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zetalabs | 6 years ago | on: Scientists must rise above politics and restate their value to society

Some scientists are already doing exactly that, closing the gap between research-driven science focused on understanding, and the role of scientists integrating it in society via politics.

(Disclaimer: Not my book, but a friend's) You can learn more on the topic in "Impact Science: The science of getting to radical social and environmental breakthroughs" which comes with a wonderful list of real-world stories.

https://www.amazon.com/Impact-Science-environmental-breakthr...

zetalabs | 12 years ago | on: Half-Life Inbox: A Realistic Way to Tackle E-mail

Precisely the model we follow :), and the reason we named the tool that way: "Not only does Half-Life refer to the scientific model, it refers to the feeling that we spend half our lives on answering e-mails."
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