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i guess, what i wrote did not post, so i have to start over! I'm sorry this is coming so late!

After reading the Wertheim and Traweek articles i noticed most of all how both of the authors emphasized the ideas of methodology as an integral part of either teaching or acting as a scientist or in science. While Traweek wrote about easter vs. western concepts, Wertheim emphasized gender differences. It is always interesting to see different marginalized groups relationships with areas as severe and structured as science (physics in particular)

Also, not that I was surprised in particular, but it was interesting reading about the exclusivity of physics and i couldn't help but think of the significance of religion is...usually when one thinks about the relationship between science and religion, they think of this battle there is between the scientific and the spiritual world! In these articles one could make an argument that the two fields are far more similar than that! They are both extremely exclusive. While religion only leaves room for believers, science only as room for certain westernized, male-dominated structures.

It was really interesting however to look at this idea of western teaching vs. eastern or (Japanese) teachings of science. The most interesting section that I read was where Tarweek talked about how to western scientists teaching all of the scientific body the same thing is emphasized where in Japanese science culture what is most important is teaching the next generation of science!

Sorry about this! I guess my original post didn't go through, I was alerted of this by Odile!