Editing Science and Technology Studies (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
STS is understood through '''Context''' and '''Networks'''.

'''1. The "Human" Lab (Social Construction)''':
Why do we believe the "Atom" looks like a "Mini-Solar System"?
* In the 1900s, there were "Multiple theories."
* The one that "Won" wasn't just the "Truest"—it was the one that "Worked best" for the "Scientific Community's" goals.
* Science is a "Conversation." Facts are "Polished" by "Arguments" and "Conferences" until they become "Solid."
* STS pulls back the "Curtain" to show that "Truth" is a "Group Achievement."

'''2. The "Power" of Things (Actor-Network Theory)''':
Does a "Gun" kill people, or do "People" kill people?
* ANT says: "The **Network** kills people."
* A person + a gun is a "Different Actor" than a person alone.
* Technology "Nudges" us. The "Design" of a "Street" determines if we "Walk" or "Drive."
* We are "Linked" to our "Tools" in a "Web of Agency."

'''3. The "Black Box" (Invisible Tech)''':
When you use a "Smartphone," you don't think about "Quantum Mechanics" or "Lithium Mining."
* The phone is a **Black Box**. You see the "Input" and "Output," but the "Middle" is hidden.
* STS "Opens the Black Box" to show the "Hidden Politics" and "Labor" that make the machine possible.
* Every "Fact" we take for granted was once a "Fierce Debate."

'''Latour’s 'Laboratory Life' (1979)'''': Bruno Latour "Embedded" himself in a biological lab for two years. He discovered that scientists don't spend all their time "Thinking"; they spend it "Writing papers," "Fixing machines," and "Convincing others." He argued that "Scientific Facts" are "Constructed" through "Literary Inscriptions" (Charts and Papers) that make "Nature" speak.
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