▁that ▁met ▁month ly ▁in ▁London ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁social ▁problems ▁of ▁science . ▁Pir ani ' s ▁efforts ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁view ▁that ▁the ▁public ▁belief ▁that ▁" s cience ▁will ▁solve ▁the ▁world ' s ▁problems " ▁is ▁a ▁del usion ▁because ▁fund ing ▁for ▁research ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁top ▁levels ▁of ▁the ▁social ▁hierarchy , ▁which ▁controls ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁scientific ▁progress ▁for ▁its ▁own ▁purposes . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : B rit ish ▁phys ic ists ▁Category : 1 9 2 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁Category : Rel ativity ▁the or ists <0x0A> </s> ▁El eni ▁Marie ▁Pet inos ▁is ▁an ▁Australian ▁politician ▁who ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁as ▁the ▁member ▁for ▁Mir anda ▁for ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁state ▁election . ▁ ▁Pet inos ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁Before ▁her ▁election ▁to ▁parliament , ▁Pet inos ▁was ▁a ▁tax ▁lawyer , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁state ▁executive ▁and ▁an ▁ad visor ▁to ▁Senator ▁Conc etta ▁F ier rav anti - W ells . ▁ ▁Since ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Pet inos ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁Committee ▁on ▁Transport ▁and ▁In frastr ucture . ▁ ▁References ▁