Why Scientists Don’t Make Predictions: The Funding Politics of Aging Research
"A great ass-covering way to say no is to say, 'Well, this person said something irresponsible on television,'" de Grey explains. "Whether or not the thing they said on television actually was irresponsible, if it could be characterized as irresponsible, like over-promising and under-delivering or getting the public's hopes up or whatever, then that's good enough."


