Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Scientists can learn from fantasy

Professor Peter Cullen ( Wentworth group) was one to try and get scientists to think laterally and recognise other cultures "THE ARTS" - insisting his students read CP Snow "2 cultures" .
After a career in applied sustainability science, I think we scientists need to go further; we need more than a mere reminder of the title of the book about ongoing threats to sound science and practice.
We need literature that goes to the essence of our own cultures cul de sacs - the world's of worldview: accepted political and religiuos traps of our day
For the modern western reader , try this old clothing on for size!

James Finn Garners ; Politically Correct book of Bedtime stories ---(Try reading it to an audience near you )

Whatever your view - if you don't know the problem, you have no hope of solving it.

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