Interview with Mel A. on The New Jim Crow Mel A., BSc Sociology and Politics of Science student, talks about reading The New Jim Crow. Interview by Dr Jenny Bulstrode.

🎓 Mel A., BSc Sociology & Politics of Science student, shares thoughts on The New Jim Crow in conversation with Dr Jenny Bulstrode.

🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4pJFnYj

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WeAreSTS podcast Podcast exploring research and teaching in UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS). Learn more about the subject, the people, and the careers. Learn more about how you can join us.

Ever thought about dumping 100 tons of iron oxide into the ocean? Well, Russ George certainly has. Listen to #WeAreSTSpodcast Ep205 to hear #UCLSTS students on his #geoengineering 'experiment' trying to fight the #climatecrisis—and about one or two slightly more scientific solutions, too.

WeAreSTS podcast Podcast exploring research and teaching in UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS). Learn more about the subject, the people, and the careers. Learn more about how you can join us.

The climate crisis is not just imminent, it's here—and #UCLSTS students are focused on solutions. Hear their ideas on everything from #oceans and #geoengineering to #imagination and #activism, now on #WeAreSTSpodcast Ep205. Available at buff.ly/J2gAstX or wherever you get your podcasts.

Congratulation to STS PhD student Jon Dickinson who has had a paper adapted from his MSc dissertation published in ScienceDirect. You can read the full paper here:
authors.elsevier.com...

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#Science #Scienceandenvironment #uclsts #education #climate

#201 Dark Matter and the Search for Elusive Evidence | WeAreSTS WeAreSTS · Episode

Why do some physicists consider galaxy cluster mergers to be the 'smoking gun' for noninteracting particle #darkmatter? What do 50% of the words in that sentence mean? Find out with UCL graduate Mary Westover in #WeAreSTSPodcast Ep201: https://buff.ly/3Vtmzjl
#uclsts #scicomm #particlephysics

#203 Baby-Botox: Anti-Aging Is Out Of Control | WeAreSTS WeAreSTS · Episode

social media is like digital junk food except it makes you want to eat fewer donuts instead of more. an obvious miss imo, maybe we should start curating our digital diets instead... 🧐 https://buff.ly/3ZF866d
#babybotox #showerthoughts #plasticsurgery #aesthetics #uclsts #wearestspodcast

#203 Baby-Botox: Anti-Aging Is Out Of Control | WeAreSTS WeAreSTS · Episode

Under-tens on Tiktok buying £60 'anti-aging' skincare. Twenty-year-olds getting preventative Botox injections. Everyone is obsessed with looking young, and social media is only feeding the beast. Catch UCL's Maddy Ross on the case with the #WeAreSTSPodcast: https://buff.ly/4fQvzHj #babybotox #uclsts

What is dark matter and why does it... well, matter? To learn what makes dark matter so relatably W.I.M.P.-y, listen to #WeAreSTSPodcast Ep201: Dark Matter and the Search for Elusive Evidence, at https://buff.ly/3D61JA2 or anywhere you get your podcasts. #darkmatter #uclsts #particlephysics #science

The WeAreSTS podcast also has a new addition — you can call me Cap, and in future if you notice any Gen-Z-seeming antics on our socials you can assume they come from me 😝 #uclsts

The WeAreSTS podcast from University College London has come to Bluesky! Find our ongoing Season 2 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all the apps. ALSO find us on Youtube and at our new home https://buff.ly/3CQx4Xv #sts #uclsts #science #technology #scicomm

Skynet-1A: Why did the UK's oldest space satellite end up thousands of miles from where it should have been? Britain's oldest satellite is in the wrong part of the sky, but no-one's really sure who moved it.

STS PhD student Rachel Hill was interviewed by the BBC on who she thought moved the UK's oldest satellite, Skynet-1A.

You can read the full article here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/a...

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Students from our Science in Government course on a visited Westminster today #Science #Scienceandgovernment #uclsts