Years ago the Ivory Tower was a place where scientists cloistered themselves to do research without bias and results were published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Those reading the research made the decisions whether or not the research was useful and decide to act upon it or not. Indeed, physicians were considered capable of reading the research and making their own decisions about whether to incorporate the findings into their practice or not. A lot of this research was housed on college campuses and much of it in government facilities. The implication was that the researchers weren’t terribly concerned about the every day lives of those outside their community. In truth, the public considered the Ivory Tower sort of out of touch with reality.
The Ivory Tower and Poisoned Wells
The Ivory Tower and Poisoned Wells
The Ivory Tower and Poisoned Wells
Years ago the Ivory Tower was a place where scientists cloistered themselves to do research without bias and results were published in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Those reading the research made the decisions whether or not the research was useful and decide to act upon it or not. Indeed, physicians were considered capable of reading the research and making their own decisions about whether to incorporate the findings into their practice or not. A lot of this research was housed on college campuses and much of it in government facilities. The implication was that the researchers weren’t terribly concerned about the every day lives of those outside their community. In truth, the public considered the Ivory Tower sort of out of touch with reality.