In "Science Policy Tools: Time for an Update" (Issues, Fall 2011), Neil F. Lane is correct in pointing out that our policies for managing science are in need of refurbishment, largely having been designed for a world that existed over a half-century ago. Perhaps the greatest change since that time has been characterized by Francis Cairncross, writing in The Economist, with the words "distance is dead." Ironically, this phenomenon, also known as globalization, was itself brought about by advancements in science and technology.
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机译：尼尔·莱恩（Neil F. Lane）在“科学政策工具：更新的时机”（2011年秋季，期）中指出，我们的科学管理政策需要翻新，这在很大程度上是为存在于世界上的世界而设计的。半个世纪前。弗朗西斯·凯恩克罗斯（Francis Cairncross）在《经济学人》（The Economist）中写道，“距离已死”是自那时以来最大的变化。具有讽刺意味的是，这种现象（也称为全球化）本身是由科学技术的进步引起的。
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