Word: spending
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...20th century as an especially rich period of scientific discovery, but they may also recognize it to have been the time when public attitudes toward science began taking a turn for the worse. To combat the continuation of this latter trend, the institution of science must alter its practitioners spend some time sharing knowledge with the public in an understandable manner. In the event this not be done--in the event that scientists maintain their currently elite posture--then evolution will take its course. Whatever small efforts now exist to inform the public will continue to deteriorate. Understanding of science...
...Ladurie senses, the stuff of old drama with modern resonances. Yet Carnival in Romans is no mere clone of Montaillou: it is a more demanding work-a long day's journey into light. In that sense it is a braver book. The author dares, for example, to spend the entire second chapter talking about taxes. He cannot do otherwise. If sex and its avoidance preoccupied Montaillou, taxes and their avoidance seem to have preoccupied Romans and the countryside around...