Program on Science, Technology and Society at Harvard

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Submit to the Against Inevitability anthology by March 23!      
STS Fellow Pariroo Rattan recently defended her dissertation, "A Marketplace for Populism: The Moral Politics of Digitization in India's Informal Economy," joining Nicole and Hilton to complete our trio of outstanding newly minted doctors.
Congratulations to our extraordinary STS Fellows Nicole West Bassoff and Hilton Simmet, the first graduates to hold a PhD in Public Policy on the Science, Technology and Policy Studies track! Nicole's dissertation is titled "Can Cities Be Smart? Urban Governance in the Digital Age," and Hilton's is "Just Economics: Inequality and Political Culture in Cross-National Perspective."

Welcome to STS

Science and technology permeate every aspect of our lives, from the most private decisions about reproduction and medical treatment to the most public choices concerning risk, development, security, and the quality and sustainability of the human environment. Virtually every dilemma that confronts people and governments in contemporary societies demands significant engagement with science and technology.

The Program on Science, Technology and Society at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government provides unique resources for coping with the resulting challenges for scientific and technological innovation, civil liberties, informed citizenship, and democratic government. Learn more.



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Events

STS Circle at Harvard

Aditi Barman Roy
March 9, 2026, 12:15-2:00PM.
CGIS South S354, 1730 Cambridge Street
Timothy Mitchell
With panel discussion by Christine A. Desan and Quinn Slobodian.
March 5, 2026, 5:00pm-7:00pm.
Emerson Hall, Room 105, 25 Quincy Street
March 11, 2026, 7:30pm.
Science Center Hall E

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