e) I think we should be wary of the reporting of science - it is often over-dramatized in order to secure an audience - but not of science itself.
a) While there may be the extremely rare example of scientific dishonesty (which will be seized upon by the news organisations), the role of science within modern society remains valuable.
d) All development will have a distaff side, but mobile phones can save lives: a 999 call from a remote location on a dark night.
c) In other words, I firmly believe that the development of science and the extension of understanding is a public good.
b) I would not wish us to go back to the dark ages.
