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VERY frequently we hear the complaint that, in connexion with certain of our activities, there iare too many conferences and too little achievement. Specialists gather to discuss their own aspirations and grievances; they deliver their criticisms and indicate ohow society is refusing the positive reconstruction which would result from the realisation of the aspirations, the removal of the grievances, and the careful examination of the criticisms: but definite suggestions which shall be understood by the plain man are said to be rare. The complaint may be justified particularly where the specialists are concerned with teaching and with the implications of scientific developments. In both cases, results, so far as they affect the life of the plain man, are not immediately apparent, and he is therefore apt to glance at conference reports with some impatience and hasten back to his more ‘practical’ pursuits.
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Technical and Intellectual Values. Nature 117, 813–814 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/117813a0
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