As people become more protective of their prosperity and reputations, the appetite for experimentation appears to be shrinking. The challenge is to make life safer without making society intellectually timid. A safer life is an understandable aspiration. Yet what happens when the desire to avoid danger extends beyond physical safety to careers, scientific discovery, artistic…
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