What is Technoscience
In the classical view of the relationship between science and technology, science leads the way by creating knowledge from nature and technology follows by applying this knowledge to the creation of new things.
•In this class, we will investigate the complex interaction between science and technology and the social environments in which they are produced, and which they, in turn, produce.
•We can call the sum total of scientific and technological activities technoscience.
Definition (Technoscience)
Technoscience is the combined total of scientific and technological ideas and activities in their social, political and economic realities
Technoscience is political
•There are formal and informal rules that dictate who can make decisions about how to proceed with technoscientific work.
• Different political structures create different opportunities, at the national level, the level of institutions, and the level of individuals.
• Individual knowledge workers (technoscientists), various institutions, and different professional groups all use economic and cultural resources to advance their aims.
• Discourses can be developed by appeal to both social and scientific norms. These discourses can then be used as resources to advance technoscientific work.
• This is often referred to as the production of social capital.
•In this class, we will investigate the complex interaction between science and technology and the social environments in which they are produced, and which they, in turn, produce.
•We can call the sum total of scientific and technological activities technoscience.
Definition (Technoscience)
Technoscience is the combined total of scientific and technological ideas and activities in their social, political and economic realities
Technoscience is political
•There are formal and informal rules that dictate who can make decisions about how to proceed with technoscientific work.
• Different political structures create different opportunities, at the national level, the level of institutions, and the level of individuals.
• Individual knowledge workers (technoscientists), various institutions, and different professional groups all use economic and cultural resources to advance their aims.
• Discourses can be developed by appeal to both social and scientific norms. These discourses can then be used as resources to advance technoscientific work.
• This is often referred to as the production of social capital.
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