Science & Society

Got this off a academic-oriented magazine:

...success has brought less trust of science rather than more, as its power apparently outstrips society's ability to cope with the possibilities it produces... Although scientists must live up to their responsibilities, society needs more awareness of the benefits that science brings and the risks of curtailing it. However imperfect, science is an essential part of a successful society. Ensuring that it prospers is a duty that scientists, governments and society at large should take on more actively.