Franklin, Richard Feynman and Jim Watson." One problem, Nurse said, was "treating scientific discussion as if it were political debate," using rhetorical tricks rather than logic. Another was the state of science teaching in the schools, which does not teach citizens how to discuss science – particularly in religious schools, even in the United Kingdom. Nurse has written that "we need to emphasise why the scientific process is such a reliable generator of knowledge with its respect for evidence, for scepticism, for consistency of approach, for the constant testing of ideas." Furthermore, Nurse feels that scientific leaders "have a responsibility to expose the bunkum". They should take on politicians, and expose nonsense during elections. In August 2014, Nurse was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian expressing their hope that Scotland would vote to remain part of the United Kingdom in September's referendum on that issue. Nurse believes that scientists should speak out about science in public affairs and challenge politicians who support policies based on pseudoscience. References External links including the Nobel Lecture Nobel Lecture 9 December 2001 Controlling the Cell Cycle Stories told by Paul Nurse at The Moth Paul Nurse on the premiere episode of The Life Scientific (BBC Radio 4), originally aired: 11 Oct 2011, 30 minutes in length 1949 births Living people Academics of the Francis Crick Institute Academics of the University of Edinburgh Academics of the University of Oxford Albert Einstein World Award of Science Laureates Alumni of the University of Birmingham Alumni of the University of East Anglia British biochemists British geneticists British Nobel laureates Cell biologists English agnostics English Nobel laureates Fellows of Churchill College, Cambridge Fellows of the Royal Society Foreign associates of the National Academy of Sciences Foreign members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Knights Bachelor Members of the European Molecular Biology Organization Members of the Order of Merit Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine People educated at Harrow High School Scientists from Norwich Presidents of Rockefeller University Presidents of the Royal Society Recipients of the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research Recipients of the Copley Medal Royal Medal winners Winners of the Heineken Prize Honorary Fellows of the British Academy Fellows of the Academy of Medical Sciences (United Kingdom)