严新气功顾问候选院士神秘主义凯觎科学殿堂

中国科学院20059月6日《关于公布2005年院士增选初步候选人名单的公告》中公布的145名院士候选人中有—位身份特殊的人物,他就是“国际严新气功学会”科学顾问佘振苏。作为院士候选人,我们感兴趣的是佘振苏对于严新气功这样的神秘事物的笃信。佘振苏笃信严新气功,是由他的《严新气功与人生事业——我的学功过程》透露出来的,这篇收录在《严新气功文集》亲历文章     

叶笃正院士坚持科学精神的一桩往事

今年年初,中国科学院院士叶笃正被授予我国国家最高科学技术奖。国内主流媒体纷纷报道了叶老的辉煌业绩和大家风范。这使我想起2000年才知道的叶老的一桩往事。为核实此事,我在当年7 月拜访了叶老。事情发生在1987年。当时,出生于1916年的叶老已从中国科学院副院长的职位上退了下来,但还担任着《中国科学》杂志主编的职务。     

科学要求的是求真——访李启虎院士

2007年4月26日,本刊记者采访了中国科学院院士李启虎研究员。李院士是水声信号处理和声     

坚持实践 乐于奉献——访刘嘉麒院士

刘嘉麒，中国科学院院士、火山地质与第四纪地质学家。1965年毕业于长春地质学院，1986年获得中国科技大学研究生院理学博士，曾任中国科学院地质研究所所长，中国第四纪科学研究会理事长：现为中国科学院地质与地球物理研究所研究员，中国科普作家协会理事长。承担并完成过多项国家级和国际合作项目，对中国东北、西北、青藏高原和南、北极等地区进行过广泛地质环境调查，     

弘扬科学精神 科学对待“创新”—访吴宏鑫院士

2008年1月3日上午，本刊记者采访了北京控制工程研究所的中科院院士吴宏鑫研究员。吴宏鑫院士1965年毕业于清华大学自动控制系，毕业后一直从事航天领域与工业过程的自动控制理论与应用的研究。     

弘扬科学精神 拒绝伪科学——访吴有生院士

吴有生院士是中国船舶科学研究中心的名誉所长,是中国造船工程学会的常务理事,曾任国际船舶实用设计大会主席、国际船舶结构大会常委(代表包括台湾在内的整个中国地区)、中国力学学会副理事长、中国振动工程学会副理事长和中国造船学会船舶力学委员会主任,是一个从事了40年船舶科学技术研究的专家。多年来,吴有生院士一直关心科学事业的发展,关注科学界发生的事件,尤     

仁者仁医 世之楷模——著名医学家裘法祖院士的行医之道

2004年12月6日,中国科学院院士、著名外科学家、华中科技大学教授、博士生导师、中共党员、同济医学院创始人裘法祖被授予“人民医学家”荣誉称号,这是湖北省人民政府在裘教授迎来九十华诞暨从医65周年之际送给他的一份精美礼物。这位医术精湛、医德高尚、为我国医学事业做出了杰出贡献的著名医学家,受到了人民群众的高度评价和尊重,也为广大的科技工作者,尤其是医学教育和医疗卫生工作者,树立了光辉的榜样。裘教授从医60多年来,不仅以其精湛的医术点燃了无数人的生命之灯而享誉海内外,他的高尚医德同样也赢得了社会的普遍赞誉而成为世之楷模。     

A Quiet Revolution: The Birth of the Genetic Counselor at Sarah Lawrence College, 1969

In 1969 Melissa Richter founded the first master’s degree genetic counseling program in the country at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York. This article examines the myriad factors that contributed to the birth of the genetic counselor and situates this historical watershed in its social, cultural, academic, and medical context. This article highlights Richter’s prescience and path-breaking vision, evaluates the Sarah Lawrence program during the years of her directorship (1969–1972), and explores how this early foundation subsequently shaped the field of genetic counseling. Close attention is paid to the ethical issues that concerned Richter and their ongoing relevance to genetic health professionals today. This article is based on historical research in archives, consultation of primary sources, and oral history interviews with genetic counselors, geneticists, and allied professionals.     

