We have so far explored how science is criticized, complicated, linked in complicated ways to expertise, located in a historical setting, and tied to modalities of representation that aim at being universal and objective. This week calls you to think of science in a different way: as an active intervention in the world. This is not new: science has always intervened in the organization of the natural/social world. But what this week calls you to think about is how can this intervention be guided to actively rebuild nature for a common future. What is the role of experts and expertise in this process? What about public participation? What type of science is needed? Write a 500 word essay addressing these issues.  

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https://science.sciencemag.org/content/279/5355/13…

https://www.monbiot.com/2013/05/27/a-manifesto-for…