what would a good scientific climate look like

[Julia Frugoli]

It occurred to me as I was cleaning out my email that our visions of what
science SHOULD be like have an outlet, so I offer this to the group:

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From: memuser at aaas.org (MEMUSER)
To: science at lists.aaas.org
Subject: SCIENCE MAGAZINE CONTEST DEADLINE APPROACHES - YOU COULD WIN
Date: Fri, Jun 4, 1999, 12:11 PM


     
     Try something new!  Enter our essay competition:
     Visions of the future-  A day in the life of a scientist
     
     SCIENCE is looking for essays visualizing the life of a scientist in 
     the year 2050. Essays will be judged on originality, range of 
     extrapolation from a scientific basis, and amusement value.  Winner(s) 
     will be published in SCIENCE and will receive a year's subscription to 
     SCIENCE.
     
     Essays are welcome up through 1 July 1999. Essays should be no more 
     than 2000 words in length and may include art. Winners will only be 
     declared if the essays meet the standards of the judges. For more 
     information, see 
     http://www.sciencemag.org/feature/beyond/visions.html. Submit your 
     essay along with your contact information to SCIENCE, 1200 New York 
     Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005, USA, or e-mail your submission to 
     visions at aaas.org. 


Julia Frugoli
Department of Plant Pathology & Microbiology
Texas A&M University
Southern Crop Improvement Facility MS#2123
College Station, TX 77843
phone 409-862-3495
FAX 409-862-4790