In the nearly two decades since he declared the end of science, the science writer John Horgan is still finding things to write about, which suggests that reports of science’s death were greatly exaggerated.
We’re fortunate that Horgan is still in the game, because he’s a most intelligent and thoughtful contrarian. I always find him interesting to read, although it’s a rather curious experience. I agree with much of what he writes, but I rarely come to the same conclusions.
His Aug. 20 takedown of optogenetics, a new technique in which neurons can be altered to respond to light, enabling researchers to easily turn neurons on and off, in his Scientific American blog is a case in point.
Read the full, original story here: John Horgan: The end of optogenetics
