Category Archives: Politics

It’s the Future, Stupid*

Posted on 28/03/2010 by Jon Butterworth

Today there is a letter in the Mail on Sunday from a bunch of astronomers and particle physicists backing up Suzanne Moore‘s piece last week. Her article was great (even if the juxtaposition of Carla Bruni’s rear and the now … Continue reading →

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Open Source Science

Posted on 06/03/2010 by Jon Butterworth

I have had enough brushes with eccentrics who think I am going to destroy the world with the Large Hadron Collider to appreciate that in scientific fields where many lives and dollars are genuinely at stake, pressures can be enormous … Continue reading →

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Don’t give up on the Tories?

Posted on 18/02/2010 by Jon Butterworth

Roger Highfield wrote a piece in the S Word highlighting the promise by Adam Afriyie (the shadow science minister) of major cuts to science whoever wins the election. Afriyie’s response today is on the face of it pretty much an … Continue reading →

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Stay broad in science, but focus the exploitation.

Posted on 15/02/2010 by Jon Butterworth

I have another piece in the New Scientists S-Word blog today, discussing Lord Drayson’s recent speech on science and economic return. My comments are intended constructively from the point of view of a committed scientist who believes that science is … Continue reading →

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