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Contents
ОглавлениеThe Limited Role of Practical Applications
3. The Constitutional Status of Basic Research
Government Support for Science
Science Spending for the General Welfare
The Tension between Freedom and Funding
4. The Statutory Framework For Basic Research
Delegation to Agencies of Funding Decisions
The Absence of a Department of Science
Limits on Executive and Legislative Control of Agencies
The Virtual Absence of Judicial Review
The Privileged Legal Status of Science
5. Science versus Religion in American Law
The Framers’ Conception of Religion and Science
The Modern Dispute over the Theory of Evolution
The Constitutional Basis for Regulating Technology
Statutory Regulation through Delegation to Agencies
The Stringent Judicial Review of Regulatory Decisions
The Emergence of the Science Counselor
Superconductivity and the Science Counselor
7. The Human Genome Initiative and Human Responsibility
The Development of Modern Genetics
The Political History of the Genome Initiative
Big Science versus Little Science in Genome Research
The Regulatory Issues Ahead: Gene Therapy and Privacy
8. Nuclear Fusion: Boundless Optimism and Limited Energy
Alternative Approaches to Fusion
The National Environmental Policy Act and Fusion Research
The Solar Comparison and the Dream of Limitless Energy
9. Artificial Intelligence and the Essense of Humanity
The Origins of Artificial Intelligence
The Practical Impact of Artificial Intelligence
Consciousness and Human Uniqueness
The Debate over Computer Consciousness: Science versus Science