Science and Engineering Indicators in America (2014)
From the front matter:
Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI) is first and foremost a volume of record comprising the major high-quality quantitative data on the U.S. and international science and engineering enterprise. SEI is factual and policy neutral. It does not offer policy options, and it does not make policy recommendations. SEI employs a variety of presentation styles—tables, figures, narrative text, bulleted text, Web-based links, highlights, introductions, conclusions, reference lists—to make the data accessible to readers with different information needs and different information-processing preferences.
The data are “indicators.” Indicators are quantitative representations that might reasonably be thought to provide summary information bearing on the scope, quality, and vitality of the science and engineering enterprise."
From Chapter 7 about the general public:
"Overall, Americans remain strong believers in the benefits of S&T even while seeing potential risks. Surveys since at least 1979 show that roughly 7 in 10 Americans see the effects of scientific research as more positive than negative for society. In 2012, this included 50% who said they believed the benefits “strongly” outweigh the negatives and 22% who said the benefits slightly outweigh the potential harms (appendix table 7-16). About 7% said science creates more harms than benefits. These numbers are generally consistent with earlier surveys; Americans saying the benefits strongly or slightly outweigh the harmful results have ranged from 68% to 80% since this question was initially asked in the 1970s (figure 7-10).
Americans with more education, income, and scientific knowledge hold a stronger belief in the benefits of science than others. For example, 55% of those who had not completed high school said they believe science does more good than harm, but 89% of those with bachelor’s degrees and 92% of those with graduate degrees expressed this view.
Similarly, 86% of those in the top income quartile saw more benefits than harms from science, whereas 60% of those in the lowest bracket expressed this view. Almost all (87%) of those in the top knowledge quartile said they saw more benefits than harms, but just half (50%) of those in the lowest knowledge quartile gave this response (appendix table 7-16).22
Science and Engineering Indicators (SEI) is first and foremost a volume of record comprising the major high-quality quantitative data on the U.S. and international science and engineering enterprise. SEI is factual and policy neutral. It does not offer policy options, and it does not make policy recommendations. SEI employs a variety of presentation styles—tables, figures, narrative text, bulleted text, Web-based links, highlights, introductions, conclusions, reference lists—to make the data accessible to readers with different information needs and different information-processing preferences.
The data are “indicators.” Indicators are quantitative representations that might reasonably be thought to provide summary information bearing on the scope, quality, and vitality of the science and engineering enterprise."
From Chapter 7 about the general public:
"Overall, Americans remain strong believers in the benefits of S&T even while seeing potential risks. Surveys since at least 1979 show that roughly 7 in 10 Americans see the effects of scientific research as more positive than negative for society. In 2012, this included 50% who said they believed the benefits “strongly” outweigh the negatives and 22% who said the benefits slightly outweigh the potential harms (appendix table 7-16). About 7% said science creates more harms than benefits. These numbers are generally consistent with earlier surveys; Americans saying the benefits strongly or slightly outweigh the harmful results have ranged from 68% to 80% since this question was initially asked in the 1970s (figure 7-10).
Americans with more education, income, and scientific knowledge hold a stronger belief in the benefits of science than others. For example, 55% of those who had not completed high school said they believe science does more good than harm, but 89% of those with bachelor’s degrees and 92% of those with graduate degrees expressed this view.
Similarly, 86% of those in the top income quartile saw more benefits than harms from science, whereas 60% of those in the lowest bracket expressed this view. Almost all (87%) of those in the top knowledge quartile said they saw more benefits than harms, but just half (50%) of those in the lowest knowledge quartile gave this response (appendix table 7-16).22
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About half of Americans (47% down from 58%) say that they have attended "informal science institutions" (zoos and museums), once a year. I just wrote an article for our local astronomy club about The Star of Bethlehem. It is a money-maker for everyone's local planetarium.
On the other hand, it has been strongly argued that it is perfectly moral to take a job for the government in an area where the govt has supplanted the free market, such as public education or parcel delivery. (It remains immoral to take a government job doing something that no one should do, like the SEC.)
The story of the eighth grade teacher was interesting. It should be considered a paradigm. +1 for that.
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female named Kate, and she even tried to herd slugs.
she liked the guinea hens best, though;;; she could get them
to quit admiring their reflections in the basement glass doors
and take off towards the barn where she thought they belonged. -- j
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Jan
from Colorado Naturals, I'd bet! -- j
p.s. these are Fuzzy's favorites::: http://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcosto...
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she will be herding the other dogs around! -- j
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how about a little Dewars to "thin the mix?" . remember
the scrawny old engineer in "up periscope?" -- j
p.s. that brings the second-stage "ask the gulch" question
back to mind. . if people don't have souls, what's all this fuss
about their being better than other animals? . OK. . just
put it in. . we'll see what gulchers say!
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as I understand it -- to "snake" water out of tight spots
where it would corrode expensive hardware if left there ...
we use it around here to prepare the way for Harley
chain spray which "snakes in" a heavier lube oil which
stays to do the lubrication job. . works soooooo well !!! -- j
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they trucked their chem weapons over to Syria just before
we arrived, as I understand it ... most of them, that is. -- j
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As I have said to many solipsistic people, you can choose to disregard reality, but then, the likelihood is that reality will inexorably destroy you.
On the other hand, if we ever meet in person, I see a bottle of nice brandy and some discussions til the wee small hours o'the'night.
Jan, thinks babies look like grubs
Molly interacts. Whew! Does she ever. Fortunately, she likes one of my shepherds pretty well and they run around together a lot. I don't think that Molly has internet access yet, but I am careful to not leave my computer accessible...who knows what would be showing up in the next FedEx delivery.
Jan
What is the name of your boat? Vingilote?
Jan
just over a hear ago from SoDam Insane's chem weapons.
the technology is here. . the enemy is here. . we must
learn to be more vigilant or we won't be here much longer. -- j
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