Science fictions: Comment on Godfrey-Smith

Dewey on Naturalism, Realism and Science

Octopus engineering, intentional and inadvertent

David Scheel, P. Godfrey-Smith, S. Linquist, S. Chancellor, M. Hing, and M. Lawrence Marine & Environmental Sciences, Alaska Pacific University, Anchorage, AK, USA; Unit for History and Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia, and CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY, USA; Philosophy, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada; Department of Biological Sciences, University o...

Towards Critical Analysis of the Political Determinants of Health; Comment on “How Neoliberalism Is Shaping the Supply of Unhealthy Commodities and What This Means for NCD Prevention”

The recent perspective article “How Neoliberalism Is Shaping the Supply of Unhealthy Commodities and What This Means for NCD Prevention,” by Lencucha and Throw, interrogates how the dominant neoliberal paradigm restricts meaningful policy action to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs). It contributes an NCD perspective to the existing literature on neoliberalism and...

Tangible possibilities - envisioning interactions in public space

This article explores approaches to envisionment in the field of interaction design. Design fictions are introduced as a method to articulate future possibilities. Three case studies are described which explore interaction in public space. The fictions create imaginative projections with the intention of generating reaction and responses in the public that will lead to a greater understanding o...

Reflecting on Backward Design for Knowledge Translation; Comment on “A Call for a Backward Design to Knowledge Translation”

In a recent Editorial for this journal, El-Jardali and Fadlallah proposed a new framework for Knowledge Translation (KT) in healthcare. Many such frameworks already exist; thus, new entrants to the field must be scrutinized in regard to their unique contributions to advancing understanding and practice. The El-Jardali and Fadlallah framework focuses on policy-level discussions, a relatively und...