"全国逻辑与计算机科学学术研讨会"综述

由中山大学逻辑与认知研究所主办的全国逻辑与计算机科学学术研讨会 ,于 2 0 0 1年 7月 9日至 1 0日在清华园召开。参加会议的有来自教育部、中国社会科学院、中国科学院、人民出版社以及全国各高校的近 50名专家学者。会议围绕“2 1世纪的逻辑学”的主题 ,对2 1世纪逻辑学发展     

Science at the Supermarket: Multiplication,Personalization and Consumption of Science in Everyday Life

Which is the kind science’s psychological guidance upon everyday life? I will try to discuss some issues about the role that techno-scientific knowledge plays in sense-making and decision making about practical questions of life. This relation of both love and hate, antagonism and connivance is inscribable in a wider debate between a trend of science to intervene in fields that are traditionally prerogative of political, religious or ethical choices, and, on the other side, the position of those who aim at stemming “technocracy” and governing these processes. I argue that multiplication, personalization and consumption are the characteristics of the relationship between science, technology and society in the age of “multiculturalism” and “multi-scientism”. This makes more difficult but intriguing the study and understanding of the processes through which scientific knowledge is socialized. Science topics, like biotech, climate change, etc. are today an unavoidable reference frame. It is not possible to not know them and to attach them to the most disparate questions. Like in the case of Moscovici’s “Freud for all seasons”, the fact itself that the members of a group or a society believe in science as a reference point for others, roots its social representation and the belief that it can solve everyday life problems.     

The Moderating Effect of Type of Deviance on the Relationships among Gender,Morality, Deviant Peers,and Deviance

Empirical research indicates that males are not only more likely to associate with deviant friends, but are also more strongly affected by such association than females. Literature to date also finds that the gendered effect of deviant association is explained by the gender difference in morality, such that weaker morality leaves males more susceptible to the effect of deviant association. This study replicates previous research but goes further by utilizing unique self-reported data (N = 502) that contains 15 deviant behaviors and examines how the type of deviance moderates relationships among gender, morality, deviant association, and deviance.     

The Moderating Impact of Social Networks on the Relationships Among Core Values,Partisanship, and Candidate Evaluations

Social networks are increasingly becoming recognized as a source of influence on political attitudes and behavior. In this study, we examine the moderating impact of social networks on the relationship among several attitudes. We argue that those who regularly interact with individuals with different views from their own will be more likely to think of themselves in nonpartisan terms. It is therefore hypothesized that an individual's discussion network influences the relationship between one's support for various core values and one's partisanship. As a corollary, we argue that disagreement in discussion networks reduces individuals' reliance on partisanship when forming subsequent attitudes. To test these propositions, we employ data asking respondents to list individuals with whom they discuss politics on a regular basis and who such individuals supported in a recent election to create a measure of network disagreement. Empirical tests provide strong support for our hypotheses.     

The Effect of Broken Exhibits on the Experiences of Visitors at a Science Museum

ABSTRACT

This study explores visitors' perceptions of “broken” exhibits at the Museum of Science, Boston. Data were collected through comment cards, timing and tracking maps, exit interviews, surveys, and focus groups. Analysis of the data shows that the number of broken exhibits a visitor perceives impacts their disappointment in the gallery more than Museum counts of broken exhibits. The perceived broken exhibits follow a hierarchy. They are most often reported when they are non-functional. Partially functioning exhibits and design issues (such as poor usability and missing or incorrect information) are also reported, but less frequently. Pine and Gilmore's Field Guide for the Experience Economy (2005) is used as a framework to interpret the findings. Suggestions are made for ways of decreasing the effect of broken exhibits on visitor experiences.