Category Archives: Scientific knowledge

Sociology of Scientific Knowledge

Posted on June 2, 2015 by

The sociology of scientific knowledge (SSK) is the study of science as a social activity, especially dealing with “the social conditions and effects of science, and with the social structures and processes of scientific activity.” The sociology of scientific ignorance … Continue reading →

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Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge: some critical comments

Posted on May 27, 2014 by

The distinction between indigenous and Western/scientific knowledge can present problems for those who believe in the significance of indigenous knowledge for development. This article examines some of the contradictions and ironies involved in accenting the importance of indigenous knowledge, with … Continue reading →

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Ten Simple Rules for Getting Help from Online Scientific Communities

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

Read The increasing complexity of research requires scientists to work at the intersection of multiple fields and to face problems for which their formal education has not prepared them. For example, biologists with no or little background in programming are … Continue reading →

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Bringing Indigenous and Scientific Knowledge Together for Green Economy

Posted on September 9, 2011 by

Read Listen also the full podcast in English and Spanish. Laura Rival argues that green economy must re-embed economics within the bounds of nature. A new type of economics is needed for this, one that is based on a combination … Continue reading →

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Risky Advice

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

Why do we seem to be witnessing an increasing number of nasty technological surprises? Indeed, this year’s Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan and last year’s BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico have taken their place alongside older problems, … Continue reading →

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A Scientific View of Why Ideas Go Viral

Posted on May 24, 2011 by

A recently published book, Everything is Obvious, Once You Know the Answer, by Duncan J. Watts (Crown, March 2011) does a good job of demonstrating the downside of common sense, but also showing how people are often ahead of the experts … Continue reading →

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Knowledge, Networks and Nations

Posted on April 26, 2011 by

Read Knowledge, Networks and Nations reviews, based on available data, the changing patterns of science, and scientific collaboration, in order to provide a basis for understanding such ongoing changes. It aims to identify the opportunities and benefits of international collaboration, … Continue reading →

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The Architecture of Access to Scientific Knowledge

Posted on April 24, 2011 by

View In Lessig’s presentation to CERN – The Architecture of Access to Scientific Knowledge – he addresses the insanity (immoral) aspects of today’s knowledge-blocked publishing system. I think even the staunchest capitalist to the most devoted socialist can agree that … Continue reading →

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