#205 Why Green Activism Must Turn Blue | WeAreSTS
Students come into university with strong visions of activism and improvement. They know the...
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#204 Power of Standards: How to Gain Influence in Global Technology Innovation | WeAreSTS
Standard rule over us. We’re affected every day by decisions someone has made about standards....
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#203 Baby-Botox: Anti-Aging Is Out Of Control | WeAreSTS
Children as young as eight are targeted by influencers and rs towards anti-aging...
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#202 Outlaw Ocean – Ian Urbina’s Book is STS1Book for 2024-25 | WeAreSTS
Ian Urbina’s 2019 book, Outlaw Ocean, brilliantly investigates hidden worlds of human activity on...
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#201 Dark Matter and the Search for Elusive Evidence | WeAreSTS
What is dark matter? Mary Westover investigates, featuring insights from Dr. Joe McLaughlin and...
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Well, the wait is over. The time has come. Season 2 of WeAreSTS is on its way. This season...
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#30 Don’t Look Up! How Hollywood Imports Science Policy into Films | WeAreSTS
Hollywood chooses to portray experts in particular – sometimes peculiar – ways. Those choices...
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#29 Can Comedy Help Us Tackle Conversations About Climate Change? | WeAreSTS
Ever heard of climate change comedy? Here’s the idea. The climate crisis dominates our news. But...
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Mandy dives optimistically into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on...
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#27 Top Stories in Science Journalism from STS Students | WeAreSTS
The assignments students do in STS modules today are nothing like what they used to be. These...
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#26 Women in History of Science Through 53 Original Sources | WeAreSTS
Women in the History of Science brings together primary sources that highlight women’s...
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#25 Are We Over-Hyping Mindfulness for University Students? | WeAreSTS
Chances are you’ve had something to do with “mindfulness” recently. Maybe you’ve been sent to...
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#24 Who Are Museums REALLY Speaking For (And What About The Rest of Us) | WeAreSTS
Alex Hancock explores how research about museum collections is helping to connect British museums...
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#23 Journalism from STS Science Communication Master’s Students 2022 | WeAreSTS
We sampled undergraduate projects in a previous episode. Now, it time for the Master’s students....
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#22 Thinking About Internationality: Is Science the Same Everywhere? | WeAreSTS
It’s one of those fundamental tenets taught to every student: science is international; it’s the...
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#21 Responsible Media Coverage: Hype in Our Stories About Chatbots | WeAreSTS
Is AI sentient? Do machines have souls? I’ve got an even better question: are these questions the...
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#20 Becoming Britain’s Chief Scientific Advisor: Solly Zuckerman | WeAreSTS
Did you know that in March 1967, the British government bombed an oil tanker stranded on rocks...
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#19 Decolonise and Decenter STS: Reflections and Expectations | WeAreSTS
Scientific knowledge has evolved over the past few centuries in various political and...
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#18 Peer Review, Reviewed: A Closer Look at Scientific Publishing | WeAreSTS
Most of us have heard of peer review, but how does it actually work? After more than a century,...
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#17 Journalism from STS Science Communication Students 2022 | WeAreSTS
The assignments students do in STS modules today are nothing like what they used to be. These...
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