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To: Lane3 who wrote (6742)7/7/2003 12:53:16 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 7720
 
Science historians ponder naming 'enemies' in science literature
In a perspective article published in the July 4, 2003 issue of the journal Science, Arizona State University biologists and historians of science Matthew Chew and Manfred Laubichler discuss a fundamental problem in the science of ecology – its use of metaphorical language.

In the process, they are asking a question that has even greater consequences: can the way scientists communicate their findings warp or even dangerously mislead our perspective on science's meaning?...

eurekalert.org