“The scientific illiteracy of politicians, their simple lack of `feel’ for
what science is and what it can do, prevents them from exploring the deeper
questions . . . how can science be conducted so that . . . the thinkers have the
freedom to think, for that is the sine qua non; and how . . . can the
products of unfettered thought be harnessed for the needs of society?” No
changes there, then, since 1985. You’ll find this quote from New
ÒÁÈ˾þà and more in Scientifically Speaking, edited by Carl
Gaither and Alma Cavazos-Gaither. Published by IOP, £19.95/$24.95,…
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