John Ziman Quote

The cliché of scientific prose betrays itself "Hence we arrive at the conclusion that...." The audience to which scientific publications are addressed is not passive; by its cheering or booing, its bouquets or brickbats, it actively controls the substance of the communications that it receives.


Public Knowledge: An Essay Concerning the Social Dimension of, Science, Chapter 1 (p. 9)


The cliché of scientific prose betrays itself Hence we arrive at the conclusion that.... The audience to which scientific publications are addressed ...

The cliché of scientific prose betrays itself Hence we arrive at the conclusion that.... The audience to which scientific publications are addressed ...

The cliché of scientific prose betrays itself Hence we arrive at the conclusion that.... The audience to which scientific publications are addressed ...

The cliché of scientific prose betrays itself Hence we arrive at the conclusion that.... The audience to which scientific publications are addressed ...