Technoscience, Environment, and Culture

This initiative seeks to build a bridge between the sciences and the humanities, supporting research on Korea and the interconnected challenges of our time. As technologies reach unprecedented levels of pervasiveness and complexity, the need for a cultural synthesis that encapsulates their substance, promise, and associated risks becomes increasingly urgent. Culture can also play a crucial role in influencing the development of technologies and scientific projects in ways that improve social and environmental problems, such as class inequities, climate crisis, and ecological degradation.

In collaboration with humanities and Science and Technology Studies (STS) research societies and institutes in South Korea, KSI organizes international conferences and workshops designed to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and promote innovative approaches to understanding the complex interplay between technoscience, environment, and culture. The CFP for the 2025 conference, “Technoscience, Environment, and Culture: A Gendered Approach,” is forthcoming.