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The Secret Life of Science - How It Really Works and Why It Matters (Hardcover)
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The Secret Life of Science - How It Really Works and Why It Matters (Hardcover)
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A revealing and provocative look at the current state of global
science We take the advance of science as given. But how does
science really work? Is it truly as healthy as we tend to think?
How does the system itself shape what scientists do? The Secret
Life of Science takes a clear-eyed and provocative look at the
current state of global science, shedding light on a cutthroat and
tightly tensioned enterprise that even scientists themselves often
don't fully understand. The Secret Life of Science is a dispatch
from the front lines of modern science. It paints a startling
picture of a complex scientific ecosystem that has become the most
competitive free-market environment on the planet. It reveals how
big this ecosystem really is, what motivates its participants, and
who reaps the rewards. Are there too few scientists in the world or
too many? Are some fields expanding at the expense of others? What
science is shared or published, and who determines what the public
gets to hear about? What is the future of science? Answering these
and other questions, this controversial book explains why
globalization is not necessarily good for science, nor is the
continued growth in the number of scientists. It portrays a
scientific community engaged in a race for limited resources that
determines whether careers are lost or won, whose research visions
become the mainstream, and whose vested interests end up in
control. The Secret Life of Science explains why this
hypercompetitive environment is stifling the diversity of research
and the resiliency of science itself, and why new ideas are needed
to ensure that the scientific enterprise remains healthy and
vibrant.
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