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“Scientific American has always been a favorite magazine of mine.
One might think that a podcast from Scientific American might contain something about....er, science. Unfortunately, this podcast is not about science. It's primarily about political views and science funding.
Everyone seems to remember Ike's warning in his farewell speech about the "Military Industrial Complex." But the speech also contains the warning about science and its funding:
"The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal employment, project allocation, and the power of money is ever present and is gravely to be regarded.
Yet in holding scientific discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite."
This podcast is what he was talking about. The host seems to believe that people are interested in science funding. And only in one direction, more.
If you are intersted in listening to a continuing argument of the Scopes Monkey Trial, this is your podcast.”Read full review »
Juan Tripp via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/22/15
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“Lots of good information, but it can be a little dry at times, and cheesy at others (though I must say that that is entirely bad - the Robert Milikan fellow, to oil drop a name - disturbing how funny I find that). All in all it is good, and it's nice to listen to on my way to class (a 20...”Read full review »
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United States of America ·
11/15/09
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