The media thinks that you have to make science sexy and concentrate on themes such as rivalry and the human issues.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Scientists generally are really chicken about getting involved in some kind of dispute. As a broadcaster, I find it very difficult to urge them, if it is a controversial subject. They don't want to have science being portrayed badly.
Science shouldn't be just for scientists, and there are encouraging signs that it is becoming more pervasive in culture and the media.
Science is very vibrant. There are always new observations to be found. And it's all in the interest in challenging the authority that came before you. That's consistent with the punk rock ethos that suggests that you should not take what people say at face value.
Science has become politicized, and that's an embarrassment.
By exploring the political and moral colorings of discoveries about what makes us tick, we can have a more honest science and a less fearful intellectual milieu.
Science is definitely part of America's infrastructure, the engine of prosperity. And yet science is given almost no visibility in the media.
Science moves fastest when there's plenty of debate and controversy.
No science is immune to the infection of politics and the corruption of power.
There is need for more science in politics and less politics in science.
Society understands the architecture of academia and knows there are relevant qualifications in different fields, and the media accepts the idea of specialisations and accords greater respect to those with greater expertise. With one exception: climate science.