FROM FAX TO FACTS - COMMUNICATION IN THE COLD-FUSION SAGA

被引：93

作者：

LEWENSTEIN, BV ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CORNELL UNIV,DEPT SCI & TECHNOL STUDIES,ITHACA,NY 14853

来源：

SOCIAL STUDIES OF SCIENCE | 1995年 / 25卷 / 03期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1177/030631295025003001

中图分类号：

N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];

学科分类号：

01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;

摘要：

Science in the mass media is usually interpreted in terms of traditional, linear, 'dissemination and translation' models of science communication. Using the cold fusion saga that began in 1989, this paper argues that communication among scientists uses many media, which interact in complex ways. A more appropriate model for modern science must account for the permeable boundaries between formal publications preprints, electronic computer networks, fax machines, mass media presentations and other forums for scientific discussions. The new model must account for the paradox that increased communication activity may be associated with instability rather than stability, at least in the preliminary periods of a scientific controversy.

引用

页码：403 / 436

页数：34