So, I am REALLY behind on my blog reading. This is due, in part, to two simultaneous events. First, I had this stupid ear thing going on, and it doesn't seem like it wants to go away. So, I can't even listen to my iPod, and, as a result, I am cranky. The half of me that can hear is irritated by the half that can't hear.




On the flip side, since I can't really hear anything, I have been reading. Today I read two chapters from a book by Helen E. Longino called Science as Social Knowledge: Values and Objectivity in Scientific Inquiry (Princeton UP, 1990). While it is a little dated, I thought it raised some interesting points about feminist science (not to be confused with feminine science). Essentially, she calls for a new kind of science - one more collaborative - than is practiced "today" (that being 16 years ago). Open Source Science, or Open Data, really matches the criteria she expresses, although I wouldn't argue that any of the chemists I have met are "feminist scientists." I would argue that they are promoting a new kind of science...one that is collaborative and focused on global benefits.




Anyway, I will catch up on some blog reading and post some favorites :-)