Are our universities producing too many PhDs?
As we enter the 21st century, we face a world that will be increasingly dominated by science and technology. More and more jobs will require many of the analytical and thinking skills of a scientist. Citizens everywhere must also become better able to evaluate and understand the judgements of scientific and technical experts when making personal and community decisions. To spread the values and knowledge of science much more widely throughout our societies, we must also spread scientists. Therefore, advanced training in science and the acquisition of important skills through an extensive exposure to research are valuable tools for a wide variety of occupations.
Alberts
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Dept of Biochemistry and Biophysics, UCSF; National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Avenue, Washington, DC 20148, USA. balberts@nas.edu
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