Peter & Helen Evans, Michael Crichton on Science Policy, IntellectualConservative.com, February 3, 2005. Excerpt: 'On Friday, January 28th, Michael Crichton, MD, spoke at the American Enterprise Institute on Science Policy in the 21st Century. His latest book, State of Fear, is the product of three years of examining environmental research, activism and policy. Dr. Crichton, a graduate of Harvard Medical School, as well as a best selling author with more than 100 million copies sold worldwide, addressed the audience as an informed citizen concerned with how politicized research results in distorted conclusions and misguided government policy....As an aside, he suggests that the results of publicly-funded research should be available to the public on the Internet.' (Thanks to Terry Foreman.)
(PS: If Crichton has said more about this than just the aside at the AEI talk, I'd be grateful for any pointers.)
Posted by
Peter Suber at 2/13/2005 08:14:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
