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Overdiagnosis: The silent pandemic of the West?
Public Health and Toxicology, 2022 An intense and widespread phenomenon of modern western societies is our recourse to doctors for preventive reasons in order to maintain good health.
Fanourios Perros, Achilleas Koumpos
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, 2019 In the 1990s, the Dutch astronomical community had to choose its next big telescope project. Their discussion demonstrates how big science projects are an integral part of the moral and institutional economy of modern astronomy.
Sub History and Philosophy of Science +2 more
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Biological markets, cooperation, and the evolution of morality [PDF]
, 2019 Biological market theory has in recent years become an important part of the social evolutionist’s toolkit. This article discusses the explanatory potential and pitfalls of biological market theory in the context of big picture accounts of the evolution ...
Sub History and Philosophy of Science +3 more
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History and Philosophy of Science [PDF]
Nature, 1960 Critical Problems in the History of Science Proceedings of the Institute for the History of Science at the University of Wisconsin, September 1–11, 1957. Edited by Marshall Clagett. Pp. xiv + 555. (Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press, 1959.) 5 dollars.
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Introduction - Pierre Duhem’s Philosophy and History of Science
Transversal: International Journal for the Historiography of Science, 2017 Introduction to Dossier Pierre Duhem’s Philosophy and History of ...
Fábio Rodrigo Leite +1 more
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, 2018 This article analyzes the postwar transformation of the Dutch Warmblood farm horse into a riding horse. It gives special attention to the farmers’ practical breeding methods and to the role that scientists and government policymakers played in the ...
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A Conceptual Approach to Library History: Towards a History of Open Science [PDF]
, 2016 This article argues that Library History ought to be guided by well-contextualized questions of cultural history. It proposes one such question: that which asks after the ways in which repositories of knowledge were created, organized and used in the ...
LS Geschiedenis nieuwere wijsbegeerte +3 more
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Sources of the Self: Scholarly Personae as Repertoires of Scholarly Selfhood
BMGN: Low Countries Historical Review, 2016 The concept of ‘scholarly personae’ emerged about a decade ago in the history of science. Since then it has increasingly been used both inside and outside the historical discipline.
Herman Paul
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Organizing space: Dutch space science between astronomy, industry and the government
, 2016 This paper analyzes how scientists, private companies and the government in the Netherlands cooperated in the creation of the new field of space research. It examines especially the role of Philips Electronics and Fokker Aircraft, and the consequences of
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Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell +8 more
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