There is not much that even the most socially responsible scientists can do as individuals, or even as a group, about the social consequences of their activities. (Eric Hobsbawm)

There is not much that even the most socially responsible scientists can do as individuals, or even as a group, about the social consequences of their activities.

Eric Hobsbawm

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