At my high school we had a small "science research" program, where students would read lots of papers and write a review, and also try to get a part time positi

At my high school we had a small "science research" program, where students would read lots of papers and write a review, and also try to get a part time position at a local lab. I'm thankful for that program even though I don't work in Science currently. Many of my peers are terrified of reading journal articles, but I'll dive right in. In terms of philosophy, a big portion of the Kantian/Enlightenment project was about grounding or justifying Science as epistemological practice. But that's not really what the Public needs, because "Science" now is not "Natural Philosophy" reaching for the things-in-themselves, but an institution with norms, financial and political incentives, etc. Better to read Lyotard ("Postmodern Condition") than early Wittgenstein for this kind of thing.