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Tecnocratas frios

“As pesquisas confirmam que a ciência desperta muito interesse e admiração, junto com a crença irrealística de que ela pode resolver todos os problemas; mas há também os que têm intenso medo e hostilidade . . . Os profissionais da ciência são vistos como tecnocratas frios, anónimos, que não se importam com os outros.”

Lewis Wolpert, The Unnatural Nature of Science


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