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Have you ever thought about how and why something was designed? Who was considered a “stakeholder” for the design? And what biases are baked within the process of designing something? These are some ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Openness and sharing of information are fundamental to the progress of science and to ...

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