The Benefit of the Doubt: Rethinking critique in/of scientific knowledge

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The Benefit of the Doubt : Rethinking critique in/of scientific knowledge. / Ryberg, Marie L.

In: STS Encounters - DASTS working paper series, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2023.

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Ryberg, ML 2023, 'The Benefit of the Doubt: Rethinking critique in/of scientific knowledge', STS Encounters - DASTS working paper series, vol. 15, no. 2. https://doi.org/10.7146/stse.v15i2.139816

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Ryberg, M. L. (2023). The Benefit of the Doubt: Rethinking critique in/of scientific knowledge. STS Encounters - DASTS working paper series, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.7146/stse.v15i2.139816

Vancouver

Ryberg ML. The Benefit of the Doubt: Rethinking critique in/of scientific knowledge. STS Encounters - DASTS working paper series. 2023;15(2). https://doi.org/10.7146/stse.v15i2.139816

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Ryberg, Marie L. / The Benefit of the Doubt : Rethinking critique in/of scientific knowledge. In: STS Encounters - DASTS working paper series. 2023 ; Vol. 15, No. 2.

Bibtex

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