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面對重大問題時，我們經常選擇相信「專家的話」，期盼專家告訴我們一條應該選擇的道路。可是，誰能證明專家的解決之道一定最好？
所謂身處科學與醫療之中的專家，依然有其疏忽的部分。而我們對於問題的判斷，已經不能單純藉由專家來輔助。STS要彌補的正是這個部分，當科技與醫療忽略社會網絡對它們造成的改變、一般民眾也希望能擁有更多站上專業談判桌的知識，STS分析法則點出問題的環節，讓意外盡可能在事先做出預防，並且也讓我們擁有更多與專家對話的力量。
本書由一群抱持熱誠的STS學者合著，是第一本透過台灣在地及生活化的案例解析STS分析法的書籍。讀完這本書，我們就可以丟開「專家才是權威」的印象，拋棄行家、推走柯南，自己化身偵探，分析每一個與我們息息相關的事件！