Serge Lang Professions : Mathematician Born : May 19, 1927 Died : September 12, 2005 Browse All Authors Top 18 quotes by Serge Lang Axiomatization is what one does last, it's rubbish. It's the hygiene of mathematics, axiomatization. Serge Lang hygiene lasts doe The only goal of science is the honour of the human spirit, and a question in number theory is worth a question concerning the system of the world. Serge Lang goal numbers world To an extent that undermines classical standards of science, some purported scientific results concerning 'HIV' and 'AIDS' have been handled by press releases, by disinformation, by low-quality studies, and by some suppression of information, manipulating the media and people at large. When the official scientific press does not report correctly, or obstructs views dissenting from those of the scientific establishment, it loses credibility and leaves no alternative but to find information elsewhere. Serge Lang media views people What standards are upheld by the scientific community affect the community internally, and also affect its relations with society at large, including Congress. Serge Lang standards congress community Questions have arisen about the policing of science. Who is responsible for the policing? My answer is: all of us. Serge Lang responsible answers Originally, in the early eighties, the drug hypothesis was among the first which occurred to scientists. Serge Lang scientist drug firsts Questions have also arisen about AIDS being transmitted to hemophiliacs via blood transfusions. Serge Lang hiv aids blood Roughly speaking, this hypothesis asks whether drug use causes some of the diseases officially associated with AIDS, such as immunodeficiency and Kaposi's sarcoma. Serge Lang hiv drug-use disease To address questions of scientific responsibility does not necessarily imply that one needs technical competence in a particular field (e.g. biology) to evaluate certain technical matters. Serge Lang responsibility doe needs The problems of financing the universities and their intellectual freedom, threatened by political and bureaucratic interference, are problems which are invariant under the ism transformations: socialism, communism, capitalism, or any other ism or ology. Serge Lang isms political intellectual There exist thousands of Americans who have AIDS-defining diseases but are HIV negative. Serge Lang hiv disease negative They cannot count on the press and they cannot count on Congressional committees to bring the problems of the scientific community to their own attention, or to police the scientific community. Serge Lang police community attention If Baltimore's view, that scientists who do not take the words of authorities are far removed from the ordinary behavior of scientists, prevails in the scientific community, then something fundamental, very serious, and very disturbing is happening to the scientific community. Serge Lang community serious views I object to a legal approach when settling questions of science or scientific behavior. Serge Lang settling approach behavior I am not here concerned with intent, but with scientific standards, especially the ability to tell the difference between a fact, an opinion, a hypothesis, and a hole in the ground. Serge Lang opinion differences facts Of course, screening for HIV did essentially eliminate the transmission of this virus by transfusions. Serge Lang screening hiv viruses Of course, there are diseases of which people die. Serge Lang courses disease people Aside from all that, we recall that antibodies to malaria and other diseases prevalent in Africa show up as HIV-positive on tests. Serge Lang recall show africa up Similar Authors Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch mathematician Brahmagupta mathematician Augustus De Morgan mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy mathematician Atle Selberg mathematician Arthur Cayley mathematician All Authors
