Science between myth and history : the quest for common ground and its importance for scientific practice / Još G. Perill̀n ; with a foreword by Trevor Pinch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perillan, Jose G., author.

Contributor:

Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--History.

Science.

History.

Science--History--Case studies.

Storytelling.

Science--Historiography.

Communication in science.

Genre:

History.

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 341 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Science Between Myth and History explores scientific storytelling and its implications on the teaching, practice, and public perception of science. In communicating their science, scientists tend to use historical narratives for important rhetorical purposes. This text explores the implications of doing this.

Contents:

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Establishing Common Ground

Unpacking Einstein's Black Box

Myth-History

Roadmap of Case Studies

Emergent Themes from Myth-Historical Case Studies

1. Myth-Historical Tensions

The Flying Ashtray Argument

Unpacking Historical Tensions: Who Owns Our Scientific Past?

Finding Interdisciplinary Common Ground

Shifting Historiographic Landscapes

Myth-History: Origins of an Interdisciplinary Framework

Leon Lederman's Myth-Historical Filters

Lederman's Historiographic Interlude

Myth-History as Chimeric Narrative Category

Conclusion

2. Myth-Historical Quantum Erasure

Quantum Omissions

The Quantum (Mis)education of John S. Bell

Quantum Myth-Histories

Emergence of de Broglie's Pilot Wave Interpretation

Fifth Solvay Council

-Converging Lens

Forcing Closure of Interpretation Debates

A Rising Pragmatism, Consensus, and Interpretational Lull

Canonizing Quantum Orthodoxy

De Broglie's Abandonment of Pilot Wave Theory

The Rhetorical Rise of Impossibility

David Bohm Climbs Mt. Impossible

The Rhetoric of Myth-Historical Responses

3. Myth-Historical CRISPR Edits

Heroes and Villains of CRISPR?

CRISPR Basics

Projecting a Miraculous Scientific Ecosystem

An Image May Be Worth Billions

Contested Patent Context

Patent Interference

Complex Patent Landscape

Diluting Doudna and Charpentier

CRISPR Priority Disputes

-Messy and Uneven Publishing Landscapes

Lander's Lessons Learned

Doudna Responds

The Case of Rosalind Franklin

Doudna's Corrective Myth-History

Exploring the Power and Impacts of CRISPR-Cas9

4. Echoes of Gravitational Waves

On the Shoulders of Giants

LIGO Presser

Myth-Historical Interventions

Will the Real Einstein Please Stand Up?

The Cost of Casting Einstein as a Solitary Genius

Einstein's Unshakable Ambivalence

Early Explorations into Gravitational Wave Detection

Joseph Weber: Potential Star of Gravitational Wave Theory

Becoming a Gravitational Wave Pariah

Phoenix Rising: Rehabilitated Scientific Hero

5. Demarcating Seismic Uncertainties

Grappling with Uncertainty

War on Science

Uncertain Shockwaves

Uncertain Knowledge(s)

A Telling History of Seismic Prediction

Boundary Work: Stigmatized Prediction versus Legitimate Forecasting

Media Operations: Local Declarations and Distortions

Accused Pseudoscientist Giampaolo Giuliani

-Predicting Earthquakes

Performing Certainty: Discrediting an "Imbecile" and Anesthetizing the Aquilani

Boundary Work within the L'Aquila Seven

-Refracting Uncertainty

Beyond Scientific Consensus

-Anesthetizing Misinformation

Fallout

Conclusion-Beyond the Wars on Science

The Flying Ashtray Revisited

Reflective Discourse

Transformative Interrogation in Action

Full Disclosure and Transparency Extends to the Past

Final Reflections on the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0198864965

9780198864967

OCLC:

1237345622

Publisher Number:

99988443500