Excerpts from American and European media on the conduct of science.
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Many people believe-as once was said about war and generals- that science is too important to be left to the scientists. To whose care, then, shall the future of science be entrusted? We scientists ourselves must become more involved in determining how science will serve society and how society will influence the progress of science.
If education is the nutrient for a healthy science, freedom is the oxygen science must breathe. But those outside the discipline who place the highest economic and military value on science are just the ones most likely to place limitations on the movements of scientists and scientific ideas. Thus it is ...
