SCIENTIFIC WORLDS LOW TOLERANCE FOR CONTROVERSY MAY BE WHATS EXCLUDING YOUNG INVESTIGATORS

Authors
KRAUS N
Citation
N. Kraus, SCIENTIFIC WORLDS LOW TOLERANCE FOR CONTROVERSY MAY BE WHATS EXCLUDING YOUNG INVESTIGATORS, The Scientist, 8(24), 1994, pp. 13-13
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
The Scientist → ACNP
ISSN journal
08903670
Volume
8
Issue
24
Year of publication
1994
Pages
13 - 13
Database
ISI
SICI code
0890-3670(1994)8:24<13:SWLTFC>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
One of the most disturbing trends in research funding, says University of Texas Health Science Center professor Naomi Kraus, is the alarming decrease in the number of young scientists being funded, reflecting t he science establishment's low tolerance for controversy-and, therefor e, for original thought and innovation.