{"title":"Janet Vertesi","description":"\u003cp\u003eJanet Vertesi's works offer insightful explorations into the ways knowledge is constructed and shared within scientific communities. Her writing delves into the processes and social dynamics shaping science, inviting readers to consider how expertise and innovation evolve over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those interested in \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, her books provide a thoughtful analysis of the intersection between culture and science, making complex ideas accessible without losing depth or nuance.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"shaping-science-by-janet-vertesi-9780226829555","title":"Shaping Science","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShaping Science\u003c\/em\u003e by Janet Vertesi draws on a decade of immersive ethnography with NASA’s robotic spacecraft teams to create a comparative account of two great space missions of the early 2000s. Although these missions featured robotic explorers on the frontiers of the solar system bravely investigating new worlds, their commands were issued from millions of miles away by a very human team.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy examining the two teams’ formal structures, decision-making techniques, and informal work practices in the day-to-day process of mission planning, Vertesi shows just how deeply entangled a team’s local organizational context is with the knowledge they produce about other worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing extensive, embedded experiences on two NASA spacecraft teams, this is the first book to apply organizational studies of work to the laboratory environment in order to analyze the production of scientific knowledge itself. Engaging and deeply researched, \u003cem\u003eShaping Science\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates the significant influence that the social organization of a scientific team can have on the practices of that team and the results they yield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47432541339884,"sku":"9780226829555","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226829555.jpg?v=1774555328"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/janet-vertesi.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}