This course is designed to provide students with the essentials of biology. Biology = Science of Life. What are we? What is Life? What do living things have in common? What makes us, us? Non-native English speakers are welcome. Consider taking this course if you want to learn Biology in English and interact with English speakers.

What is for a person to live a good life, that is, a life that it good for the person? It is usually said that a good life consists in the happiness – or well-being – of the person. But what, then, is well-being? Philosophers have given various answers to this question, and raised challenges to the coherence or utility of the notion itself. This course will survey the major philosophical theories of well-being.

What is for a person to live a good life, that is, a life that it good for the person? It is usually said that a good life consists in the happiness – or well-being – of the person. But what, then, is well-being? Philosophers have given various answers to this question, and raised challenges to the coherence or utility of the notion itself. This course will survey the major philosophical theories of well-being.

This course explores the persistent challenge of gender-based data disparities and their far-reaching consequences for society. Across various domains, from health and education to economic participation and political representation, the lack of gender-disaggregated data hinders our ability to understand and address the unique needs and experiences of women, girls, and gender-diverse individuals. Throughout the course, students will engage in discussions, readings, and a hands-on project that involves analyzing publicly available gender-segregated data. This will allow them to develop a deep understanding of the gender data gap and its implications, as well as practical skills in data analysis, visualization, and policy advocacy. This class will be taught in English and students will be expected to speak in English and complete assignments in English.

This course explores the persistent challenge of gender-based data disparities and their far-reaching consequences for society. Across various domains, from health and education to economic participation and political representation, the lack of gender-disaggregated data hinders our ability to understand and address the unique needs and experiences of women, girls, and gender-diverse individuals. Throughout the course, students will engage in discussions, readings, and a hands-on project that involves analyzing publicly available gender-segregated data. This will allow them to develop a deep understanding of the gender data gap and its implications, as well as practical skills in data analysis, visualization, and policy advocacy. This class will be taught in English and students will be expected to speak in English and complete assignments in English.

研究や専門は本郷でと思っていませんか？駒場IIキャンパスに、世界が注目する若い研究室（https://www.lsbm.org/*****）が集まっているのを知っていますか？ 本ゼミは、駒場IIキャンパスで進む最先端バイオテクノロジー開発や生命科学研究の内容を、学部生の皆さんに伝え、実際の研究に関わっていくきっかけとすることを目指しています。４月26日（土）12時〜15時に、駒場IキャンパスのKOMCEE West (B1F-001)レクチャーホールにて開催される「駒場II 生命科学シンポジウム」に参加してください（集中講義）。冒頭に、本全学ゼミのガイダンスを行い、その後、駒場IIキャンパスで行われている研究・開発内容や、学生の関わり方に関して発表します。 さらに同日シンポジウム後の15時〜18時に、駒場IIキャンパスの生命科学・技術系の研究室合同でポスター発表会（KOMCEE East B1F ホワイエ、駒場Iキャンパス）があります。希望者は参加して各研究室の教員や研究者・学生と交流し、より深く学ぶ機会もできます。また、担当研究室に個別に連絡（email）をして各研究室に独自に見学・体験（実践的な研究に携わる）することもできます。 同シンポジウムで紹介される先端バイオテクノロジー開発・生命科学研究に関して、興味のある研究室の研究内容に関して、レポート課題（https://www.sadaotalab.net/***** https://sadaotalab.com/***** に掲載）を提出してください。 シンポジウム後にポスター発表会に参加してより深く学ぶことが可能です。担当研究室に個別に連絡（email）をして各研究室に独自に見学・体験（実践的な研究に携わる）することも可能です。 本授業は出席と提出するレポートの内容で成績評価を行います。ガイダンスは、４月に対面で行います。 【LSBMとは】 LSBMは、次世代生命医科学を開拓すべく有機的に協働する、先端科学技術研究センターのメンバーを中心とするバーチャルな十以上の研究室集合体です。工学・理学・情報科学・医学の研究者が、積極的なコラボレーションを展開しています。

This course covers principles and topics related to environmental sciences important for the development of the world. Global and local environmental issues related to climate change, agriculture and marine environment, will be introduced in the course.

The development and diffusion of science innovative technologies is indispensable for modern society. However, despite its benefits, the development of science and technology is not without various risks and social problems. So far as we are going to make societal decisions for the use of science and technologies with diverse social implications that encompass both risks and benefits, sometimes involving values implications, there is a need for mechanisms of decision making and management of the development and utilization of science and technology. Decisions can be different depending on environmental, institutional and cultural conditions. In addition, innovative policy instruments/ mechanisms to deal with rapidly changing science and technology, including regulatory measures, are required for implementing decisions. This course will deal with wide range of issues from local to global levels faced at the interface areas between science, technology and public policy from comparative perspective of Japan, the US and Europe. It offers key theoretical issues surrounding Science and Technology and provides students with the tools and frameworks, such as risk assessment/ management and transition management, to analyze them. This course invites students from both natural science backgrounds (i.e. the graduate school of engineering, new frontier science and so on) and social science backgrounds (graduate school of public policy, law and politics, and economics and public policy). We expect students to acquire interdisciplinary perspective in addition to their primary major, which is one of the critical skill in analyzing complex social technical issues posed by science and technology.

This course will deal with wide range of issues from local to global levels faced at the interface areas between science, technology and public policy from comparative perspective of Japan, the US and Europe. It offers key theoretical issues surrounding Science and Technology and provides students with the tools and frameworks, such as risk assessment/ management and transition management, to analyze them. This course invites students from both natural science backgrounds (i.e. the graduate school of engineering, new frontier science and so on) and social science backgrounds (graduate school of public policy, law and politics, and economics and public policy). We expect students to acquire interdisciplinary perspective in addition to their primary major, which is one of the critical skill in analyzing complex social technical issues posed by science and technology.

この講義シリーズでは、将来、医学・生命科学へ量子計算を応用する事を目的に、量子計算機の計算原理、プログラミング、などを学ぶ。また、医学・生命科学における計算についても、医学・生命科学を研究している研究者からの問題提示をして貰うことにより、量子計算によってどのような課題の解決が期待されているかを学ぶことができる。 In this lecture series, students will learn about the principles of quantum computation, programming, and other aspects of quantum computers, with the aim of applying quantum computation to medical and life sciences in the future. In addition, by having researchers working in the medical and life sciences present problems about computation in the medical and life sciences, students can learn what kind of problems are expected to be solved by quantum computation.