Reason in practice 1 2 Three cultures and the regulation of biotechnology 23 3 Ontological uncertainty and political order in three states 42 4 Causal narratives and political culture 59 5 The formation of global environmental consciousness 78 6 Contested boundaries in policy relevant science 103 7 The song lines of risk 133 8 The three body problem of expert legitimacy 150 9 Citizen participation in governing science 167 10 What judges should know about the sociology of science 185 11 Expert games in silicone gel breast implant litigation 196 12 Witnessing DNA in the Simpson trial 217 13 Science and social order at the millennium 245 14 Afterword 274