Nancy Cartwright

Jeremy Hardie

Ann C. (PhD candidate Thresher, PhD candidate University of California San Diego)

Jeremy (Research Associate Hardie, Research Associate CPNSS London School of Economics)

Eleonora Montuschi

Eleonora (Associate Professor Montuschi, Associate Professor University Ca' Foscari Venice)

Matthew Soleiman

Matthew (PhD candidate Soleiman, PhD candidate University of California San Diego)

Ann C. Thresher

Science is remarkably reliable. It puts people on the moon, performs laser eye surgery, tells us about ancient civilizations and species, and predicts the future of our climate. What underwrites this reliability? This book argues that the standard answers--the scientific method, rigour, and objectivity--are insufficient for the job. Here we propose a new model of science which places its products front and centre. In The Tangle of Science we show how any reliable piece of science is underpinned by a vast, diverse, and thick network of other scientific products. In doing so we bring back into focus areas of science that have been long neglected, emphasizing how every product, from the screws that hold the space shuttle together, to ways of measuring the consumer price index, to Einstein's theory of general relativity, work together to support results we can trust.

Reliability Beyond Method, Rigour, and Objectivity

The Tangle of Science

Ann C. Thresher

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