觀點科學

‘Levelling up’ requires making the UK a science superpower
「提高水準」要求英國成爲科技大國

British politicians have a strained relationship with the discipline, but funding it is the path to better, more highly-skilled jobs
佩恩:英國政治人士與科學的關係很彆扭,但加大對科學的投入是實現強森首相「提高全國經濟發展水準」雄心的最靠譜途徑。

“Go and do something that will actually get you a job,” my tutor warily advised. It was the year before I left for university and my dreams of studying politics were punctured on the spot. Instead, I trotted off to do a BSc in computer science. It was not a joyful endeavour: the degree was maths dressed up as technology and I displayed limited scientific aptitude.

「去做一些能真正幫你找到工作的事情吧。」當年我的老師謹慎地建議道。那是我去上大學的一年前,我學習政治的夢想當場破滅。相反,我跑去攻讀電腦科學的理學學士學位。這項努力並不令人愉快:這個學位是披著技術外衣的數學,而我表現出的科學天賦有限。

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