
Societal Aspects of STEM
Many NISE Network public engagement activities try to provide opportunities for conversations and consideration of the relationship between science, technology, and society. Emerging science and technology offer the promise of new discoveries that may dramatically improve our lives and bring great advances in applications as diverse as medicine, energy, and materials. At the same time, emerging science and technology may also have potential negative impacts that touch on a broad range of societal concerns—environmental pollution, toxicity, equity, and privacy violations. In academia this field is often referred to as Society and Ethical Implications (SEI) or Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI).
Below are examples of NISE Network public engagement activities and professional learning resources that focus on societal aspects of science and technology.
Featured Hands-on Activities and Programs

Radio Futures: You Decide

Radio Futures: I Spy Radio

What Makes Us Human

Neuro Futures Card Game

Neuro Futures Championship Game

Building with Biology: Tech Tokens

Building with Biology: Bio Bistro

Exploring Nano & Society - You Decide!

Exploring Nano & Society - Space Elevator

Exploring Nano & Society - Flying Cars

Exploring Nano & Society - Invisibility Cloak

Exploring Nano & Society - Tell a Nano Story

Exploring Nano & Society - Tippy Table

Nano Around the World card game

Buy It, Or Better Not?

Nano & Society Posters

Frankentoy

Scribble Bot

Automata

Frankenstein 200 Kit

Future Builder

Nano Future Tellers

Sustainability

Games for the Future
Forums

Forums

Forums List
Neuroethics Activities

What Makes Us Human

Neuro Futures Championship Game

Neuro Futures Card Game
Featured Stage Programs

Survival: A Game Show about People, Planet, and Prosperity

Would You Buy That
Storming the Castle Museum Theater Show

Flying Cars
Videos

Building with Biology: Introduction to Synthetic Biology and Society Video

Does Every Silver Lining Have a Cloud?

Changing Our Relationship With Science video

Three Angry Scientists

Wonders and Worries of Nanotechnology: Ask and Research

Wonders and Worries of Nanotechnology: Who Benefits

Wonders and Worries of Nanotechnology: Regulation

Wonders and Worries of Nanotechnology
Same Sides and Let's Talk About It videos
Professional Learning Resources

Nanotechnology and Society Guide

Nano and Society Training Materials

Nano & Society Workshop

Improv Exercises

Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) Booklet

Inclusive Audiences

Professional Resources for Sustainability