This blog intends to investigate science and technology from the perspective of the social sciences, with particular emphasis on the practical dimension of cognitive operations, the collective understanding of our objects of study, research questions, and fieldworks, and finally on the critical evaluation of the instruments of thought being conveyed throughout the research process. Decant and separate the grain from the chaff: the work which will be done via Zilsel is as engaging as potentially a source of (and perhaps also a pretext for) controversy and friction.