Data do not only represent information but are also social stuff that scientists use to instruct students, connect, transmit knowledge, grow trust. My new book shows how astronomers do so. #ethnography #STS #anthropology #sociology #astronomy #openscience #Booksky www.cambridge.org/core/books/h...

How do fishers in Kerala (India) make sense of their environment and its complex changes (incl. overfishing)? I tried to learn about this with an ethnographic study that I did as a PhD student many moons ago. #India #Kerala #fishing #anthropology #ethnography www.berghahnbooks.com/title/Hoeppe...

This had to be my first post here. Not new, but still up to date: A historical, cultural and scientific journey to answer a simple question that has a surprisingly complex and fascinating answer. #atmosphere #colour #history #physics press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...