Another Bruno Latour portrait of his work retreating to the motte as just innocently describing scientific enquiry from a sociological perspective. Now to better convince the public of climate change. PoMo was always just about more effective PR ...
https://t.co/pz3eh2h00G
of course lip position is only a part of it, so its more just sciency clickbait, good enough to make me read it, and watch the crowdfund campaign video
This is a good essay raising the alarm about over-the-top blank-slate-ism 20 years ago. It's co-authored by noted far-right demagogue [-- squints to make out byline --] Barbara Ehrenreich.
Anyway, I don't think the situation has improved much.
https://t.co/i93i5yP6AK
"... and then the cash just pours out and you wouldn’t believe how wonderful it is" Captivating history of scientific publishing:A "perpetual financing machine" created by Maxwell & #Elsevier with scientists labour and government money
https://t.co/DoYlZAM2Cd #publishing#science