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January 7, 2000
Why Should Scientists Bother Talking to the Public?: Graham Farmelo is Head of Exhibitions in the London Science Museum's Welcome Wing, opening June 2000. There is no point in scientists trying to talk to the public--it does more harm than good. That was the belief of Wilhelm Röntgen, discoverer of x-rays. Was he right? There is a case for young scientists, at the peak of their creative power, to opt out of the communication business. It seems only...

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