1 The players and the game A brief introduction to science 2 Louis Pasteur, the end of a myth 3 Th e foundations of science called into question? 4 Th e credibility of the modern scientist 5 Science in literature A slice of scientific life 6 Th e longing for Solomon’s House 7 On the economics of scientific research Scientists breed at a much faster rate than money does 8 University and industry, a dangerous liaison 9 Sceptical fatalist or sophistic debater? On integrity and academic independence 10 Scientifi c opinion in the age of Facebook and Twitter 11 Real knowledge please! Science and democracy, References
Biography
Frank Miedema is professor of immunology and since 2009 dean of the Medical Faculty of Utrecht University and vice chairman of the board of the University Medical Center Utrecht. Before he joined UMC Utrecht in 2004, he was professor of immunology at the Academic Medical Center in Amsterdam and Director of Research of Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation. He has published widely on the pathogenesis of HIV/AIDS.
