This week, Michael tells us what he knows about cultures of engineering, specifically at Cal Poly.  How can engineers think in a way that takes into account their objects, inventions, and systems' impact on those who interact with them? How can a university with so much funding from the defense industry navigate "public welfare?"

Readings from the week: 

• "Do Artifacts have Politics?" by Langdon Winner
• "Engineering Design for Social Justice" by John Leydens and Juan Lucena
• "Normal People" from Technically Wrong by Wachter and Boettcher
• "Culture of Disengagement in Engineering Education?" by Erin Cech

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