As I explain in this week's magazine (and on the New Yorker Out Loud podcast), Popenoe's interest in saving marriages grew out of his commitment to the "science" of eugenics: before he opened his marriage clinic, he was a leader in the campaign to sterilize the "unfit".
Julie Leask, an associate professor at Sydney University's school of public health, provides level-headed discussion on this topic: "To be committed to the science of immunisation ideally comes with a commitment to the science of immunisation behaviour.
The call comes from chief scientific adviser, John Harries: "Universities in Wales need to target 'star' research teams complementary to their areas of research strength and, by this predatory approach, signal to the world outside Wales that we are determined to make a success of our commitment to the science base in underpinning economic growth".
"Universities in Wales need to target 'star' research teams complementary to their areas of research strength and, by this predatory approach, signal to the world outside Wales that we are determined to make a success of our commitment to the science base in underpinning economic growth," he said.
Kuhn (1977) even claims that epistemic values define the shared commitments of science, that is, the standards of theory assessment that characterize the scientific approach as a whole.
As Imams we urge public school boards to affirm their commitment to the teaching of the science of evolution.
There clear government commitments, guided by the science and principles of equity, will be needed.
Another class of applications attempts to eliminate the commitments of science and common sense to (some or all) complex objects.
China and India have both said there is no need to start negotiations for new legally binding commitments until the next mandated review of the science ends in 2015.
