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Americansgeniuswithhightechnologymayhaveputmenonthemoon,butthereisgrowingskepticism(怀疑态度)aboutitsabilitytosolvehumanproblemsclosertohome.
Infact,asubtlebutsignificantshiftfrompurelytechnologicalsolutionsisalreadyunderwayasscientistsargueopenlyfornewdirectionsinresearch.
Agrowingnumberofscientistsinsistthatanswerstotheworldsproblemswillnotcomefromaflahierarray(大量)ofelectronicsandmachines.Instead,astheyseeit,solutionsmustevolvefromabetterunderstandingofthehumansthatdrivethesystemandfromafullerappreciationofthelimitsandpotentialoftheearthsresources.
Whatthismeansisanincreasedemphasisonthelifeandearthsciences,onsociology,psychology,economicsandevenphilosophy.
Moreandmoreofthebestmindsinscience,particularlyyoungresearchers,arebeingdrawnintothesedevelopingfields.
Allthisisnottosaythattechnologicalcreativitywillnotplayacriticalroleinsolvingenergyandfoodshortages,oranswerstoenvironmentaldifficultieswillnotcomefromfurtheradvancesinthesametechnologiesthatmayhavehelpedcausetheproblems.
Wheretherealchallengelies,intheviewofthenewtypeofscientists,isinfindingwaystoproducegoodstomeettheworldsneeds,usinglessoftherawmaterialsthatarebecomingscarce.
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1.人们一直认为造成这种变化的原因是第二次世界大战,可是这种复旧现象在1939年以前就明显地出现了。
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