How do we take a more scientific approach to politics? There are some areas of study that are within the public mind immune to science due to their being high level abstract areas of study, but this need not be the case
Why do we have such a strict separation of government and science? Why is there not a stronger linkage and why are more scientists not involved in politics?
When it comes to making scientific progress, often politics gets in the way when it comes to everything from funding of research organizations to maintenance of the existence of these organizations themselves. So surely focusing on this aspect, a political one, could actually give more scientific dividends down the line than even engaging in scientific research right now? Surely a more scientifically minded geopolitical scenario would result in more scientific progress longterm than even decades of short-term scientific progress? The same can be said for education, surely increasing the educator to researcher ratio a bit would have greater longterm dividends? Anyone see this?
Why do we have such a strict separation of government and science? Why is there not a stronger linkage and why are more scientists not involved in politics?
When it comes to making scientific progress, often politics gets in the way when it comes to everything from funding of research organizations to maintenance of the existence of these organizations themselves. So surely focusing on this aspect, a political one, could actually give more scientific dividends down the line than even engaging in scientific research right now? Surely a more scientifically minded geopolitical scenario would result in more scientific progress longterm than even decades of short-term scientific progress? The same can be said for education, surely increasing the educator to researcher ratio a bit would have greater longterm dividends? Anyone see this?
