About

Led by Harold F. Linder Professor Alondra Nelson, the Science, Technology, and Social Values Lab explores emerging scientific and technological phenomena (including genomics, artificial intelligence, space exploration, and public health) and their intersections with the fulfillment of civil, political, and social citizenship (Du Bois 1910-1934; UDHR 1948; Marshall 1949; Nelson 2011; Fox 2012). Centering a commitment to social rights and grounded in the methodologies of the social sciences, the Nelson lab develops multidisciplinary research projects and initiatives that examine and assess scientific and technological developments and practices, and their implications for matters of justice and democracy. Working in an anticipatory mode, the Nelson lab also gathers extraordinary thinkers, convenes collaborations, proposes policy innovation, and encourages public deliberation.