The world today -- whether measured in technological or ecological terms -- appears to be
changing more rapidly than ever before.

There seems no way to stop or slow these processes
without causing immense, cascading catastrophe. The only alternative then is to
quicken our pace, to innovate past these growing pains. But where is the center of this innovation, and can it hold?

Science is the center, and academia, industry, and government all must work together to strengthen and stabilize it. It was science
that brought us here, through careful and systematic investigation -- and exploitation -- of phenomena in the natural world. And it is
the endeavor of science that holds the greatest promise for ensuring the continued and widespread positive growth of our civilization.

Yet remarkably, though it is so crucial in maintaining the accelerating pace of progress, the dissemination of scientific information
and scientific thought from labs and universities into the wider world is a languid, halting process. This is particularly true of scientific
knowledge that does not clearly lend itself to technology development. 

Read More at
http://seedmagazine.com/content/print/on_science_transfer/

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