The Sounds of Science: Listening to Laboratory Practice

Mody, Cyrus C. M.

doi:10.1177/0162243903261951

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“…I should mention here that some authors' work does point in this direction. For instance, Mody (2005) shows how sounds are part of the organization of laboratory work. Lachmund (1999) examines how lung sound codification systems are variably constituted in different countries.…”

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Turning Aggression into an Object of Intervention: Tinkering in a Crime Control Pilot Study

Grommé

2015

Science as Culture

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Turning Aggression into an Object of Intervention: Tinkering in a Crime Control Pilot Study

Grommé

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“…developed for nanotechnology. 17 Other funded ELSI activities include curriculum development for university students 18 or interested citizens (e.g., Toumey and Baird 2006), analyses of research settings, the interactions among researchers in laboratories and clean rooms (e.g., Mody 2001Mody , 2005, and real-time technology assessment 19 (Guston and Sarewitz 2002). In other words, the development of a convergent societal implications paradigm appears well underway.…”

Section: Elsi In the Context Of Nanoscale Science And Technology Randdmentioning

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Adding to the Mix: Integrating ELSI into a National Nanoscale Science and Technology Center

Bjornstad

Wolfe

2011

Sci Eng Ethics

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This paper describes issues associated with integrating the study of Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI) into ongoing scientific and technical research and describes an approach adopted by the authors for their own work with the center for nanophase materials sciences (CNMS) at the Oak Ridge national laboratory (ORNL). Four key questions are considered: (a) What is ELSI and how should it identify and address topics of interest for the CNMS? (b) What advantages accrue to incorporating ELSI into the CNMS? (c) How should the integration of ELSI into the CNMS take place? (d) How should one judge the effectiveness of the activity? We conclude that ELSI research is not a monolithic body of knowledge, but should be adapted to the question at hand. Our approach focuses on junctures in the R&D continuum at which key decisions occur, avoids topics of a purely ethical nature or advocacy, and seeks to gather data in ways that permit testing the validity of generalization. Integrating ELSI into the CNMS allows dealing with topics firmly grounded in science, offers concrete examples of potential downstream applications and provides access to the scientists using the CNMS and their insights and observations. As well, integration provides the opportunity for R&D managers to benefit from ELSI insights and the potential to modify R&D agendas. Successful integration is dependent on the particular ELSI question set that drives the project. In this case questions sought to identify key choices, information of value to scientists, institutional attributes, key attributes of the CNMS culture, and alternatives for communicating results. The opportunity to consult with scientists on ELSI implications is offered, but not promoted. Finally, ELSI effectiveness is judged by observing the use to which research products are put within the CNMS, ORNL, and the community of external scholars.

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“…Social scientists, especially anthropologists, have been spending time in laboratories for several decades [18][19][20][21]. Most frequently these efforts have been made to better understand the work being done by scientists and engineers.…”

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Researching and Teaching the Ethics and Social Implications of Emerging Technologies in the Laboratory

McGregor

Wetmore

2009

Nanoethics

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Ethicists and others who study and teach the social implications of science and technology are faced with a formidable challenge when they seek to address "emerging technologies." The topic is incredibly important, but difficult to grasp because not only are the precise issues often unclear, what the technology will ultimately look like can be difficult to discern. This paper argues that one particularly useful way to overcome these difficulties is to engage with their natural science and engineering colleagues in laboratories. Through discussions and interactions with these colleagues ethicists can simultaneously achieve three important objectives. First they can get a great deal of assistance in their research into the social implications of future technologies by talking with people that are actively creating those futures. Second their presence in the lab and the discussions that result can be a very powerful method for educating not only students, but faculty about the ramifications of their work. And third, because the education is directly linked to the students' everyday work it is likely that it will not just be a theoretical exercise, but have direct impact on their practice.

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The Sounds of Science: Listening to Laboratory Practice

Cited by 77 publications

References 41 publications

Turning Aggression into an Object of Intervention: Tinkering in a Crime Control Pilot Study

Turning Aggression into an Object of Intervention: Tinkering in a Crime Control Pilot Study

Adding to the Mix: Integrating ELSI into a National Nanoscale Science and Technology Center

Researching and Teaching the Ethics and Social Implications of Emerging Technologies in the Laboratory

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