Reviews Standards and Their Stories: How Quantifying, Classifying, and Formalizing Practices Shape Everyday Life by Martha Lampland and Susan Leigh Star, eds. By Science News March 27, 2009 at 1:45 pm - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print Standards are a fact of life, from cradle to coffin size.Cornell Univ., 2009, 244 p., $22.95. Standards and Their Stories: How Quantifying, Classifying, and Formalizing Practices Shape Everyday Life by Martha Lampland and Susan Leigh Star, eds.