Isbn: 9780471488521 - Pioneering Research: a Risk Worth Taking (28 results)

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Condition: New. Explains the urgent need to maintain both the originality and freedom of expression that is so vital to our economic growth and scientific development. This book changes our understanding of the politics of scientific achievement. It is suitable for scientists, policy makers, and concerned laypeople. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations , maps, ports. BIC Classification: PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360. . 2004. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .…

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Condition: New. Explains the urgent need to maintain both the originality and freedom of expression that is so vital to our economic growth and scientific development. This book changes our understanding of the politics of scientific achievement. It is suitable for scientists, policy makers, and concerned laypeople. Num Pages: 198 pages, Illustrations , maps, ports. BIC Classification: PDK; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360. . 2004. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Condition: New. Explains the urgent need to maintain both the originality and freedom of expression that is so vital to our economic growth and scientific development. This book changes our understanding of the politics of scientific achievement. It is suitable for scienti.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Ask questions not on the agenda Explore ideas wherever they lead Pursue goals because they're important Create options not yet perceived According to premier researcher Don Braben, these are the vital intellectual processes that underlie all human achievement, the kinds of risk-taking activities that have made our civilization what it is today. Yet, warns Braben, the same pioneer spirit that fueled our meteoric industrial and scientific growth is now being undermined by a growing climate of corporate caution and conformity. In this groundbreaking manifesto on the importance of scientific freedom, Braben asserts that the greatest long-term risks facing humanity will not come from weapons of mass destruction, prolonged global war, devastating disease or famine, or even from extinction by a huge wayward meteor. Rather they will come from the debilitating attrition caused by the rising tides of bureaucracy and control that are steadily strangling human ingenuity and undermining our future. Addressing this serious and growing problem, Pioneering Research: A Risk Worth Taking explains the urgent need to maintain both the originality and freedom of expression that is so vital to our economic growth and scientific development. Citing global trends and attitudes that currently threaten these conditions, Braben details some bold new initiatives that may offer a possible solution. A compelling read for today's scientists, policy makers, and concerned laypeople, Braben's book will change our understanding of the politics of scientific achievement and expose the threat to our future from bureaucracy, paper trails, political correctness, lowest common denominator solutions, and accountability-the invisible chains that bind the imagination and damage our society irreparably. …

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Ask questions not on the agenda Explore ideas wherever they lead Pursue goals because they're important Create options not yet perceived According to premier researcher Don Braben, these are the vital intellectual processes that underlie all human achievement, the kinds of risk-taking activities that have made our civilization what it is today. Yet, warns Braben, the same pioneer spirit that fueled our meteoric industrial and scientific growth is now being undermined by a growing climate of corporate caution and conformity. In this groundbreaking manifesto on the importance of scientific freedom, Braben asserts that the greatest long-term risks facing humanity will not come from weapons of mass destruction, prolonged global war, devastating disease or famine, or even from extinction by a huge wayward meteor. Rather they will come from the debilitating attrition caused by the rising tides of bureaucracy and control that are steadily strangling human ingenuity and undermining our future. Addressing this serious and growing problem, Pioneering Research: A Risk Worth Taking explains the urgent need to maintain both the originality and freedom of expression that is so vital to our economic growth and scientific development. Citing global trends and attitudes that currently threaten these conditions, Braben details some bold new initiatives that may offer a possible solution. A compelling read for today's scientists, policy makers, and concerned laypeople, Braben's book will change our understanding of the politics of scientific achievement and expose the threat to our future from bureaucracy, paper trails, political correctness, lowest common denominator solutions, and accountability-the invisible chains that bind the imagination and damage our society irreparably. Explains the urgent need to maintain both the originality and freedom of expression that is so vital to our economic growth and scientific development. This book changes our understanding of the politics of scientific achievement. It is suitable for scientists, policy makers, and concerned laypeople. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …

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