A radical perspective of science recognizes that science is an economic activity, controlled, like the rest of society, by forces that we set out to understand and oppose.
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The gonadotropin-releasing hormone agents have gone through various iterations of use associated with Cold War epistemology. It was not until the 1990s, when these puberty blockers were first used in transgender youth care, the discourse...
Science is inextricably enmeshed with all that is human, and at the same time a path to access to the natural world. Marxism as the unsurpassed philosophy reveals science's history and informs our work toward a future.
"What does it mean to live, to be human right now?" asks author Xiaowei Wang, as we—from the US metropoles as well as rural China—live our lives enmeshed with capitalist technologies.
Contradictions exist in our thinking and knowledge, our political and social structures, and in nature and the world itself. Taking a lesson from Lewontin, the author explores Lewontin's own contradictions.
Personal genetic testing is here, making it possible to trace our ancestries and family histories. What does this mean to the conversation about “race”?
Este artigo oferece uma história crítica do laboratório, elucidando a dialética entre o desenvolvimento da ciência do laboratório e as mudanças socioeconômicas maiores, ou seja, o capitalismo, dirigido e impulsionado pela formação e...
The pandemic has spurred the growth of remote/digital care work that further dehumanizes both care workers and people in need of care. The most vulnerable members of our society is shoved into the hands of Mr. Roboto, LMSW.
Richard Lewontin, Dialectical Materialism, the Relationship Between Evolutionary Biology and Marxism
The Dialectical Biologist remains a classic of both philosophy and science. What did Lewontin and Levins mean by being dialectical? How can a dialectical worldview help us tackle challenges we face today in science and society?
To dispel the myth of a utopian vision of technology, we present a feature review of Jason Smith's Smart Machines, Aaron Benanav's Automation and the Future of Work, and Gavin Mueller's Breaking Things at Work.