Pioneering Research Risk Worth Taking

Explains the urgent need to maintain both the originality and freedom of expression that is so vital to our economic growth and scientific development. This book changes our understanding of the politics of scientific achievement. It is suitable for scientists, policy makers, and concerned laypeople.

Foreword.Preface.Introduction,Chapter 1: Dissent and Research: The Supreme Stimulants.Chapter 2: The Power of Dissent: From Primates to Superpower.Chapter 3: The Rise from Oblivion.Chapter 4: Taming Research: The Problems of Success.Chapter 5: The Bureaucratic Jungle.Chapter 6: Prospects for Economic Growth.Chapter 7: Re-Creating the Golden Age.Chapter 8: Venture Research.Appendix 1: Some Results from the Venture Research Initiative Sponspored by British Petroleum.Appendix 2: The Venture Research Group.Bibliography.Index.