The United States has been at war or in conflict with other peoples for roughly 225 of its 250 years of existence. No other nation has, on the face of it, been more war-like in the same period. The reasons for war (declared or otherwise) are varied, and in some cases one might say areContinue reading “United States – Keeping the Peace, or Addicted to Killing?”
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Who do you nominate to be the greatest influence on science?
In my local Science discussion group, the current topic of debate is “who do you nominate to be the greatest influence on science?” – This is a very hard question to answer! Science generally progresses through the collaborative output of thousands of minds. Derek J. de Solla Price estimated that 80-90% of all scientists whoContinue reading “Who do you nominate to be the greatest influence on science?”
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