Nordic journal of science and technology studies最新文献

With microbes 微生物

Nordic journal of science and technology studies Pub Date : 2024-03-15 DOI: 10.5324/njsts.v11i1.5867

Ivana Suboticki

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Nordic journal of science and technology studies Pub Date : 2024-02-28 DOI: 10.5324/njsts.v12i1.5860

Björn Ekström

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construction of matches in dating platforms 交友平台中的匹配构建

Nordic journal of science and technology studies Pub Date : 2023-03-14 DOI: 10.5324/njsts.v11i1.4948

Lene Pettersen, Runar Døving

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Incorporation work 公司工作

Nordic journal of science and technology studies Pub Date : 2023-01-03 DOI: 10.5324/njsts.v10i1.4020

Gisle Solbu, Knut Holtan Sørensen

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Money, time, or saving the world 金钱，时间，还是拯救世界

Nordic journal of science and technology studies Pub Date : 2023-01-03 DOI: 10.5324/njsts.v10i1.4305

Laura Lamberg, Essi Ryymin, L. Vetoshkina

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Book review: Göde Both (2020) Keeping Autonomous Driving Alive. An Ethnography of Visions, Masculinity and Fragility 书评：Göde Both（2020）《保持自动驾驶的活力》。视觉、男子气概和脆弱性的民族志

Nordic journal of science and technology studies Pub Date : 2022-04-06 DOI: 10.5324/njsts.v10i1.3951

B. T. Haugland

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Ethical boundary work in citizen science 公民科学中的伦理边界工作

Nordic journal of science and technology studies Pub Date : 2021-11-11 DOI: 10.5324/njsts.v10i1.4318

Dick Kasperowski, N. Hagen, Frauke Rohden

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Contradictory cares in community-led planning 社区主导规划中的矛盾关怀

Nordic journal of science and technology studies Pub Date : 2021-04-19 DOI: 10.5324/NJSTS.V9I1.3527

A. Yuille

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About the cover artist 关于封面艺术家

Nordic journal of science and technology studies Pub Date : 2021-04-19 DOI: 10.5324/NJSTS.V9I1.3979

H. Cleeve

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‘Not in our Name’ “不是以我们的名义”

Nordic journal of science and technology studies Pub Date : 2021-04-19 DOI: 10.5324/NJSTS.V9I1.3549

Emily Jay Nicholls, J. V. Henry, Fay Dennis

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