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The sun shone bright and warm on the Dertouzos Amphitheater at the Stata Center this past Earth Day as a panel of Indigenous leaders from across the country talked about their experiences with climate activism and shared their natural world philosophies — a worldview that sees humanity as one with the rest of the Earth.

Living Climate Futures demonstrates a collaborative approach to community activism and response to climate change for Earth Day weekend, April 22-23. Natural world philosophies were a highlight of the Indigenous Earth Day panel.

MIT anthropologist Bettina Stoetzer discusses her new book on ruderal ecologies, her MIT environmental justice class — and how people and societies can expand their "imagination for how to live otherwise."

Harvard Kennedy School Professor Sheila Jasanoff, winner of the 2022 Holberg Prize, reflects on the long road she’s traveled to develop the field of science and technology studies.

Sebastien Philippe, associate research scholar in the Program on Science and Global Security in Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs, will present “Toxique: France’s Nuclear Testing Legacy in the Pacific” via Zoom — click here to join. Philippe will discuss how a recent interdisciplinary study bridging nuclear science, environmental forensics, and investigative journalism exposed the human and environmental toll of the atmospheric nuclear weapons tests France conducte...

Sheila Jasanoff, the Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies, is being recognized for her research on science, technology, and society.   By Nora Delaney March 14, 2022 Sheila Jasanoff, the Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at Harvard Kennedy School, has been awarded the 2022 Holberg Prize, among the world’s most prestigious awards for academic work in the humanities and social sciences.

When fighting from Russias invasion of Ukraine resulted in power cuts to the critical cooling system at the closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant, some feare...

When fighting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine resulted in power cuts to the critical cooling system at the closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant, fears arose that spent nuclear fuel would overheat.

When fighting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine resulted in power cuts to the critical cooling system at the closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant, fears arose that spent nuclear fuel would overheat.

When fighting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine resulted in power cuts to the critical cooling system at the closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant, fears arose that spent nuclear fuel would overheat.