SOCIETY is losing its long-standing faith in science’s ability to deliver a better world. And the events of 11 September last year have deepened this mistrust by making the world appear a more uncertain place, despite the fact that we know more about the natural world now than ever before.
This was the warning delivered by Howard Newby, the president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, in a keynote speech to open the association’s annual meeting this week in Leicester. “In the wake of September 11th, we’ve come to question our faith in social progress and in…
