‘Oppenheimer’ warns against mindless STEM pursuit

Jannik Sinner complains to the umpire after losing a point aginst Colombia's Daniel Elahi Galan during their men's singles tennis match on the seventh day of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships to illustrate What if ethics regulation actually fostered ethic

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Reader's comments (3)

#1 Submitted by graff.... on August 19, 2023 - 2:25am

this author completely misses the point of both the film and the history. learn a little history, and less artificial ____

#2 Submitted by d.j.... on August 19, 2023 - 8:49am

Indeed. The author also uses Oppenheimer as an example for their polemic. What about Albert Einstein, Marie Curie Alfred Noble, Alan Turing, Tim Berners Lee: did they too "engage in mindless pursuit of STEM?" It would have been more balanced to know who or what the author considers acceptable face of STEM. And what defines the difference.

#3 Submitted by ggenovaf on August 26, 2023 - 1:25pm

@graff.40: What is the point of both the film and the history, in your opinion?

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