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Science's Roots

Mar 11, 2009

Science Progress posts the introduction from the upcoming book, Science Next, a collection of essays on science policy. In it, Jonathan Moreno and Rick Weiss write that science should go back to its progressive roots — roots that they say have shaped American history and given the US its vision as a "nation of perpetual progress." Moreno and Rick Weiss also write, "It is knowledge — including public knowledge and understanding of science as an engine of progress — that will reveal solutions to today's most pressing problems, including climate change, energy independence, and national security."

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