Sheila Jasanoff is Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the Harvard Kennedy School. A pioneer in the social sciences, she explores the role of science and technology in the law, politics, and policy of modern democracies. Her books include The Fifth Branch, Science at the Bar, Designs on Nature, The Ethics of Invention, and Can Science Make Sense of Life? She founded and directs the STS Program at Harvard; previously, she was founding chair of the STS Department at Cornell. She has held distinguished visiting appointments at leading universities in Europe, Asia, Australia, and the US. Jasanoff served on the AAAS Board of Directors and as President of the Society for Social Studies of Science. Her honors include the SSRC’s Hirschman prize, the Humboldt Foundation’s Reimar-Lüst award, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. She is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, foreign member of the British Academy and the Royal Danish Academy, and member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She holds AB, JD, and PhD degrees from Harvard, and honorary doctorates from the Universities of Twente and Liège

Programas y seminarios destacados

  • Curso online La competencia en los mercados

    Fecha de inicio: Abierto

    Introducción a los elementos esenciales que configuran la política de competencia y debate en torno a los principios e instrumentos de la política de competencia.

  • Macroeconomía y Finanzas para Directivos. Daniel Lacalle

    Fecha de inicio: 26/02/2024

    Daniel Lacalle profundiza, en este programa para directivos, en las principales variables que dictan el crecimiento económico mundial, los orígenes y consecuencias de las crisis financieras.

  • Workshop on Journalism and Communication in the Digital Age

    Fecha de inicio: Marzo 2024

    El objetivo de este programa es ofrecer una visión actualizada de las nuevas tendencias tecnológicas y socioeconómicas para el presente y futuro del periodismo y la comunicación.

  • Ética de la Inteligencia Artificial. Carissa Véliz

    Fecha de inicio: 04/03/2024

    Este curso nos ayudará a comprender la "realidad digital" que vivimos. Un enfoque práctico y constructivo, ofreciendo posibles soluciones a los desafíos éticos generados por la IA.