On Mar 21, 2006, at 8:42 AM, ian glendinning wrote:
> Still have this nagging doubt that we'll need some tangible (and
> intelligible) examples to back up the high minded premises pretty
> quickly should anyone react to the press-release. Those of us who have
> spent time thinking about these issues recognise them instantly in the
> words; I'm not sure Joe Public or Ed Editor necessarily will.
I am in complete agreement. Perhaps it would be worthwhile to start a
documentary trail of the sort of things that we want to change. In
the realm of science, at least, one could bring attention to a slew
of "nanotechnology" articles that neither lead to any technological
advances nor create any new useful information or wisdom.
Ultimately, the rebellion must have some concrete, achievable cause.
Without it, those of us without tenure will be laughing stocks and
jobless.
Payam
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