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Globalization of Research: Implications for U.S. Science

BY WILLIAM A. BLANPIED Modern science provides what may be the first robust example of a globalized activity. The contributions of a Pole (Copernicus), a German (Kepler), and an Italian (Galileo) to what became known as the Newtonian synthesis is probably the most obvious case in point. Four centuries later, scientific research remains a highly [...]

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Posted by on March 11th, 2005 No Comments

Why Hollywood Rules the World EXCERPTED from Creative Destruction

BY TYLER COWEN When Hollywood penetrates global markets, to what extent is American culture being exported? Or is a new global culture being created, above and beyond its specifically American origins? There is no simple answer to this question. Critics of cultural imperialism make two separate and partially contradictory charges. Some are unhappy with the [...]

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Posted by on November 10th, 2004 No Comments