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If we define the "security" our image of various parts of the total
system as the probability of their suffering significant changes, then
we would reverse the order of hardness and see the social sciences as
the most secure, and again the biological sciences as somewhere in
between.
At the same time, the politicians demand of scientists that they tailor
their research to 'economics needs', that they award a higher priority
to research proposals that are 'near the market' and can be translated
into the greatest return on investment in the shortest time.
When we learn that the distinguished professor assuring us of the
safety of a particular product holds a consultancy with the company
making it, we cannot be blamed for wondering whether his fee might
conceivably cloud his professional judgment.
If we define the "security" our image of various parts of the total
system as the probability of their suffering significant changes, then
we would reverse the order of hardness and see the social sciences as
the most secure, and again the biological sciences as somewhere in
between.
At the same time, the politicians demand of scientists that they tailor
their research to 'economics needs', that they award a higher priority
to research proposals that are 'near the market' and can be translated
into the greatest return on investment in the shortest time.
When we learn that the distinguished professor assuring us of the
safety of a particular product holds a consultancy with the company
making it, we cannot be blamed for wondering whether his fee might
conceivably cloud his professional judgment.