Since I’ll have a big trip again in less than 10 days and next week there’ll be thanksgiving holidays, I decided to finish all teaching activities (except for grading) this week. I added 5 sessions to 2 sessions I had this week. Super-tired, but I am happy the class is finalized. There’s one session left on next Tuesday, but that’s gonna be a wrap-up and closing session. We’ll have a little party — eat and dance, perhaps, hehe.

My students presented the summary of their research papers this week, from Tuesday to Thursday. Surprisingly (or actually not too surprising) almost all of them did great. Most students show improved abilities in grasping a complex and dynamic relationship between society and science/technology and how inequality issues are embedded in this relationship.

It’s been an enjoyable class to teach. I really like my students and enjoy teaching them. I’m proud to listen to their great presentations these last three days. Various topics emerged. From Race Science & Immigration Policies to Morality & Ethic of Nazi Science, from Nuclear Weapons & Global Politics to Malnutrition & Income Inequality to Outsourcing and Global Inequalities, from Blogging & Election to Cochlear Technology & Culture/Perception to Robotics Taking Over…. Exciting! Some are brilliant… beyond regular work of undergrad students. Yes, yes, I am proud of them.

Some slideshows (not all students used powerpoints) from the class are available for viewing here.