Word: experts
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...private sector. Crises existed that only Washington seemed willing to attack. Today the problems may be different, but they are no less urgent. One test of Nixon's philosophy will come when state and city governments show whether they can get by with more money but less control and expert guidance from Washington...
...ecologists are scientists who know that all nature is interconnected and that any intervention has far-reaching effects. They are moved to action not only by considerations of beauty and sentiment but also by growing knowledge of the possibly disastrous consequences of unthinking intervention. The need for their expert opinions is being increasingly felt in Congress, the regulatory agencies and corporations, giving them an influence that promises to match or surpass that of the outspoken atomic scientists...
...Spirit. Not every ecologist is as active as Commoner. Some are ill-equipped to influence political decisions in the right directions. Some risk making ecology more of a passing fad than a permanent force in U.S. life. Nevertheless, Americans can expect to hear many more expert warnings about the damage they are doing to their environment. Vice Admiral Hyman G. Rickover has described ecology as "the key science for correctly assessing the negative aspects of technology." And the new Jeremiahs are right in the spirit of the old: "I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof...
...what rank, 2) their standing in professional societies, and 3) whether they are board-certified specialists. According to these standards, doctors choose a topnotch doctor in only 33% of the cases involving a minor illness. With a more serious illness, they are more likely to seek the most expert care. But Bynder found it "particularly striking" that even in such instances, they buy the best in only 55% of the cases...
...academic days also often include informal talks with guest speakers. Some of this year's speakers have been statesman Averill Harriman, sociologist David Riesman '31, Far Eastern expert Edwin Reischauer and M.I.T. Linguistics professor Norm Chomsky...