Articles and Chapters by Rodolfo John Alaniz
Science, Technology, and Human Values, 2020
Nineteenth-century investigations of the deep sea provide a case study for black box science. Nat... more Nineteenth-century investigations of the deep sea provide a case study for black box science. Naturalists were forced to theorize about a space for which they had no direct sensory observations. This study traces the emergence of bathymetry and deep-sea biology and then analyzes how men of science dealt with the uncertainty associated with their black box practices. I argue that these investigators created multiple types of black boxes based on their uncertainties and that these black boxes did not operate equivalently. Consequently, scholars should be aware of the different categories of black boxes when they describe scientific practices.
Alaniz, Rodolfo John. “A Conflict of Interests: how differing international marine science
practi... more Alaniz, Rodolfo John. “A Conflict of Interests: how differing international marine science
practices shaped the nineteenth-century biotic debate.” In Soundings and Crossings: Doing Science at Sea 1800-1970, edited by Katharine Anderson and Helen M. Rozwadowski. Sangamore Beach, MA: Science History Publications, forthcoming.
Some minor changes have been made in the forthcoming, published version.
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Science, Technology, & Human Values
Nineteenth-century investigations of the deep sea provide a case study for black box science. Nat... more Nineteenth-century investigations of the deep sea provide a case study for black box science. Naturalists were forced to theorize about a space for which they had no direct sensory observations. This study traces the emergence of bathymetry and deep-sea biology and then analyzes how men of science dealt with the uncertainty associated with their black box practices. I argue that these investigators created multiple types of black boxes based on their uncertainties and that these black boxes did not operate equivalently. Consequently, scholars should be aware of the different categories of black boxes when they describe scientific practices.
Science, Technology, & Human Values
Nineteenth-century investigations of the deep sea provide a case study for black box science. Nat... more Nineteenth-century investigations of the deep sea provide a case study for black box science. Naturalists were forced to theorize about a space for which they had no direct sensory observations. This study traces the emergence of bathymetry and deep-sea biology and then analyzes how men of science dealt with the uncertainty associated with their black box practices. I argue that these investigators created multiple types of black boxes based on their uncertainties and that these black boxes did not operate equivalently. Consequently, scholars should be aware of the different categories of black boxes when they describe scientific practices.
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Articles and Chapters by Rodolfo John Alaniz
practices shaped the nineteenth-century biotic debate.” In Soundings and Crossings: Doing Science at Sea 1800-1970, edited by Katharine Anderson and Helen M. Rozwadowski. Sangamore Beach, MA: Science History Publications, forthcoming.
Some minor changes have been made in the forthcoming, published version.
Professional Reports by Rodolfo John Alaniz
Talks by Rodolfo John Alaniz
Papers by Rodolfo John Alaniz
practices shaped the nineteenth-century biotic debate.” In Soundings and Crossings: Doing Science at Sea 1800-1970, edited by Katharine Anderson and Helen M. Rozwadowski. Sangamore Beach, MA: Science History Publications, forthcoming.
Some minor changes have been made in the forthcoming, published version.