Read more about STS Prof. Robin Scheffler's (Robin Scheffler is also @biohistorian.bsky.social) and Prof. John Durant's (John Durant) work on the power of science communication

“A defining characteristic of Kendall Square’s ascendancy in biotechnology is its sheer density.” MIT STS Program professor Robin Scheffler describes his work and its value: news.mit.edu/2024/robin-sch… #science #tech #society #journalism

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Head of life sciences markets in the Americas for JLL: “On the one hand, we are the most over our skis of any other major market in the US. But on the other side, what is the reason you still see cranes in the air? The value proposition for Boston remains” washingtonpost.com/business/2024/…

Happy #WomensHistoryMonth! Dr. Janet Hartley spent her career NIAID News identifying how certain viruses cause cancer. Check out her 1995 interview with former National Cancer Institute Director Dr. Carl Baker: bit.ly/48r4JB1.

Beyond excited to share this article, ten years in the making. I think it’s the best work I’ve done. “Mr. Aecroid’s Tables: Economic Calculations and Social Customs in the Early Modern Countryside,” Jnl of Modern History Chicago Journals Open Access! journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/72…

🧬Join us this Friday (3/22) at 1:30 pm EDT for the 2024 Sydney Brenner Research Fellowship Symposium. 🧬 Our past research fellowship recipients will give exciting talks on the history of modern biology. Event will be on Zoom. For details visit: cshl.edu/library-news/s…

Tomorrow! Looking forward to discussing some of the amazing material I found in the CSHL Library & Archives collections for #genetown

Starting now (130pm EST)!

Wonderful write up on my esteemed colleague ⁦Will Deringer⁩ ! I’ve never looked at spreadsheets or coal mines the same after talking with him—a sign of his immense scholarly breadth—and his conventional conviviality! news.mit.edu/2024/william-d…

For the latest in The History of Technology: Past, Present, and Future A symposium held June 7-8, 2024 in E51-115. Free to the public. Organized by MIT’s STS. To attend, email [email protected]. For more info, go to sts-program.mit.edu/event/symposiu…

MIT senior and MIT STS Program and MIT Dept of BE double major Abigail Dzordzorme favors an interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and practice. "Understanding different societal structures will help me design solutions that are sensitive to varied contexts." #thisismit #mitshass

"I really enjoyed peeling back the many layers of interaction between [those] redefining the cutting edge of science and technology and [those] that should've benefitted." - MIT senior Arbri Kopliku #thisismit #mitshass #mitcommencement MIT EECS MIT STS Program MIT Dept of BE #thisismit

My research on discounting calculations, the church, and social conflict in the early modern countryside is featured today Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) news! news.mit.edu/2024/unexpecte…

So excited to teach our intro to History of Science with the brilliant Eli Nelson this fall. Alchemy! Medieval magical beasts! Five phases (wuxing)! Phlogiston theory! Balancing your humors! And more… For MIT undergrads looking for a CI-H / HASS-H MIT STS Program MIT SHASS for Students