Science takes it on the chin

IN THE NEWS
I surely didn't expect to be posting as frequently as I do on science, but again, the Bush Administration's allergy for expert opinion is completely relevant to both (1) the themes of this blog, and (2) the weakening of funding for science, and its role in informing public policy. Today, the New York Times is running an article about how the US position in the science is slipping.

The measure used--the number of awards given to scientists in the US vs. other countries--is pretty crude, so the situation may not be as bad as this particular statistic indicates. But I wouldn't dismiss the problem quite the way this person does:

"It's all in the ebb and flow of globalization," said Jack Fritz, a senior officer at the National Academy of Engineering, an advisory body to the federal government. He called the declines "the next big thing we will have to adjust to."

I applaud the spread of scientific discovery around the world. You'd have to be a pretty small-hearted, narrow-minded person to think that we somehow lose if someone in Mumbai, Rio de Janiero, or Seoul makes a discovery instead of someone in Chicago or Atlanta. However, before you wave away all fears that there's more to the story than just globalization, pay careful attention to news stories like this or this. Or peruse Congressman Waxman's website.

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