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When reflecting on the meaning of ‘customized’ science, I get a sense of déjà vu. It seems to me that I have already seen this phenomenon in action. In fact, I find that I have studied it in great detail. My own research on the famous “nature-nurture” controversies around sociobiology and IQ research during the later part of the last century, and the so-called “Science Wars” happening toward its very end, appears to have tackled exactly this question.
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Segerstråle, U. (2014). Implicit and Explicit Customized Science: The Case of Evolutionary Biology. In: Fuller, S., Stenmark, M., Zackariasson, U. (eds) The Customization of Science. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137379610_6
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