Further reading Daniel Sarewitz, an analyst of the interface of science and society who teaches at Arizona State University, recently wrote an extraordinary and comprehensive essay warming of perils ahead for both science and society if institutions of science don't shift priorities. (dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com)
A hopeful society has institutions of science and medicine that do not cut ethical corners, and that recognize the matchless value of every life. (firstthings.com)
The successful conquest of the institutions of science by overtly politicized forces would change little on the ground, but it would help to update society's perceptions so that they match the underlying reality. (firstthings.com)