# Storms in all Teacups: The Power and Inequality in the Battle for Science Universality

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The piece argues that defenders of science often ridicule low-status targets while excusing equally poor reasoning by prestigious scientists.

Blog post · Metaphor Hacker · 20 September 2013

## Where it lives

- [Read it on Metaphor Hacker (metaphorhacker.net)](https://metaphorhacker.net/2013/09/storms-in-all-teacups-the-power-and-inequality-in-the-battle-for-science-universality/)

## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 20 September 2013
- Published in: Metaphor Hacker
- Language: English

Topics: science, epistemology, gender, power, science-communication.

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