Technoscience and US Politics
HISTSCI 1852
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Description
Can we govern scientific and technological innovations or do they govern us? This seminar explores the ways science and technology have inspired, limited, and enhanced political action. Beginning with the surge of federal funding for U.S. science and engineering during World War II, continuing through the developmentalist promises of post-war science, and into the current regulatory (and deregulatory) fights over AI, this class looks to the moral and political role of science and technology policy. It will pay special attention to the role of institutions, political culture, and ideology. Students will grapple with high-stakes normative questions through concrete cases.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
History of Science
Course Component
Seminar
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Social Sciences
Course Level
For Undergraduate and Graduate Students
