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The Invention of Science: Why History of Science Matters for the Classroom introduces readers to some of the developments that were key for the emergence of Eurocentric science, the discipline we call science. Using history this book explores how human groups and individuals were key to the invention of the discipline of we call science. All human groups have a need and desire to produce systematic knowledge that supports their ongoing survival as a community. This book examines how history can help us to understand emergence of Eurocentric science from local forms of systematic knowledge. Each chapter explores elements that were central to the invention of science including beliefs of what was real and true, forms of reasoning to be valued, and how the right knowledge should be constructed and the role of language. But most importantly this book presented these ideas in an accessible way with activities and questions to help readers grapple with the ideas being presented. Enjoy!

Notes on contributors -- Preface -- Barcelona historical timeline -- Map 1: Barcelona in 1888 -- Introduction / Oliver Hochadel and Agustø Nieto-Galan -- Control : elite cultures -- Civic nature : the transformation of the Parc de la Ciutadella into a space for popular science / Oliver Hochadel and Laura Valls -- Reconstructing the martorell : donors and spaces in the quest for hegemony within the natural history museum / Ferran Aragon and José Pardo-Tomás -- Laboratory medicine and surgical enterprise in the medical landscape of the eixample district / Alfons Zarzoso and Àlvar Martønez-Vidal -- Technological fun : the politics and geographies of amusement parks / Jaume Sastre-Juan and Jaume ValentineS-Álvarez -- Resistance counter-hegemonies -- La Rosa de Foc : anarchist culture, urban spaces, and the management of scientific knowledge in a divided city / Álvaro Girón Sierra and Jorge Molero-Mesa -- The city of spirits : spiritism, feminism and the secularization of urban spaces / Mònica Balltondre and Andrea Graus -- Anatomy of the urban underworld : medical geography of the Barrio Chino / Alfons Zarzoso and José Pardo-Tomás -- Networks : experts and amateurs -- The sky above the city : observatories, amateurs and urban astronomy / Antoni Roca-Rosell and Pedro Ruiz-Castell -- The city in waves : Radio Barcelona and urban everyday life / Carlos Tabernero and Meritxell Guzmán -- The city of electric light : experts and users at the 1929 international exhibition and beyond / Jordi Ferran and Agustø Nieto-Galan -- Map 2: Barcelona in 1929 -- Index

It is well known that technological change causes social change, and vice versa. Using system and historical perspectives, this article examines that truth at a finer level of specificity, namely, that social perceptions of interconnectedness influence the progress of science and technology, and that conversely, as 21st-century technology makes us in fact more connected, society's anxieties shift. From the science/technology side, we look at interdisciplinary research, system and complexity theory, quantum tech, and the Internet, exploring how these interact and cause changes in social attitudes-fears, conspiracy theories, political polarization, and even entertainment trends-some of which are surprising, and some dangerous. The article's systems view helps make sense of current environmental, political, and psychological crises. It combines original ideas with those of several prominent thinkers, to suggest constructive actions.