Science Needs Help
Just after posting about Quantum Diaries, I check the news and see an article on science in society in The Independent.
(via NanoBot)
The writer’s three wishes, at least as I understand them, come to:
- Educating others that basic science is “universal” and supposedly free of ethical issues until it is applied. (I’m not sure I agree 100%.)
- Making the “best” information on scientific issues available for public debate.
- Integrating scientists more into public and cultural life.
However, when the first sentence in the article is “science needs your help,” it implies a lot. Language is powerful — if you want to break down barriers between science and policy, do you really want to start off by implying that science (and scientists) are separated from society?
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