Although controversial, science studies has emerged in the 1990s as a significant culture
area within anthropology. Various histories inform the cultural analysis of science, both …

Since the 1950s, researchers have attempted to understand reports of distant or" psychic"
healing, developing experimental protocols that test the distant healing hypothesis by …

In this ethnographic study, the author takes an agnostic stance towards the truth value of
conspiracy theories and delves into the everyday lives of people active in the conspiracy …

This article discusses the role of technological myths in the development of artificial
intelligence (AI) technologies from 1950s to the early 1970s. It shows how the rise of AI was …

Web 2.0 as a personalized and communicative form of Internet technology is an essential
tool for firms to improve their online marketing skills. In the context of this study, hotels are …

Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions is one of the best-known and most
influential books of the twentieth century. But were Kuhn's ideas as revolutionary as the …

" How the Hippies Saved Physics gives us an unconventional view of some unconventional
people engaged early in the fundamentals of quantum theory. Great fun to read."—Anton …

Taking the reader into the heart of one of the fastest-growing religious movements in North
America, Sabina Magliocco reveals how the disciplines of anthropology and folklore were …

Annotation With a thorough and systematic review of investigations into the bases of belief in
paranormal phenomena, this discussion explores the four main theoretical approaches …

What does social and political theory have to say about the role of science in society? Do
scientists and other professional enquirers have an unlimited'right to be wrong'? What are …