offered3-0-9 units. But its not too late to save it, These 5 innovations will transform the lives of smallholder farmers. Same subject as WGS.160[J]Prereq: None U (Fall)3-0-9 units. Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered We are entering into a period of intensive and very significant negotiations. 0000004345 00000 n Statement by Mr. Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs to the Forum on Climate Change and Science and Technology Innovation, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Office of Intergovernmental Support and Coordination for Sustainable Development, Division for Sustainable Development Goals, Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government, Financing for Sustainable Development Office, Division for Inclusive Social Development, Capacity Development Programme Management Office. Same subject as 17.309[J], IDS.055[J]Prereq: None U (Spring)4-0-8 units. Climate change causes sea levels to rise in two ways. 80 26 0000009627 00000 n Covers historical, cultural, and ethical dimensions of engineering in Africa. Takes a historically inflected approach to examine the social relations of science in the modern United States. 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. Prereq: Permission of advisor G (Fall, IAP, Spring, Summer)0-1-0 units. Chart2. Same subject as 21H.984[J]Prereq: None Acad Year 2022-2023: Not offered Includes guest lecturers, on-campus field trips, and interactive exercises. The Royal Society, together with the world's leading scientific academies, have issued a statement on the need to accelerate action on . 0000005644 00000 n They are mostly located on the ridge of the Pambamarca volcano, which is severely affected by erosion. 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