Andy Boddington wrote:
> In today's Telegraph, Nobel laureate Harry Kroto accuses television managers
> of ignoring scientists. Scientists "have no outlet and there are few
> opportunities to get accurate information from the people at the sharp end
> of science". Apparently, people should be just as ashamed of not knowing
> about science as they would be of not having read Shakespeare.
There may be lots of science, but not many scientists. Perhaps he was lamenting the
lack of direct scientist to public interaction in the medium?
Just a thought,
'Much ado about nothing' was on recently :-)
Phil.
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