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The Dartmouth
February 11, 2026 | Latest Issue
The Dartmouth

Dyson: Science a Force For Evil, and Good

To the Editor:

"Dyson: 'Technology is a force for evil'" is a very misleading headline in which you've taken Montgomery Fellow Freeman Dyson's quote completely out of context (news, Oct. 12).

The second paragraph of your article quotes Dyson: "Technology is a force for evil, as well as a force for good." This should've been the headline. Instead, you've taken this quote, split it in two and headlined the 'negative' portion of it for the sake of sensationalism, misleading your readers.

The headline should have at least indicated the positive aspects of technology as well as the negative aspects.

I guess journalism is also "a force for evil...as well as for good."