Introducing a summer reading group with the purpose of introducing CMU Computer Science students to work from Science, Technology, and Society studies.
Since we've encountered some confusion: While STS deals with the interaction of science, technology, and the social, this is not an applied ethics group. The readings are closer to philosophy, history, and cultural studies than the type of professional ethics literature we usually encounter in CS. That said, please reach out if you'd like to start a group for ethics; we are willing to support you.
If you're committed to reading 5-25pgs per week, willing to participate in discussion, and are in Pittsburgh this summer, we're looking for you!
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Tuesdays, 1-2pm
GHC 6002
Pre-requisites: Willingness to participate & read.
Quiet reading time 12-1pm in GHC6002.
Science, Technology, & Society studies is a somewhat young field that studies the high-levels relationships between science and society. It touches on the history, philosophy, and sociology of science and tech.
Thanks to so, so many people for the excellent reading suggestions. Check out the full list of readings we've considered.