Spiked asked 40 scientists to list dicoveries that would not have been made if today's risk-averse approach to science had prevailed in the past. Their collective response: "pretty much everything".
Matt Ridley also had a rather nice piece in The Guardian explaining why there can be more risk in impeding progress than in promoting it. My favourite bit:
"Organic farming is sustainable," says Indian biotechnologist CS Prakash. "It sustains poverty and malnutrition."Posted by timo at May 5, 2003 11:55 AM | TrackBack