Are We All Scientific Experts Now
"Certainly a book for those who are interested in science and its role in society. For those who are curious about how scientists tackle problems and why they do often have the answers, it should prove illuminating."Times Higher Education''I read this short book with admiration - an analysis by a social scientist which (unlike much of that genre) should resonate with most actual researchers.''Martin Rees, Astronomer Royal and Former President of the Royal Society''Packed into a slim polemic that succinctly yet movingly distills years of painstaking research into expertise, Harry Collins delivers an immensely rich book-- a thorough cultural and intellectual analysis of why attitudes towards towards scientific expertise have changed, and why a new view of them needs to be adopted, to preserve society. Readers who are new to Collins's ideas will find come away with a fresh take on explosive controversies, including Climategate and anti-vaccination campaigns. Long time readers of Collins will be amazed at how accessible his technical arguments are and the big impact that's made by seeing them integrated into a gripping, short-form narrative.''Evan Selinger, Rochester Institute of Technology"Collins’ narrative is compelling because it expands a view of expertise to include the different ways by which knowledge is acquired and publicly debated.Are We All Scientific Experts Now?is a valuable contribution to the ways in which we ascribe value to expertise."William Allen,LSE Review of Books"Masterful new book."Mother Jones