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What’s So Special About Science (And How Much Should We Spend on It?)

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  • 2013
  • #Research #PhilosophyofScience
William H. Press
@WilliamHPress
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www.science.org
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Scientific research probes the deepest mysteries of the universe and of living things, and it creates applications and technologies that benefit humanity and create wealth. This “Be... Show More

Scientific research probes the deepest mysteries of the universe and of living things, and it creates applications and technologies that benefit humanity and create wealth.
This “Beauty and Benefits of Science” is the
the theme of this 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting.

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Michael Nielsen @michael_nielsen · Jul 30, 2022
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In general, I dislike arguments for any cause (including basic science) which are just motivated reasoning by self-interested advocates: "more for my ingroup!" Of course, Press's job was to advocate for more science funding! But this article is unusually thoughtful & principled
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