Laboratory Lifestyles: The Construction of Scientific Fictions

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Sandra Kaji-O'Grady (Univeristy of Queensland) Chris L. Smith (University of Sydney)

Laboratory Lifestyles

The Construction of Scientific Fictions

Sandra Kaji-O'Grady (Univeristy of Queensland), Chris L. Smith (University of Sydney), Russell Hughes (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Queensland) , Russell Hughes (Honorary Fellow, University of Queensland)

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English

MIT Press
05 February 2019

Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial; Science: general issues; Bio-ethics

Series: Laboratory Lifestyles

A generously illustrated examination of the boom in luxurious, resort-style scientific laboratories and how this affects scientists' work.

The past decade has seen an extraordinary laboratory-building boom. This new crop of laboratories features spectacular architecture and resort-like amenities. The buildings sprawl luxuriously on verdant campuses or sit sleekly in expensive urban neighborhoods. Designed to attract venture capital, generous philanthropy, and star scientists, these laboratories are meant to create the ideal conditions for scientific discovery. Yet there is little empirical evidence that shows if they do. Laboratory Lifestyles examines this new species of scientific laboratory from architectural, economic, social, and scientific perspectives. Generously illustrated with photographs of laboratories and scientists at work in them, the book investigates how ""lifestyle science"" affects actual science. Are scientists working when they stretch in a yoga class, play volleyball in the company tournament, chat in an on-site cafe, or show off their facilities to visiting pharmaceutical executives? The book describes, among other things, the role of beanbag chairs in the construction of science at Xerox PARC; the Southern California vibe of the RAND Corporation (Malibu), General Atomic (La Jolla), and Hughes Research Laboratories (Malibu); and Biosphere 2's ""bionauts"" as both scientists and scientific subjects; and interstellar laboratories. Laboratory Lifestyles (the title is an allusion to Bruno Latour and Steve Woolgar's influential Laboratory Life) documents a shift in what constitutes scientific practice; these laboratories and their lifestyles are as experimental as the science they cultivate. Contributors Kathleen Brandt, Russell Hughes, Tim Ivison, Sandra Kaji-O'Grady, Stuart W. Leslie, Brian Lonsway, Sean O'Halloran, Simon Sadler, Chris L. Smith, Nicole Sully, Ksenia Tatarchenko, William Taylor, Julia Tcharfas, Albena Yaneva, Stelios Zavos

Contributions by: Russell Hughes (Honorary Fellow University of Queensland), Sandra Kaji-O'Grady (Dean of Architecture, Univeristy of Queensland)
Edited by: Sandra Kaji-O'Grady (Univeristy of Queensland), Chris L. Smith (University of Sydney), Russell Hughes (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Queensland)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 22mm
ISBN: 9780262038928
ISBN 10: 0262038927
Series: Laboratory Lifestyles
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 05 February 2019
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely

Sandra Kaji-O'Grady is Professor of Architecture in the School of Architecture at the University of Queensland. Kaji-O'Grady and Chris Smith are coeditors (with Russell Hughes) ofLaboratory Lifestyles- The Construction of Scientific Fictions(MIT Press). Chris L. Smith is Associate Professor of Architectural Design and Techna at the University of Sydney. Smith and Sandra Kaji-O'Grady are coeditors (with Russell Hughes) ofLaboratory Lifestyles- The Construction of Scientific Fictions(MIT Press). Russell Hughes is an Honorary Fellow in the School of Architecture at the University of Queensland. Russell Hughes is an Honorary Fellow in the School of Architecture at the University of Queensland. Sandra Kaji-O'Grady is Professor of Architecture in the School of Architecture at the University of Queensland. Kaji-O'Grady and Chris Smith are coeditors (with Russell Hughes) ofLaboratory Lifestyles- The Construction of Scientific Fictions(MIT Press). Chris L. Smith is Associate Professor of Architectural Design and Techna at the University of Sydney. Smith and Sandra Kaji-O'Grady are coeditors (with Russell Hughes) ofLaboratory Lifestyles- The Construction of Scientific Fictions(MIT Press). Sandra Kaji-O'Grady is Professor of Architecture in the School of Architecture at the University of Queensland. Kaji-O'Grady and Chris Smith are coeditors (with Russell Hughes) ofLaboratory Lifestyles- The Construction of Scientific Fictions(MIT Press). Chris L. Smith is Associate Professor of Architectural Design and Techna at the University of Sydney. Smith and Sandra Kaji-O'Grady are coeditors (with Russell Hughes) ofLaboratory Lifestyles- The Construction of Scientific Fictions(MIT Press). Simon Sadler is Associate Professor of Architectural and Urban History at the University of California, Davis. William A. Taylor is an international consultant on the practical applications of artificial intelligence and has spent several years giving seminars on AI to senior engineers and engineering management. Russell Hughes is an Honorary Fellow in the School of Architecture at the University of Queensland.