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SUMMARY:How Science Really Works\, and Why It Matters - Prof. Jeremy Baumb
 erg\, University of Cambridge
DTSTART:20190121T193000Z
DTEND:20190121T210000Z
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CONTACT:John Cook
DESCRIPTION:*Is the scientific enterprise as healthy as we think? How does
  the system shape what scientists do? Are there too few scientists in the 
 world or too many? Can globalization be bad for science?*\n\nIs the scient
 ific enterprise truly as healthy as we tend to think? How does the system 
 itself shape what scientists do? The Secret Life of Science takes a clear-
 eyed and provocative look at the current state of global science\, sheddin
 g light on a cutthroat and tightly tensioned enterprise that even scientis
 ts themselves often don’t fully understand. This dispatch from the front
  lines of modern science paints a startling picture of a complex scientifi
 c ecosystem that has become the most competitive free market environment o
 n the planet. It reveals how big this ecosystem really is\, what motivates
  its participants\, and who reaps the rewards. Are there too few scientist
 s in the world or too many? Are some fields expanding at the expense of ot
 hers? What science is shared or published\, and who determines what the pu
 blic gets to hear about? What is the future of science? Answering these an
 d other questions explains why globalization is not necessarily good for s
 cience\, nor is the continued growth in the number of scientists. It portr
 ays a scientific community engaged in a race for limited resources that de
 termines whether careers are lost or won\, whose research visions become t
 he mainstream\, and whose vested interests end up in control.\n\n"Add to c
 alendar":https://www.addevent.com/event/?Sn2198108\n\n"Find out more about
  this event":https://www.csar.org.uk/lectures/2018-2019/tbc-21-jan-19/\n\n
 "Find out more about CSAR membership":http://www.csar.org.uk/membership/\n
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LOCATION:The Wolfson Hall\, Churchill College\, Storey's Way\, Cambridge\,
  CB3 0DS
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