Rather myopically, NZ cuts all funding to the humanities. I would argue that the challenges in our immediate future are not technological (we have the tech) but mostly social (value) based.
From the article: “The idea that somehow the economy doesn’t involve people seems to me a very strange one, ..”
The focus on the idea that a techno-fix (for the economy) would be right around the corner is exactly what got us here.
https://www.science.org/content/article/amid-cuts-basic-research-new-zealand-scraps-all-support-social-sciences
#science #funding #policy #governance #technology
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