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WeAreSTS - A Podcast from UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies (STS), hosted by Professor Joe Cain.

#09 UCL’s new Master’s in Science Communication (MSc) | WeAreSTS

In this episode, Dr Melanie Smallman and Dr Jean-Baptiste Gouyon discuss UCL’s new Master’s in Science Communication (MSc). They describe the philosophy behind the degree, some of its key modules, and how it is designed […]

BONUS “What is STS?” Three Ordinary Examples | WeAreSTS

Odile Lehnen reports for STSNewsRoom. What is STS? This is a question all STS students are asked on a regular basis – when travelling, joining a new sports club, at parties or family reunions, and when […]

#08 Gemma Milne talks SMOKE AND MIRRORS on Hype in Tech Journalism | STS1Book | WeAreSTS

Will robots steal my job? Will gene editing cure my cancer? HYPE is a fundamental part of science communication, the development of new technologies, and the crucially important interface between business, investment, and new technology. […]

BONUS Pale, Male, and Stale? Scientists on Streaming Platforms Netflix and Disney+ | WeAreSTS

Chelsea Tripp reports for STS NewsRoom on how popular the streaming platforms Netflix and Disney+ portray scientists: is representation still pale, male, and stale? The lack of representation on screen is a political issue on everyone’s […]

#07 Recycling Has Always Been Key to Research, says Simon Werrett | WeAreSTS

In this interview, Professor Simon Werrett discusses the main ideas of his book, Thrifty Science. In Britain of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the practices of reuse, re-purpose, and recycle were core to the work […]

BONUS Tribute to Dr William Fleming Maclehose (1967-2020) | WeAreSTS

We pay tribute to our friend and colleague, Dr William Fleming Maclehose (1967-2020). Bill was a historian of medieval medicine and an important part of STS. He was an expert in theories of sleep and […]

#06 Why Do We Talk So Differently About Innovation? | WeAreSTS

In this interview, Dr Melanie Smallman talks about her meta-study of attitudes across 10 emerging technologies by public, government, and politicians. Her conclusion: we talk quite differently about innovation. Smallman argues those differences matter for […]

Biodynamica - Basile J. Luyet from volume 1, 1934-1938

Biodynamica, published by Basile J. Luyet

Historians of the synthesis period in evolutionary studies, aka evolutionary synthesis, are deeply familiar with the Columbia Biological Series. This monograph series included key texts for the American evolutionist community, including Theodosius Dobzhansky’s (1937) Genetics […]

#05 Meet the Snouters! Jokes Reveal Tribalism in Science Communities | WeAreSTS

For April Fool’s Day, we talk about a famous joke in the history of biology. Dr Rebecca Martin interviews Professor Joe Cain about the snouters. It’s a joke that began with publication of a book […]

Dunn in Germany 1928, in Dunn Papers, folder: “Photographs #1”. Courtesy of APS Library.

The Situation in Genetics: Leslie Clarence Dunn’s 1927 Russian Tour

In 2003, I co-authored publication of a transcription of Leslie Clarence Dunn‘s 1927 report on genetics research facilities in Russia. This appeared in the Mendel Newsletter, published by the American Philosophical Society Library as Joe Cain […]

Professor Joe Cain

UCL Professor of History and Philosophy of Biology

Year: 2022