Professor Joe Cain

Cyril Burt (1955) ‘The Meaning and Assessment of Intelligence’, The Eugenics Review, 47(2), pp. 81-91.

Cyril Burt in the History of Eugenics at UCL

What was the research and advocacy that took place by personnel associated with UCL and its sister institutions? Beata Luchanskaya investigates Cyril Burt (1955) ‘The Meaning and Assessment of Intelligence’, The Eugenics Review, 47(2), pp. 81-91. […]

Podcast

WeAreSTS: five ways STS students can be involved

As host of the podcast, “WeAreSTS: Science and Technology Studies at UCL (University College London),” I’ve created opportunities for students to volunteer their talents, time, and energy to create programmes. This page describes five ways […]

Podcast

WeAreSTS: guidance for freelance projects

Freelance developers create projects on their own initiative, then submit a completed piece of work ready to review. A lot of journalists work this way. A lot of academics work this way, too. Students and […]

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

#24 Who Are Museums REALLY Speaking For? | WeAreSTS

Alex Hancock explores how research about museum collections is helping to connect British museums with more of the publics they claim to support. His emphasis is on decolonisation, engagement, and white European power. Ultimately, how […]

What’s the STSNewsRoom?

Update April 2026: We decided to bring the STSNewsRoom to an end in 2025. Our feeling was this had run its course, and student needs had evolved such that a new approach was needed. I’m […]

#23 Journalism from STS Science Communication Master’s Students 2022 | WeAreSTS

We sampled undergraduate projects in a previous episode. Now, it time for the Master’s students. Today’s episode offers a sampler of student-made podcasts. These were created by Master’s students in our science journalism module, run […]

#22 Thinking About Internationality: Is Science the Same Everywhere? | WeAreSTS

It’s one of those fundamental tenets taught to every student: science is international; it’s the same everywhere, it respects no borders; the work is the same no matter where or when you are. Assessing this […]

#21 Responsible Media Coverage: Hype in Stories About Chatbots | WeAreSTS

Is AI sentient? Do machines have souls? I’ve got an even better question: are these questions the most important ones we should be asking? Headlines claiming machines could be alive are definitely eye-catching. But hype […]

#20 Becoming Britain’s Chief Scientific Advisor: Solly Zuckerman | WeAreSTS

Did you know that in March 1967, the British government bombed an oil tanker stranded on rocks off Cornwall? Dan Sharpe certainly didn’t when he began to dig into the life and career of the […]

#19 Decolonise and Decenter STS: Reflections and Expectations | WeAreSTS

Scientific knowledge has evolved over the past few centuries in various political and socio-cultural contexts. There is seen to be a substantially disproportionate legacy of European thought in scientific education. How the fingerprints of colonialism […]