"No one can predict the issues that science and society will consider most pressing in the decades to come. But if we look at some high priority issues of today-world hunger, biomedical ethics, sustainable resources, homeland security, and child development and learning - and pressing research questions, such as the evolution of virulence in patho?gens and the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystems functions, we can predict that those of the future will be so complex as to require the insights from multiple disci?plines" (National Academies (2005, p. 26). The point that the National Academies is making is that:
A) No one can predict the future.
B) The complex reality beyond the university makes an interdisciplinary approach necessary.
C) Only scientific problems requires an interdisciplinary approach.

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The National Academies emphasizes that the complexity of future issues will require a multidisciplinary approach that goes beyond the boundaries of traditional academic disciplines. This means that addressing these pressing issues will require collaboration between scientists, policymakers, and professionals from various fields to find comprehensive solutions.

"No One Can Predict the Issues That Science and Society