From their 'about us' page:-
“The Social Affairs Unit is famous for ...[and] for raising questions which
strike most people most of the time as too dangerous or too difficult to
think about.”
Oooo, aren't they the bad boys of right-wing think tank world...
>From: Tanya Lake <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: "psci-com: on the public understanding of science"
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>Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] [big-chat] why should children learn science??
>Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 13:58:48 +0100
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>Quoting Kat Arney <[log in to unmask]>:
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> > Wow! Can you spell "bitter and twisted"?!
> > Kat
>
>I love the bio at the end:
>"An S-level at grade A when it meant A."
>
>Also not convinced how to tinker with a car without using some science... I
>would go for the washing of it - but you'll need to get the right water
>temperature and detergent water mix.. sounds sciency to me ;)
>
>Tanya
>
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