From 'cold' science to 'hot' research: the texture of controversy

Morgan Meyer (1)

1 CSI i3 - Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation i3

This paper examines the changing roles of science exhibitions from places of 'cold' science, where secure, closed and fixed knowledge is communicated, to places that increasingly engage with 'hot', controversial research and open debates.

Mots clés: Science and technology studies; museums; science exhibitions; controversies

Mots clés: expositions scientifiques; controverses; Anthropologie des sciences et des techniques; musées

Domaines: Sociologie; Anthropologie sociale et ethnologie; Histoire, Philosophie et Sociologie des sciences; Héritage culturel et muséologie

Morgan Meyer. From 'cold' science to 'hot' research: the texture of controversy. 2009. ⟨halshs-00417427⟩