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Embedded humanism places the humanist in the lab, doing the work of a true scientist. The term, embedded humanism works off the analogy of the term 'embedded journalism', which places journalists on the front line during wars so that their articles will reflect the situation more accurately.
The concept of embedded humanism has been richly developed by Erik Fisher, Assistant Director of International Activities at the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at ASU. In 2010 Dr. Fisher designed an "experimental platform for scientists and engineers to incorporate the methods and perspectives of the social sciences and humanities" (Fisher). He called his project STIR: Socio-Technical Integration Research.
The idea behind embedded humanism is to place people with different backgrounds into the lab. These non-scientists will see the research from a unique point of view, and because of this they will point out ideas and impacts that are usually overlooked throughout the research process.
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