Fundamental Mechanisms of Shock

Research, to which so much discussion and thought will be devoted at this symposium, appears to have been downgraded in our society. Yet, learning and education per se rank high in our set of values, from the point of view of both lay people and profes­ sional workers. For some reason, we fail to detect the illogic inherent in this value system--for, what is research but the learning of new inform...