{"id":324,"date":"2017-09-14T10:39:55","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T10:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedemos.net\/co-working-space-elementor\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2023-09-10T16:32:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-10T16:32:40","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-parallax\" style=\"min-height:70vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div role=\"img\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2182 has-parallax lazyload\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:inherit\" data-bg-image=\"url(http:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/maze-small.jpg)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-h-1-font-size\">Expertise, Trust and Democracy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-primary-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/about\/\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/about\">STS Summer School @ Harvard<\/a> recognizes that questions at the intersection of science, technology and policy are increasingly at the center of public debate. We offer students an introduction to the essentials of STS thinking to support critical analysis and ethical decision-making on questions that challenge our capacity to work together across deepening epistemic, political, economic, and cultural divides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color\">Designed primarily for doctoral students, postdocs and young professionals, the Summer School offers intensive training in STS concepts and methods. Issues addressed include: persistent scientific controversies; &#8220;denialism&#8221; and loss of trust in expertise; cross-cultural differences in S&amp;T policy; decision-making under uncertainty; and the implications of private sector funding of research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span>Participants improve their analytic skills through a mix of lectures,&nbsp;case analysis, small-group discussions, and guided reflection on their own projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><\/span>For more on the STS Summer School:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/2023-program\/\" title=\"\">2023 program<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/about\/testimonials\">student testimonials<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learn about the <a href=\"https:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/2023-faculty\/\" title=\"\">faculty<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/2023-participants\/\" title=\"\">participants<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meet the <a href=\"http:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/dire\" title=\"stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/dire\">directors<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/staff\/\" title=\"Staff\">staff<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See <a href=\"http:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/gallery\">our gallery<\/a> of past events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2023 STS Summer School took place August 20-26 at Harvard University.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\">What participants say<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0b3c9c8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>The other students were &#8230; the best part of the program.<\/em> <em>Everyone had interesting and engaging research questions, coming from diverse home disciplines, geographies, and backgrounds, and all eager to discuss their work and its connections to the summer program.<\/em><\/p>\n<cite>\u2015 Maddy, 2022 Participant<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>I deeply engaged with a number of the faculty, and formed deep connections with many students from a range of disciplinary perspectives. It transformed my ways of thinking &#8230; about [the] production of expertise as well as new ways to think about democratization and participatory governance.<\/em><\/p>\n<cite>\u2015 Alberto, 2019 Participant<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-03627597 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-primary-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/testimonials\/\">Read More<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-parallax lazyload\" style=\"background-image:inherit;min-height:600px;aspect-ratio:unset;\" data-bg-image=\"url(http:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Brooklyn_Museum_-_Blind_Men_Appraising_an_Elephant_-_Ohara_Donshu.jpg)\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0b3c9c8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funding<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.5\">The STS Summer School is jointly hosted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/iglp.law.harvard.edu\/\">Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/sts.hks.harvard.edu\/\" title=\"sts.hks.harvard.edu\/\">Program on Science, Technology and Society at Harvard Kennedy School<\/a>, with the generous support of the <a href=\"https:\/\/hewlett.org\/\">Hewlett Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:50%;flex-basis:50%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.5\"><strong>STS Summer School @ Harvard <\/strong>                                                                                                                                                                                       <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sts.hks.harvard.edu\/\">Program on Science, Technology and Society<\/a>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.5\">79 John F. Kennedy Street                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:0.5\">Cambridge MA, 02138 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"line-height:1.5\"><a href=\"mailto:sts.harvardsummer@gmail.com\">sts.harvardsummer@gmail.com<\/a><br>1-617-496-0807<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/about\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 799px) 200vw, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" data-src=\"http:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/logo-summer-school-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1169 lazyload\" width=\"155\" height=\"155\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/logo-summer-school-1.png 750w, https:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/logo-summer-school-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/logo-summer-school-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/logo-summer-school-1-500x501.png 500w\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 155px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 155\/155;\" \/><\/a><figcaption>This website was designed by <a href=\"https:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/about\/staff\/\">Hilton Simmet<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><a href=\"stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/about\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"141\" data-src=\"http:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hindi-writing-1-1024x141.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1178 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hindi-writing-1-1024x141.png 1024w, https:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hindi-writing-1-300x41.png 300w, https:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hindi-writing-1-768x106.png 768w, https:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hindi-writing-1-500x69.png 500w, https:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hindi-writing-1-800x110.png 800w, https:\/\/stsprogram.org\/summerschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/hindi-writing-1.png 1178w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/141;\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Images: <em>Elephant<\/em>, Hokusai (Background); <em>Seven Blind Men and an Elephant Parable<\/em>, Medieval Jain Temple Artwork (About); Chartres Cathedral Maze (Cover Image); <em>School of Athens<\/em>, Raphael (Program\/Participants); <em>Double Herm of Socrates and Seneca<\/em>, Altes Museum, Berlin (Faculty); <em>The Magdalene Reading<\/em>, Rogier van der Weyden (Readings)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The STS Summer School @ Harvard recognizes that questions at the intersection of science, technology and policy are increasingly at the center of public debate. 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