Ethnographic Invention: Probing the Capacity of Laboratory Decisions

摘要: In an attempt to shape the development of nanotechnologies, ethics policy programs promote engagement in hope broadening scope considerations that scientists and engineers take into account. While enhancing reflexivity theoretically implies changes technoscientific practice, few empirical studies demonstrate such effects. To investigate real-time effects on engineering research practices, a laboratory study was undertaken specify interplay technical social during normal course research. The employed ethnographic invention form decision model structure reflection ongoing processes. A short series interactions with one researcher illustrates deployment interview protocol. cultural embedment protocol allowed it function as feedback mechanism, creating more self-critical environment for knowledge production, perturbing system research-tolerable ways.