On 24/01/2009, at 10:53 AM, Nick Arnett wrote: > On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Charlie Bell > <char...@culturelist.org>wrote: >> >> >> It's closer to the first example you suggest than the second, but >> it's >> part of a general trope of less-good science writing that pitches >> every new minor spin on science as rewriting the whole body of theory >> that is really starting to wind me up. > > > I'll bet you were happy, as I was, to hear applause when Obama said > "We will > restore *science* to its rightful place..."
Oh yes, absolutely. And he's made a fantastic start, IMO. Choices I applaud on the most part for his Cabinet, and his early moves to reverse some of the constitutional disarray of the last 8 years fill me with hope again. I'm not sure that most Americans realise how this election has affected people all over the world. Charlie. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
