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The case for breaking out of your academic box
Science used to be broad because so few people could afford to do it. Now that more people can participate, the structures need to evolve too. Philosopher Alan Love explains.
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Alan Love
Alan Love is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Philosophy and Winton Chair in the Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota, as well as the Director of the Minnesota[…]
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