In recent years there has been a marked change in the way the British government is advised about scientific affairs. John Gribbin discusses this change, and the position of science in industrialised society today, in the light of the recent appointment of Dr Robert Press to coordinate the government's scientific advice.
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Should scientists be seen and not heard?. Nature 248, 722 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/248722a0
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