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Nobel winner bewails dip in science zeal

Nobel Laureate Harold Kroto has expressed his concerns over a dwindling interest in science among both students and teachers, despite technology becoming ever-more crucial.

Nobel Laureate Harold Kroto gives a lecture on education to students at Shrewsbury International School, Bangkok.

Prof Kroto, a British expert in online science education, told the Bangkok Post that personal beliefs and superstition still hold a greater influence on people than facts with scientific grounds.

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