Dog eat dog
| 27 October, 2010 | Richard P. Grant |
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Following the success (of a sort) of the Science is Vital campaign I have been co-organizing the last few weeks, I’m wondering what the response is in other countries. Specifically, are you pleased that the UK science budget has been ring-fenced, or are you (secretly, maybe) disappointed that we’re still competing with everyone else?
In other words, does your love of science transcend national competitiveness?
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I’m not happy if another country reduces science spending not because of love of science but because if other countries cut funding it can send a message to our own nation that its not worth investing in science.
Very good point, Kav.
Only if that science spending is actually military reseach.
I promise you, we have no reasons for a secret disappointment. And considering behaviour of your government and your campaign, we are cocksure that we shall never have any reasons for such disappointment in future… 😉
We wish your campaign further successes.
Is there a poll here? Where do I click?
But – my answer is “no”, I am not secretly happy when other countries cut science budgets. We collaborate with all kinds of people around the world, and it’s no help at all if they don’t have money to do their research.
you having trouble seeing the poll, rwintle? Whassup with that?
Dog should not eat dog…,i.e.., if dog eat another dog ,it finally leads to the extinction of the dog population either directly or indirectly..That is same thing can be applied even in scientific world…
What do I feel is where ever you go the only thing can be applied is “survival of the fittest”… I mean every dog tries to be fit on their own way in that way it leads to the weak dog population becomes strong dog population..
What I mean is., I am not happy because when other countries cut science budgets it finally effects (towards disappearance) the fundamentals of science i.e., it reduce the fitness of science.
Thanks for the news digest. Many of the articles are really interesting and come from journals I wouldn’t normally read (I work in molecular cell biology). I’d like to answer your survey, but I don’t know how. You’ve asked four questions, the members of each pair of which is mutually exclusive; thus the only possible answer is ‘yes’. A || (!A) == true for all A. I understand what you’re asking, just not how to answer. My reply would be that I never like to see funding to science cut and don’t see science as a nationalistic pursuit.