Abstract
ehold, I tell you a mystery. On the one hand, Americans have an abiding faith in research. As perhaps no other people in the world, they embrace the empirical ideal, believe in science, fund engineering, and demand that evidence be obtained before taking action in endeavors they consider important. Moreover, they are willing to fund expensive research on a host of problems they consider important: unearthing the remains of dinosaurs; studying distant nebulae; searching for cures for cancer or AIDS; exploring the human genome; assessing whether tobacco and other questionable substances are addictive; seeking ways to defend our nation from foreign threats. Indeed, research and the evidence it generates are now involved in many enterprises that Americans care about, and they often demand to see evidence before committing themselves to action.
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