Slow science, the geographical expedition, and Critical Physical Geography

Key Messages Isabelle Stengers' critique of 21 st ‐century science points to the need to change how we relate to the subjects that we study, under the umbrella of “slow science.” Human geographer William Bunge's notion of geographical expedition may be a means of doing this, even if “expedition” is a term to be used cautiously. Slow science may allow a more creative and critical Physical Geography centred on the very curiosity that makes being a scientist so interesting.