QuoteBot: Wet Dreams and Nano-Hype

When the Twenty-First Century Nanotechnology R&D bill was being debated, it included a call for a comprehensive SEIN (Societal and Ethical Implications of Nanotechnology) center. (Howard) Lovy called a SEIN center "a philosophy and communications department head's wet dream come true," and I have little doubt he was describing me -- and on one level he is correct. For far too long, scientists have simply ignored the role of the public.

David Berube, writing in his book, Nano-Hype

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