I think the reason people are dealing with science less well now than 50 years ago is that it has become so complicated.

I think the reason people are dealing with science less well now than 50 years ago is that it has become so complicated.

Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner imagined by outsiders. Instead, its steps forward (and sometimes backward) are often very human events in which personalities and cultural traditions play major roles.

Take young researchers, put them together in virtual seclusion, give them an unprecedented degree of freedom and turn up the pressure by fostering competitiveness.

Social science virtually abhors the event. Not without reason; the short-term is the most capricious and deceptive form of time.

For people to walk in feces in the wealthiest country in the world is an abomination -- for whatever reason, ... When the tsunami hit, we got there in 48 hours, yet it took days to get to New Orleans. What does that say?