November 9, 2020

Book forum: Michelle Murphy’s The Economization of Life

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Michelle Murphy’s The Economization of Life (Duke University Press, 2017) received the Ludwik Fleck Prize from the the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) at the 2019 conference in New Orleans. Murphy’s book, recognized for its novelty, scholarly excellence, and contribution to science and technology studies, was also the subject of a panel of feminist thinkers who offered commentary …

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April 12, 2020

The potentials and challenges of citizen science: 9 years of experience from post-Fukushima Japan

By Aya H. Kimura

The Fukushima nuclear disaster took place nine years ago, but the current situation does not allow us to put it behind us completely. The site is producing up to 750 tons of contaminated water every day, pressuring the capacity of the holding tanks. The decommissioning of the plants is still ongoing and is expected to take decades to complete (…

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Book forum: Michelle Murphy’s The Economization of Life

The potentials and challenges of citizen science: 9 years of experience from post-Fukushima Japan