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DIARY: August 24, 2001 10:50 AM Friday; Rod Welch

Science advances by focus on infrastructure, and ignorning science.

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SUBJECTS
Skills Advance by Ignoring Science to Focus on Building Infrastructur
Science Ignored in US But US Has Best Science in the World
Collaboration Cooperation v Competition Binary Forces to Balance
Discovery Luck Requires Time Resources to Pursue Pattern Recognition
Discover Opportunity & Fix Mistakes Using Metrics
Innovation Work Environment Improving Improvement, Continual Learning
Solve Problems
Scientific Discovery Innovation Solve Big Problems
Plan Perform Report Produces Intelligence Follow Up Action

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191301 - Follow up ref SDS 1 0001.
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191303 - Jack Park submitted a letter (for convenience is attached to my
191304 - response, ref DIT 1 0002) to the OHS/DKR team, that has been meeting
191305 - at SRI, which cites stronger interest in science in other countries as
191306 - a model for the US, and wonders why the US has the best science, when
191307 - most people ignore it.  The article contends the fact that science is
191308 - ignored by many, in fact most, US citizens, places our lead in science
191309 - at peril, which necessarily presents grave danger to the US.
191310 - ref DIT 1 00AT
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191312 -      [On 010828 Jack submits analysis that fear of accountability
191313 -      impedes effective communication. ref SDS 2 0001
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191315 - Submitted a response, ref DIT 1 0001, explaining.....
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191317 -      Genetic variability and successful science explain some of the
191318 -      variance in the interest and skills for science.
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191320 -      Not everyone is cut out for the scientific method of plan,
191321 -      perform, report that entails a lot of failure before stumbling
191322 -      onto something useful while looking for something else.
191323 -      ref DIT 1 FL5O
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191325 -      Emotional toll of rigorous work weeds out many, and
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191327 -      Some do not have the innate cognitive tools needed for
191328 -      productive scientific work, just as we lack the ability to dunk a
191329 -      basketball, or run the 100 in 9 flat, carry a tune make a speech,
191330 -      etc.
191331 -      ..
191332 -      Scientific discoveries and deployment through the market
191333 -      place has greatly expanded opportunities for people to work
191334 -      outside pure science and still contribute significantly to
191335 -      advance civilization through the magic of complimentary forces.
191336 -      ref DIT 1 F76L
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191338 -      Decrying ignorance about science may therefore be
191339 -      misplaced, since good science depends heavily on infrastructure
191340 -      created by non-science, and good infrastructure, like good
191341 -      science, requires focus to do well the work at hand, rather than
191342 -      be a jack-of-all-trades, a la Adam Smith.  In other words,
191343 -      science may be moving ahead, in part, because a lot of people
191344 -      ignore it. ref DIT 1 007P
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