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AFTERWORD
Pages 195-200

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... This detachment, especially given the current climate in which scientists and the organizations they represent are increasingly subject to intense scrutiny and criticism, is less than ideal. The head of NASA laments, "why is it so hard for the science and technology community to understand [that]
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From page 196...
... Nearly 200 years ago, reacting to the economic disruptions caused by the Industrial Revolution, Ned Ludd led a band of cottage handweavers through the countryside of Northern England smashing power looms and burning textile mills. In ISIS, 24 Luddites were hanged.2 Similarly, but, we hope, with less dire consequences, we are now experiencing what has been described as "a widespread, powerful, corrosive hostility toward science."3 In the words of one congressman, "the science community seems to think that as long as the money is flowing, I'm okay, you're okay, we're all okay and [it]
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From page 197...
... Rural-to-urban migration, ethnic conflicts, and the proliferation and dispersal of highly destructive technologies such as land mines threaten the stability, health, and productivity of all people. Scientific organizations such as the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, the TOM, and others around the world can play a central role in bringing nations together around a nonpolitical table to discuss mutual concerns and their potential solutions.
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From page 198...
... NOTES 1. Daniel Goldin, as quoted by Andrew Lawler in "Is Science Lobbying an Oxymoron?
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