Posts Tagged ‘ethics’
Tracing the scale of the unseen: from trans-species atmospheres to minuscule molecules
This workshop had us look at the world from its two extremes: the macroscopic domain of the invisible yet tangible ethical relationships that entangle researchers with their subjects of study, and the microcosm of molecular cell components that, although imperceptible, we need to see, so we can understand how life keeps humming along. Atmospheres of…
Read MoreThe entanglement of subject and object
Sir Isaac Newton thought light consisted of particles, until Thomas Young’s famous “double-slit experiment”, believed to have been performed in 1801, suggested that light actually took the form of waves. But this wasn’t a simple case of “scientific progress”, where an old idea was replaced by a new one. As the philosopher of science Karen…
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