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ISBN: PB: 9783035802245

University of Chicago Press, Diaphanes

February 2020

192 pp.

21.5x13.3 cm

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£26,00
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Natures of Data

A Discussion between Biologists, Artists and Science Scholars

Computer-based technologies for the production and analysis of data have been an integral part of biological research since the 1990s at the latest. This not only applies to genomics and its offshoots but also to less conspicuous subsections such as ecology. But little consideration has been given to how this new technology has changed research practically. How and when do data become questionable? To what extent does necessary infrastructure influence the research process? What status is given to software and algorithms in the production and analysis of data? These questions are discussed by the biologists Philipp Fischer and Hans Hofmann, the philosopher Gabriele Gramelsberger, the historian of science and biology Hans-Jorg Rheinberger, the science theorist Christoph Hoffmann, and the artist Hannes Rickli. The conditions of experimentation in the digital sphere are examined in four chapters – "Data", "Software", "Infrastructure", and "in silico" – in which the different perspectives of the discussion partners complement one another. Rather than confirming any particular point of view, "Natures of Data" deepens understanding of the contemporary basis of biological research.

About the Author

Philipp Fischer is professor of marine biology at the International Jacobs University at Bremen.

Gabriele Gramelsberger is professor of theory of science and technology at the RWTH Aachen University.

Christoph Hoffmann is professor of science studies at the University of Lucerne.

Hans Hofmann is professor of integrative biology at the University of Texas at Austin.

Hans-Jorg Rheinberger is director emeritus at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin.

Hannes Rickli is a visual artist. He teaches and researches as a professor at the Zurich University of the Arts.