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Science for the Public Good Improve Human Life Corn yield in Missouri Basic Scientific Research is Capital Not directed Curiosity driven Relies on prior work in many areas Basis for all applied research Vannevar Bush Government

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Science for the Public Good

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Corn yield in Missouri

Improve Human Life

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“Basic Scientific Research is Capital”

Not directed Curiosity driven Relies on prior work in many areas Basis for all applied research

Vannevar Bush

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Government Policies Support Research

billions

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Not possible to predict the utility of a specific research project It may take a long time before utility is discovered

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Global Positioning Satellites

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Strontium Lattice Clock

Accurate – less than 1 second in 15 billion years Distance is determined by the time that light takes to arrive at object

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Velocity and Gravity distorts time-space

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Gravity distortion of time = 45 microseconds / day Velocity distortion of time = 7 microseconds / day Error of GPS system = 10 km /day

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Bacterial Genome of Streptococcus

Lier, et al, Front. Genet., 15 June 2015

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Communicating Science

Support of scientific enterprise
Public understanding
Ability to use facts in decisions
Facts for Government Policies

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Policy Based on Science

Climate Change Genetically Modified Foods Vaccines Energy Immigration Nuclear Arms Toxicology and pollution Emerging infectious diseases Etc., etc., etc.

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Facts vs Opinion

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Fact vs Fake

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