Today, Academies of Science use their influence around the world in support of human rights.

Scientia is knowledge. It is only in the popular mind that it is equated with facts.

It takes a trained and discerning researcher to keep the goal in sight, and to detect evidence of the creeping progress toward it.

In nation after nation, democracy has taken the place of autocracy.

Human dignity is better served by embracing knowledge.

Today, Academies of Science use their influence around the world in support of human rights.

Individual scientists like myself - and many more conspicuous - pointed to the dangers of radioactive fallout over Canada if we were to launch nuclear weapons to intercept incoming bombers.