U.S. science in a changing context: A perspective

Radford Byerly, Jr.

• Introduction
• The General Context of Science in the United States
  • The economy.
  • Dilemmas.
  • Promises.
  • Change itself.
  • The culture of science.
  • Interactions With the Context
• The Congressional Context
  • The Mikulski View
    • The White House view.
    • Supporting Congressional views.
  • The Brown view
• Socially Useful Science
  • USGCRP
    • Useable information.
    • Credible prediction.
• Involving Users
• Conclusion
• References