Sport Science: Progress, Hubris, and Humility

Lessons from the RNA World: humility and hubris.

The research community I have lived in for the past 20 years, near the 3′ end ofmRNAs, began as a small enclave of labs and now is a vibrant city full of them. The field has moved from outlines of how 3′ ends were formed to the biochemistry of all the components involved, and now includes mRNA regulation via 3′UTRs, developmental controls,miRNAs, and networks of interactingmRNAs, non-coding RNA...

‘we, the Redeemers’ — Hubris and Humility in International Humanitarianism

Heat, Humility, and Hubris: The Conundrum of the Fiske Report

LIBRARY TRENDS, Vol. 63, No. 1, 2014 (“New Perspectives on Intellectual Freedom,” edited by Mark McCallon), pp. 57–74. © 2014 The Board of Trustees, University of Illinois Abstract The “Fiske Report” is the popular title for a study conducted in the late 1950s under the auspices of the University of California School of Librarianship with the financial support of the Fund for the Republic, a li...

Hubris-Humility Effect and Domain-Masculine Intelligence Type in Czech Republic

Czech adults completed a self-assessed intelligence measure that yielded a score on domainmasculine intelligence (DMIQ), a composite of mathematical/logical and spatial intelligences. They also completed a sex role inventory. The sex of the participants but not their sex role was related to DMIQ. There was a positive relationship between masculinity and DMIQ, but only for males. Cultural issues...

Sheila Jasanoff Technologies of Humility: Citizen Participation in Governing Science

Building on recent theories of science in society, such as that provided by the ‘Mode 2’ framework, this paper argues that governments should reconsider existing relations among decision-makers, experts, and citizens in the management of technology. Policy-makers need a set of ‘technologies of humility’ for systematically assessing the unknown and the uncertain. Appropriate focal points for suc...