Dr. Erik M. Baker is a science historian who specializes in U.S. work culture and the impact of scientific expertise on workers' self-perception. Currently, he is a lecturer in the History of Science Department at Harvard University. He is also an associate editor at The Drift.Baker has published on the history of social science and American capitalism in Modern Intellectual History, History of the Human Sciences, and Studies in History and Philosophy of Science. His work has also appeared in n+1, The Baffler, and The Drift. His first book, "Make Your Own Job: The Entrepreneurial Work Ethic in Modern America," was published in 2024. Baker received his B.A. from Northwestern University and his Ph.D. from Harvard University.