Many people feel that the making of value judgments is an important aspect of the work of science. This paper explores some of the arguments in support of the claim that scientific work requires individual and social values and raises significant moral questions. Discussed here are: (1) the constitutive value of science; (2) the ethics involved in…

A mathematical model of the Ph.D. scientist labor market demonstrates that subsidies of graduate training can be more cost effective than higher wages if the supply of doctorates is substantially more responsive to $1000 of early subsidy than to higher future wages with a present discounted value of $1000. Whether this is true is an unsettled…

Explores lack of rapport between scientists and management in business and industry, and stresses need for communication of priorities and points of view. (JMF)

Reviews the reasons a large measure of freedom is essential to the pursuit of science, and also discusses why scientists can best preserve that freedom by exercising a large measure of social responsibility. (HM)

Reviews the progress of scientific knowledge in the United States from its beginning including the long-term value of "basic" versus "applied" science. (Author/RK)

Reviews the Science Talent Search scholarship program which rewards scientific research efforts of secondary students. Also includes a description of this year's ten top winners and their projects. (SL)

Brief descriptions of the accomplishments of recent recipients of the National Medal of Science are provided. (CP)

Questionnaires were distributed to 1,100 behavioral, biological, physical and social scientists at a major research university. Those surveyed said they suspected a colleague of falsifying data and 54% of them had failed to check out the suspicions or to take action to remedy the situation. (MLW)

Maintains that the myth that there is no politics of science is dangerous because the denial prevents the establishment of measures to democratically control the influence. Examines the role behavior of scientists, science as a social phenomenon, and the institutional context of science in the United States. (JDH)

A bibliography is itself a database from which may be extracted useful information about both scientific fields and the practitioners who work in them. How bibliographies store and reveal this information is discussed. For example, one can identify problems being researched by scientists by examining publication titles. (RM)

Discusses the present concern in the scientific community over support for scientific research and training and examines this topic in terms of two questions: "To whom should scientists talk?" and "What should scientists way?" (JR)

Discusses the origin of de Broglie's concept and its influences on his contemporaries, notably on Einstein, Schrodinger, Elsasser, Davisson, and Thomson. Indicates that the theory served not only as the starting point of quantum mechanics, but also opened new experimental possibilities. Historical inaccuracies are corrected with new material…

Discusses the scientific objectives of the space missions to illustrate the role of scientists in space-borne research studies. Included is a tentative list of demonstration experiments worth conducting in order to attain pedagogical goals. (CC)

Discusses variables and parameters involved in scientific research to set up guidelines for research workers. Indicates that flexibility, perseverance, and self-awareness are necessary traits for researchers to function in a universe of continuous change. (CC)

Practices and products of scientific research have been threatening human privacy. Strong guidelines should be enforced by world organizations to prevent this. Practicing professionals should also resist temptations for infringing upon other's rights. (PS)