A Marginal View on Science Policy
June 7th, 2006Posted by: Roger Pielke, Jr.
Jack Stilgoe at DEMOS has a good post up on their blog referring to Terrence Kealey’s latest call for government to get out of the science funding business. I agree with Jack’s take on this:
Kealey’s view is pretty marginal, and doesn’t deserve a huge amount of attention. But it’s an interesting reminder of how some people view science as a homogenous factor of production. For Kealey, it’s about making sure that “science” gets done, rather than wondering about what science should get done and how.
Have a look at Jack’s post for links to Kealy’s op-ed and very useful background information, including a relevant DEMOS report on the public value of science.