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Return to E-mail Discussion page Next in thread> From: mcspadden-garden.1@osu.edu (Brian B. McSpadden Gardener) > Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 18:09:51 -0400 > To: Science Integration Institute <info@scienceintegration.org> > Subject: Re: quote of the week > >> "What is science? The word is usually used to mean one of three things, or a >> mixture of them. I do not think we need to be precise - it is not always a >> good idea to be too precise. > > I think that the amount of precision one uses in discussing science should > depend on the audience/participants in the dialogue. Without precise > definitions, concepts cannot be communicated clearly or efficiently. To > remain nebulous has value at times (e.g. when trying to build political > consensus, or when developing new concepts). But I think that most > communication about science (its method, results, or practice) should be > direct and clear. > > Brian > > ****************************************** > Dr. Brian B. McSpadden Gardener > Department of Plant Pathology > The Ohio State University, OARDC > 1680 Madison Avenue > Wooster, OH 44691-4096 > 330 202 3565 PH > 330 263 3841 FAX > bbmg+@osu.edu > ****************************************** |
