Analyzes the information-seeking patterns of a group of research physicists and chemists and compares them with the information seeking activities of a group of social scientists obtained from a previous study. The impact of developments in information technology on the information or communication patterns of all of the researchers is considered.…

Discusses the responsibilities of scientists on the issue of gender equity in the sciences. Explains the necessary steps to increase female involvement in the sciences and achieve gender equity. (Contains 12 references.) (YDS)

Fiscal year 2001 marked an important milestone in policies to attract and retain women in science and engineering. That year, the National Science Foundation (NSF) initiated an awards program called ADVANCE at a funding level of $19 million. The program supports efforts by institutions and individuals to empower women to participate fully in…

This study sought the answer to the question, "What do retired scientists do?" A questionnaire was mailed to scientists who had a Ph.D. or equivalent and who had retired from the staffs of 76 universities from 1960 to 1963. It was designed to inquire into the following: (1) reactions and adjustment to retirement; (2) criteria for a job for a…

An examination of the Life Sciences section of Current Contents 1968-1970 revealed that 2,907 manuscripts in the biomedical sciences written by Latin American scientists appeared in journals published outside the subcontinent. These results are analyzed. (Author/JB)

Reports on analysis of the memberships in affiliated associations held by members of the American Institute of Biological Sciences. Discusses models to account for the data on multiple memberships. (AL)

Critiques papers previously published concerning the control of science and engineering (EJ 047 118, EJ 047 763, EJ 047 971, and EJ 047 972). Believes that to ensure socially responsible development of science and engineering, scientists and engineers need to exercise their individual ethical values, rather than to establish an expert" review…

Discussion of women's role as scientists. General statistics are given concerning the number of women in the various professions and their academic backgrounds, employment, and productivity. Influences of social attitudes and structures are discussed along with career opportunities. (DF)

Discusses the limitations of science, the social responsibility of scientists, the need for more and better science popularization, and the education and characteristics of scientists. (EB)

Explores the role that contact between Soviet and American scientists, at governmental and relatively informal levels in Pugwash conferences, has in the attainment of world peace. (AL)

Review of the research literature on the characteristics of creative individuals finds them to be concentrated in artistic and investigative occupations. Individuals in different arts and investigative fields differed considerably in personality traits, and more creative individuals did not differ from the less creative in the same ways across…