Harvard STS 20th – Science, Technology and the Human Future

About the Symposium

The Program on Science, Technology & Society at Harvard University celebrates its 20th Anniversary November 3-5, 2022 with a symposium on Science, Technology & the Human Future

Sheila Jasanoff

Director, Program on Science, Technology & Society

Harvard Kennedy School

https://www.sts20th.org/

Diane Davis

Charles Dyer Norton Professor of Regional Planning and Urbanism

Harvard University

Roots of the Empire Part 1 || 400 Years: Britain and India || Episode 2

400 Years – Sep 28, 2017

To mark the 70th Anniversary of India & Pakistan’s independence, we are exploring the entire relationship between Britain & India over the past 400 years. In Episode 2, we explore how military leaders Robert Clive and Warren Hastings increased East India Company dominance in India, leading to the British Raj.

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This series wouldn’t have been possible without the help of our funders:

Heritage Lottery Fund – with money raised through The National Lottery
Leicester City Council

The East India Company || 400 Years: Britain & India || Episode 1

400 Years – Aug 15, 2017

To mark the 70th Anniversary of India & Pakistan’s independence, we are exploring the entire relationship between Britain & India over the past 400 years. In this first episode, we look at when Britain officially goes over to India – not as the government or crown, but as a trading and profitable company!

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When The Dutch Ruled The World: The Rise & Fall of the Dutch East India Company

Business Casual – Sep 14, 2018
Thanks to Cheddar for sponsoring this episode! Check out their video on the iconic ad campaign that saved Old Spice here: https://chdr.tv/youtu8b4a6

See related:

• Going Dutch – The Netherlands’ slave trade
• Before 1620… Before 1619…: “The Epic Story” of Dutch Manhattan — the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America.”
• 1619 and the Making of America
• The Africa Map Circle – Introduction & Digital Resource Directory
• What is the “Africa Map Circle?” What does it do? What can it help me do? [Excerpt of “Looted Past”]
• Africa & World Historical Cartography: Old Maps, New Technologies, New Questions & New Communities
• Curating a Fractured Past: Museums, Maps, Manuscripts, Photos, Rare Books, Prints, Literature…etc.
• How Powerful Was the Dutch East India Company?
• The Economics of the Dutch East India Company
• How was Indonesia colonized by the Dutch?
• How did the Dutch create a colonial empire?

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Digital Humanities in Practice: From Research Questions to Results | edX

Digital Humanities in Practice: From Research Questions to Results | edX

See related:

• Historical Cartography in the Digital Age: Exploring Old Maps with New Techniques & New Communities
• History in the Digital Age: New Technologies, New Data, New Insights, New Questions
• A New Look at Old Maps: The Islands, “Prior Plantations” & Provisioning the Africa Maritime Trade
• An Overview of Digital Technologies for Research & Teaching in African History & Cultural Studies

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‘Our houses are crumbling’: Closed uranium mine leaves Niger workers out in cold • FRANCE 24

Nov 3, 2022

Neglected and forgotten…In the town of Arlit, in northern Niger, former employees of Cominak – a uranium mining company – have been complaining about their living conditions. Since the Akouta uranium mine closed in March 2021, 600 workers have remained idle. They’ve now taken their plight to the mining company, a subsidiary of French multinational Orano.