The Energy Walk: Experimenting with Aesthetic Methods in STS?

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The Energy Walk : Experimenting with Aesthetic Methods in STS? / Thorsen, Line Marie.

I: Science as Culture, Bind 25, Nr. 1, 02.01.2016, s. 141-148.

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Thorsen, LM 2016, 'The Energy Walk: Experimenting with Aesthetic Methods in STS?', Science as Culture, bind 25, nr. 1, s. 141-148. https://doi.org/10.1080/09505431.2015.1076641

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Thorsen, L. M. (2016). The Energy Walk: Experimenting with Aesthetic Methods in STS? Science as Culture, 25(1), 141-148. https://doi.org/10.1080/09505431.2015.1076641

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Thorsen LM. The Energy Walk: Experimenting with Aesthetic Methods in STS? Science as Culture. 2016 jan. 2;25(1):141-148. https://doi.org/10.1080/09505431.2015.1076641

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Thorsen, Line Marie. / The Energy Walk : Experimenting with Aesthetic Methods in STS?. I: Science as Culture. 2016 ; Bind 25, Nr. 1. s. 141-148.

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