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Harry Collins (1943–)

National background
British
한국어
해리 콜린스
中文（简体）
哈里·柯林斯
English pronunciation
/ˈhæri ˈkɒlɪnz/HARR-ee KOL-inz

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Scientific expertise, tacit knowledge, and the practice of physics.

Overview

Collins studies how scientific knowledge is sustained through specialist communities and practical experience. His research on gravitational-wave physics connects the sociology of scientific knowledge to questions of expertise. Interactional expertise describes learning to converse competently in a specialist community without necessarily acquiring its practical skills. His work with Robert Evans also asks how expertise should inform public decisions.

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