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Science and technology studies

Science and technology studies (often abbreviated as STS) is a field of study that looks at how science and technology affects the world. It looks at how science affects our lives, how technology changes the way we live, and how different people think about science and technology in their daily lives. STS tries to understand how society creates science and technology and how it is used, and then it helps to decide how science and technology should be used in the future. So, in other words, science and technology studies looks at how science and technology affects us and helps us figure out how to make sure that it's used in ways that are helpful and safe.