Sci&Tech History

Construction of knowledge can be explained through ‘cycles of accumulation’ where actors extend their network with collective hybrids. The cycle start with scientist and engineer conduct their research in the laboratory. The scientist and engineer make observation, write some notes on sketchbooks, leave the laboratory, make some calculation and come out with a formula. Next, [...]

Being a constructivist makes me wonder about absolute truth: if everything in this world can be negotiated, do we still have any place for the truth of physical world? This question arose when I entered environment discourse focused on bio energy. One group said that bio energy support environment and energy sustainable, while another group [...]

On December 2008, United National Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon calls for a “Green New Deal” to tackle the twin challenges of climate change and the financial crisis. Ki-Moon speech in the opening of the UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan stressed the need to act now and avoid any backsliding on commitments to tackle these threats.[1] [...]

In news about war, we can see how bombs kill children and women. Justification of those action was not far from its a consequence of war. The technology can not choose its specific target. Only by one click, someone can kill thousand life. Clean, easy and brutal. The situation has changes radically from the time [...]

Today someone asked me to confirm several people attendance in our next meeting on Monday. The day before, I have sent a preface email as material to be discussed in the next meeting. Only one person (out of 9) confirmed that she has received the email, and one of them said that he agree of [...]