# Science, Technology and Society

- Institution: IIT Guwahati
- Department: Humanities and Social Sciences
- Teacher: Prof. Sambit Mallick
- Level: Undergraduate
- Language: English
- Subjects: Society and politics
- Source: [NPTEL](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109103121)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-SA](https://nptel.ac.in/faq) (Non-commercial use only.)
- Syllabus: [at the source](https://nptel.ac.in/courses/109103121)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The objective of the course is to enable students to understand science as a socio-cultural product in specific socio-historical contexts. The course exposes students to philosophical, historical and sociological perspectives to look at science as a practice deeply embedded in culture and society. It emphasizes the dynamic nature of the relations between wider cultural practices on one hand and scientific practices on the other. The attempt is to equip students with an understanding indispensable for an in-depth study of science-technology-society dynamics.

INTENDED AUDIENCE : UG and PG students of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sciences and Engineering

## Lectures

1. [Lec 1 : Cognitive Dimensions I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/53fb57911eff) (YouTube)
2. [Lec 2 : Cognitive Dimensions II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/1e66df4a0ed8) (YouTube)
3. [Lec 3 : Ethical Dimensions](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/b7fc79d6f932) (YouTube)
4. [Lec 4 : Inductivism and Hypothesism I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/227edadfe9fd) (YouTube)
5. [Lec 5 : Inductivism and Hypothesism II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/8558f825b3ed) (YouTube)
6. [Lec 6 : Positivism](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/7a1091595ad9) (YouTube)
7. [Lec 7 : Positivism II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/b132456fc11e) (YouTube)
8. [Lec 8 : Karl Popper I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/a1aee0ee90c7) (YouTube)
9. [Lec 9 : Karl Popper II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/6b7288dfc556) (YouTube)
10. [Lec 10 : Thomas Kuhn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/47895fd83c4d) (YouTube)
11. [Lec 11 : Popper versus Kuhn](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/90f6c268c4f9) (YouTube)
12. [Lec 12 : Paul Feyerabend](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/eab6d886dd19) (YouTube)
13. [Lec 13 : Rewards and Recognitions I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/1cedc4b30e32) (YouTube)
14. [Lec 14 : Rewards and Recognitions II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/111c763a967f) (YouTube)
15. [Lec 15 : Rewards and Recognitions III](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/01b7892b056a) (YouTube)
16. [Lec 16 : Cumulative Advantage and Symbolism of Intellectual Property I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/f5754ccb9bc9) (YouTube)
17. [Lec 17 : Cumulative Advantage and Symbolism of Intellectual Property II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/09c9d925a608) (YouTube)
18. [Lec 18 : Cumulative Advantage and Symbolism of Intellectual Property III](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/63952d39a635) (YouTube)
19. [Lec 19 : Max Weber](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/7df5396d95af) (YouTube)
20. [Lec 20 : Preliminary Exercise and ExplanationNew Lesson](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/f68dd4be7ba9) (YouTube)
21. [Lec 21 : Edwin Layton Jr.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/233938bef3ad) (YouTube)
22. [Lec 22 : Langdon Winner I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/602f00134554) (YouTube)
23. [Lec 23 : Langdon Winner II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/6cf2a812914a) (YouTube)
24. [Lec 24 : Langdon Winner III](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/4dc0cca7a324) (YouTube)
25. [Lec 25 : Donald MacKenzie and Judy Wajcman I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/bda0b5b6e542) (YouTube)
26. [Lec 26 : Donald MacKenzie and Judy Wajcman II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/5e503dff3c73) (YouTube)
27. [Lec 27 : Donald MacKenzie and Judy Wajcman III](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/e3fb2f2fbcb0) (YouTube)
28. [Lec 28 : Capitalism, class, gender, city, machine, workplace I](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/cf763901d1d3) (YouTube)
29. [Lec 29 : Capitalism, class, gender, city, machine, workplace II](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/b7b9ffba00fa) (YouTube)
30. [Lec 30 : Capitalism, class, gender, city, machine, workplace III](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/0fcc1db787d8) (YouTube)
31. [Lec 31 : Alvin Toffler and Daniel Bell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/7c00dd276501) (YouTube)
32. [Lec 32 : Themes and Factors of Information Technology](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/124ed6e66d6a) (YouTube)
33. [Lec 33 : Information Technology and Reconceptualization of Class](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/5e44bfb609a9) (YouTube)
34. [Lec 34 : Reception of Modern Science in India](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/1af2998bfbf9) (YouTube)
35. [Lec 35 : Science Policies in India](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/3d1bc0b200e2) (YouTube)
36. [Lec 36 : Summary of the Course](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/nptel/109103121/e887799876fb) (YouTube)