What's more, in some quarters, atheism, far from being rare, is the norm -- among scientists, for example, particularly high-level scientists who populate academia.
But several other high-level scientists and military officials in the weapons programs have already surrendered and have apparently so far denied that Iraq had an active program to make unconventional weapons.
In Merchants of Doubt, the scientific historian Naomi Oreskes describes how a group of high-level scientists, with deep connections in politics and the tobacco industry, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge on the link between tobacco and cancer.
Like Voehringer, a growing number of high-level scientists are discovering the merits of temporary employment.
The HTS product market, he told the committee, could be worth $45 billion by 2025, creating as many as 150,000 jobs: "I would project that at least half of the jobs over the next 20 years would require high-level scientists and engineers to fully realize the potential of the HTS product market".
That's why Asia is forging ahead [in nanomedicine]." Singapore has shown to be a powerhouse of nanotech research as "it is pouring lots of money into recruiting high-level scientists in nanomedicine and nanotechnology," says Scott McNeil, who heads the U.S. National Cancer Institute's Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL).
Specifically, these high-level scientists and economists encourage leaders to commit to policies and programs that prioritize sustainable agriculture that delivers food security, improved livelihoods, resilience to climate change and environmental co-benefits.
Muffett told HuffPost the documents compiled by his nonprofit effectively become a precursor to the story in Merchants of Doubt, a book that details how "a loose-knit group of high-level scientists, with extensive political connections, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public" about the dangers of tobacco smoke and global warming.
The head of the US team was Nobel-prizewinning physicist Luis W Alvarez - the first high-level scientist with whom Clarke had worked.
Although trained at a very high level, German scientists are often in a disadvantaged position in the international job market.
Temporary work doesn't just mean doing clerical work; a growing number of high- level scientists are discovering that they like the independence it offers.
