Alice Ball: A Stolen Breakthrough
by The problem of gender inequality in scientific fields was a problem that originally stemmed from Aristotle’s legacy. Aristotle defined the male as …
Mertonian Norms in the Modern World
Throughout “The Normative Structure of Science” Robert Merton introduces and explains the sets of institutional imperatives that we refer to as the …
AI and the Future Workforce
by Artificial Intelligence (AI) is perhaps the most promising technology currently available. AI helps people and organizations work quickly and efficiently. AI makes it possible to …
AI and Race: The Case of the Uighurs
Race, from a scientific perspective, has a long and troubled history. For centuries, the concept of race did not exist. In fact, race is a …
Science and Democracy
Science, as an entire discipline, can be observably altered by social constructs. Forms of government are one example of this. The type of government that …
The Give and Take of Science, Technology, and Society
by STS is also known as Science, Technology, and Society. When we look at those words together it makes sense. Science and technology have changed our …
What is STS to me?
What would be the world today without electricity? What would the world be today without the invention of the computer? Imagine if we, as humans, …
How the iPhone changed the future of society
Technology is more available now than ever before. All it takes is to walk down any street in America, and more likely than …
Cyberwarfare and the future
An original funding budget of $6,000 in 1940 would change the world forever. This U.S. government research project would become known as …
The Future of Psychiatry
by Psychiatric illnesses are generally difficult to diagnose. It is usually not like the flu.