From Radical Science to STS

STS as science or politics?

In a recent editorial for this journal, Sergio Sismondo makes two claims. First, he states that STS bears no responsibility for the emergence of post-truth politics. Second, he claims that debates about the nature of expertise that take place within STS are irrelevant in this context. In contrast, we argue that, whether or not STS had a causal influence on the emergence of post-truth politics, ...

Sts.003 the Rise of Modern Science

Radical Embodied Cognitive Science

Sts Theory – from the Industrial to the Knowledge Age

Socio-Technical Systems (STS) theory is rooted in principles that have their origin in action research field projects undertaken by the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations in British coal mines during postwar reconstruction of industry (Trist, 1950). This was a time when mine productivity was failing to increase despite major investments in increased mechanization, while labor turnover and a...

Running head: STS-BASED SCIENCE ETHICS EDUCATIOIN Improving Epistemological Beliefs and Moral Judgment through a STS-Based Science Ethics Education Program