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Feminist Science Studies at German Universities - a First Account [PDF]

, 2013
From the Introduction: Feminist science studies, which do not have a unified term so far in the German debate, regard mathematics, science and technology within their historical and social context (Heike Kahlert 1996, Heike Wiesner 1994).
Ebeling, Smilla, Götschel, Helene
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In the Middle of Things. Germany’s ongoing Engagement with STS

Tecnoscienza, 2011
In order to map out the German engagements with STS, this article draws some historical and conceptual connecting lines: first, the technological society, second, the sociology of everyday devices and third, the sociology of innovation.
Cornelius Schubert
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Systems thinking for design thinking. [PDF]

, 2015
This article seeks to contribute to a discussion which could propitiate, in my opinion, the emergence of interesting connections between the Systemic Design field, German media theory, and the work of Bruno Latour on Science and Technology Studies (STS).
Darzentas, Jenny, Darzentas, John
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When things strike back a possible contribution of science studies to the social sciences [PDF]

The contribution of the field of science and technology studies (STS) to main stream sociology has so far been slim because of a misunderstanding about what it means to provide a social explanation of a piece of science or of an artefact.
Latour, Bruno
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Dealing with Disasters: Some Warnings from Science and Technology Studies (STS)

IDRiM Journal, 2014
Science and technology are often offered as the source of society’s salvation, yet a generation of sociological work on risk seems to reverse this stance. Science and its technological application are positioned as today’s greatest sources of ruination.
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The social construction of educational technology through the use of proprietary software [PDF]

, 2010
Major strands of science and technology studies (STS) in recent decades have been the 'social shaping of technology' (SST) and 'social construction of technology' (SCOT) movements, whose adherents maintain that technological systems are determined just ...
Bissell, Christopher
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Summary of LaRC 2-inch Erectable Joint Hardware Heritage Test Data [PDF]

As the National Space Transportation System (STS, also known as the Space Shuttle) went into service during the early 1980's, NASA envisioned many missions of exploration and discovery that could take advantage of the STS capabilities.
Dorsey, John T., Watson, Judith J.
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Learning in a Landscape: Simulation-building as Reflexive Intervention

, 2011
This article makes a dual contribution to scholarship in science and technology studies (STS) on simulation-building. It both documents a specific simulation-building project, and demonstrates a concrete contribution to interdisciplinary work of STS ...
Beaulieu, Anne, Ratto, Matt, Scharnhorst, Andrea   +2 more
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Scientific knowledge and scientific uncertainty in bushfire and flood risk mitigation: literature review [PDF]

, 2015
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Scientific Diversity, Scientific Uncertainty and Risk Mitigation Policy and Planning (RMPP) project aims to investigate the diversity and uncertainty of bushfire and flood science, and its contribution to risk mitigation policy ...
Timothy Neale
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The technological drama of AI

Journal of Digital Social Research
Introduced in 2016 as a watershed moment in AI development, the announcement of AlphaGo – the first AI system to beat a human professional in the board game of go – garnered a range of mass publicity, and this media coverage often forms the core of ...
Xerxes Minocher
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