Course

HUM-428: Phasing-out, innovation through withdrawal

Lectures in this course (40)

Delves into the description and role of technical objects in society.

The QWERTY Keyboard: A Sociotechnical Analysis

Explores the history and impact of the QWERTY keyboard layout in technology and society.

Covers the method to describe controversies, focusing on actors, resources, and relationships in shaping and settling debates.

Online Interview Tips

Offers practical tips for successful online interviews, covering strategies for engagement, technical readiness, and handling uncooperative participants.

Technoscientific Promises: Challenges and Impacts

Explores technoscientific promises, technological competition, vaccination strategies, and the complexities of emerging technologies.

Autonomy in Technology

Explores autonomy in technology, analyzing autonomous vehicles and historical theories of autonomy.

Situated Action Analysis: Embodied Practices in Sociotechnical Systems

Series explores societal impacts of science and technology through detailed practice analysis and theoretical model application.

Interview Methods

Explores interview survey methods, preparation, types of interviews, question formulation, and interaction quality.

Observation Methods in Social Sciences

Covers observation methods in social sciences, emphasizing direct and indirect observation, participant observation, and multi-situated ethnography.

Research Methodology: Introduction

Covers research methodology, including journal production, anthropology, ethnography, survey methods, and digital studies.

Ethical Choices in Biotechnology

Explores the ethical implications of biotechnological advancements, focusing on freezing and fertilization processes.

Politics Introduction: Metro Tunnels and Social Relationships

Explores political balance of power through metro tunnels, social relationships, discriminatory bridges, and socio-technical networks.

Socio-technical assembly: Moral education and conscience

Examines moral education, conscience, and socio-technical assembly in shaping societal behavior.

Politics and Science: Impacts and Controversies

Delves into the intersection of science and politics, exploring controversies and disruptions caused by scientific entities in society.

Techno-scientific Promises: Challenges and Realities

Explores techno-scientific promises, societal impact, precision medicine, nanotechnology market trends, challenges of speculative bubbles, and ethical considerations.

Climate Change: Urgency and Collective Action

Emphasizes the urgent need for collective action on climate change, highlighting the impact of individual behaviors and the importance of influencing broader systems.

Smart City Development: Challenges and Strategies

Explores the challenges and strategies in developing smart cities, emphasizing collaboration and practical work at the municipal level.

Applying Promises to Group Themes

Explores applying scientific promises in research, interviewing experts, and analyzing technological impacts on society.

Techno-Scientific Promises: Moore's Law

Delves into the evolution and potential limits of Moore's Law, analyzing its impact on the semiconductor industry and technological innovation.

Integrating Literature: Transversal Rendering

Explores integrating literature and data in research projects and the role of Personal Learning Environments in promoting lifelong learning, alongside highlighting women's contributions in WWII.