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 …
Author: Quinnlan Burke
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 …
Wartime Science and Technology: The Big What If?
The focus of our discussions in class this week centered on how science, technology, and society are impacted by wars. WWI ushered in rapid scientific …
Culture at Colby: The Social Construct
Culture, according to Raymond Williams, is one of the most complex words in the English language. Over centuries, the term evolved to cover extremely …
Marie Curie: Paving the way for Women in Science
Science has been a male-dominated field of study since its inception. The majority of scientific theory and doctrine can be traced back to white …
Frankenstein: The Importance of Good Morals and Ethics in Science Research
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a classic piece of science fiction literature. The lessons that can be learned from Frankenstein apply perfectly to themes present in …
The New Scientific Revolution: How will innovation today shape our world for the future?
Steven Shapin’s book “The Scientific Revolution,” is an excellent assessment of how scientific discovery and theory in the seventeenth century began to shape the landscape …
Avoiding Bias and the Explanatory Power of Scientific Theory
Much of our lives today are dictated by the latest information in science and technology. Our worlds revolve around our phones and we constantly consume …
Avoiding the Pitfalls of Technological Advancement
As we enter a new era of unprecedented scientific achievement and technological innovation, we are faced with confounding ethical problems. How much should we sacrifice …