November 16, 2010
by peter.taylor
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The description of the building of the KFM [in the previous posts], although brief and partial, is sufficient to introduce six themes or propositions about the processes of making science and interpretation of those processes. These themes are put forward … Continue reading
November 15, 2010
by peter.taylor
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My analysis of the Kerang project begins with the modeling because that was the part that I, as a participant, observed most closely. I refer to myself in the third person as “the modeler” to express some distance between my … Continue reading
November 14, 2010
by peter.taylor
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The concept of heterogeneous construction applied to science highlights the ways that scientists mobilize a diversity of resources and, in so doing, engage with a range of social agents. This idea is illustrated in the next three posts. In this … Continue reading
October 15, 2010
by peter.taylor
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Sesardic (2010) makes the point that the fact that genetic variation within a group is of larger than variation between (the average of) the groups does not mean that the groups cannot be distinguished. This point is not, however, sufficient … Continue reading