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Science, Technology, and Society

The study of how society, politics, and culture shape the production of scientific knowledge, medical research and technological innovation, and how these, in turn, affect society, politics and culture. This interdisciplinary field examines such topics as the history of technology, medical ethics, contested climate science, and information privacy regulations.

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Sociology and Anthropology

Smaller Airlines Seek Mergers to Compete With Industry Giants
12.05.23

In the News
Military AI: New book anticipates a world of “killer robots”—and the need to regulate them
12.04.23

Faculty Stories
Exploring Officer Patrol Behaviors Using Automated Vehicle Locator and Body-Worn Camera Data in Kansas City, Missouri

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Massachusetts police pull over more minorities than whites, new data shows
11.30.23

Q&A
FAQ: Annual climate negotiations are about to start. Do they matter?
11.27.23

Q&A
NASA May Pay $1 Billion to Destroy the International Space Station. Here’s Why
11.21.23

In the News
Tunnel collapse in India: How are rescuers going to get 40 construction workers out safely?
11.15.23

Northeastern Global News
Why Meta could struggle to defend itself against 41 states (and D.C.) suing over Facebook, Instagram’s alleged harm to kids
10.31.23

Northeastern Global News
AI and the future of long-term care
10.30.23

Op-eds
Is de-extinction only a pipette dream? This startup has a big, expensive plan to find out.
10.24.23

In the News
Are TikTok, X and other social media platforms good or bad sources for news on the Israel and Hamas war?
10.12.23

Northeastern Global News
How can cities use AI? These professors are creating guidelines for how artificial intelligence could be used for public interest.
10.11.23

Northeastern Global News
Here’s why you received a national emergency alert on your phone — and what the Cold War has to do with it
10.05.23

Northeastern Global News
Predictive policing software terrible at predicting crimes
10.02.23

In the News
Google monopoly trial shows appetite for enforcement on Big Tech, antitrust experts say
09.29.23

Q&A
Kellee Tsai appointed dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University
09.27.23

Northeastern Global News
Mass. bill proposed to ban sales and operation of weaponized robots
09.13.23

In the News
What will the workplaces of tomorrow look like? Northeastern researchers are developing technologies to shape that conversation
09.05.23

Northeastern Global News
The Global South’s missing voice in AI
09.05.23

In the News
Is facial recognition identifying you? Are there ‘dog whistles’ in ChatGPT? Ethics in artificial intelligence gets unpacked
08.07.23

Northeastern Global News
‘It’s not simple’: Researchers tweaked Facebook’s algorithms to see if they could fix America’s political polarization. They failed

In the News
Why diplomacy is needed now to set rules for outer space
06.08.23

Northeastern Global News
Bringing the social and ethical responsibilities computing to the forefront
06.08.23

In the News
Meta fine shows EU is ‘regulatory superpower,’ Northeastern expert says
05.24.23

Northeastern Global News