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CS 199 SOC - Technology and Society

Last offered Fall 2024

Official Description

Topics vary. Course Information: Approved for Letter and S/U grading. May be repeated.

Section Description

Through reading, reflection, conversation, and experimentation, students will examine their relationship with technology. Topics may include social media and mental health, surveillance capitalism, search and algorithmic bias, deep work, and viewpoint polarization. Readings by Cathy O'Neil, Jonathan Haidt, Shoshana Zuboff, Wendell Berry, Safiya Noble, Dave Eggers, and others.

Related Faculty

TitleSectionCRNTypeHoursTimesDaysLocationInstructor
Technology and SocietySOC55187DIS21400 - 1530 F    Geoffrey Werner Challen