Slow Science is part of the broader Slow Movement. It is based on the belief that science should be a slow, steady, methodical process, and that scientists should not be expected to provide "quick fixes" to society's problems. Slow Science supports curiosity-driven scientific research and opposes performance targets.
Famous quotes containing the words slow and/or science:
“Pity me that the heart is slow to learn
What the swift mind beholds at every turn.”
—Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)