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Top Physicist Advocates Scientific Self-Censorship

spamania writes "The San Francisco Chronicle is running this article about a new book by Britain's astronomer royal, Sir Martin Rees, that advocates restricting scientific research in certain fields in the interest of public safety. In "Our Final Hour", Rees lends a sober, respectable voice to the oft-irrational ranting about nanotech, biotech, and other fields."

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  1. Self-censorship? by gpinzone · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Does that apply to Windows exploits as well?