I think British science is becoming more like American science - and then there is everybody else, I'm afraid.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
American science is much more organized, much more hierarchical than British science has been.
I think you know that I classify science as British science, American science, and everybody else.
I am a caricature of what British science is about in the way I work.
It is therefore not unreasonable to suppose that some portion of the neglect of science in England, may be attributed to the system of education we pursue.
Science shouldn't be just for scientists, and there are encouraging signs that it is becoming more pervasive in culture and the media.
Our society, the dominant culture doesn't like science. It doesn't like technology.
Science is the most durable and nondivisive way of thinking about the human circumstance. It transcends cultural, national, and political boundaries. You don't have American science versus Canadian science versus Japanese science.
After all, science is essentially international, and it is only through lack of the historical sense that national qualities have been attributed to it.
I'm a big believer that science is part of a larger cultural thing. Science is not all by itself.
Britain punches way above its weight in science, and I think we need to continue to do that, and anything that makes it easier to bring scientists in will be very welcome.