META – Social sciences and humanities for science and technology is an interdisciplinary study unit at Politecnico di Milano

META produces and disseminates knowledge about technoscience, and provides expertise on the philosophical, epistemological, ethical and societal issues that emerge from the processes of scientific research, technological development, design, and innovation.

Highlights

Conferences and Workshops, Events

SAFER Workshop – “The Philosophy of Natural Risks Management”

Date: May 4, 2026 Time: 09:30 AM Venue: Grandori Room, Building 4, Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci 32, Milan SAFER is a research project that brings ...

Events, Meta Lectures

Sven Ove Hansson (KTH Royal Institute of Technology – Stockolm): “Does capitalist risk-taking justify profits?

Date: May 6, 2026 Time: 11:00 AM Venue: Sala Riunioni Building 29 “Carta” Abstract: The profits collected by owners of ...

Events, Meta Lectures

Alessio Giacometti (University of Padua): “Just or fast energy transition: the public–private shift in nuclear fusion research as a clash of sociotechnical imaginaries”

Date: March 16, 2026 Time: 5:30 PM Venue: Sala Consiglio EnLab Building, Bovisa Campus, Milan Abstract: Once the preserve of ...

Conferences and Workshops, Events

International Workshop – “Techno-Geographies of AI. Across Algorithmic, Urban, and Planetary Scales”

Date: March 27, 2026 Time: 09:00 – 16:00 Venue: Sala Biancamano, Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, Via ...

Conferences and Workshops, Events

Workshop – “Encountering heritage. Oral history, curatorship and design”

Date: March 9, 2026 Time: 2:00 PM Venue: Room WS3, Building B3, Design Department (Bovisa Campus – Via Candiani 72) This workshop aims to bring ...

Conferences and Workshops, Events

Workshop – “Postgenomic Intersections: Epistemology and Ethics for the Exposome and Microbiome”

Date: March 2-3, 2026 Venue: Aula Rogers, ground floor of Polimi Building 11 (metro stop: Piola M2, see map and ...