Thexar-III: Ruun-El — Sha-El 10: Ven-Khal-mor The-El — Organization of Science
"Truth knows no borders. Science knows no domains. Knowledge belongs to all." — Scholars Guild, motto
Ruun-ak rass: → rhu [Thexar-II, Sha-El 10, "The-Ven Thar-El"], → rhu [Thexar-III, Sha-El 07, "The-Ven Khal-sha"], → rhu [Thexar-III, Sha-El 04, "Ruun-El Xha-Khal"] Mor-ven: Science = institutional foundation of the civilization. Two principles: openness (knowledge belongs to all) and guild coordination (research managed by the Scholars Guild). Structure: 240 institutes, 48 universities, 36 observatories, 8 200 laboratories. R&D 7.2% of GDP; 8.4 M scientists. Ethical limits — a framework, not a prohibition.
10.1 Structure
| Element | Count | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Institutes | 240 | Research |
| Universities | 48 | Education |
| Observatories | 36 | Astronomy |
| Laboratories | 8 200 | Applied science |
Network distributed across all domains (→ rhu [Thexar-III, Sha-El 05, "Sha-El Xha-Thar"]), ensuring a diversity of scientific schools. Astronomical network includes orbital observatories and stations on the moons.
10.2 Budget
- R&D spending: 7.2% of GDP
- Scientists: 8.4 million (all species)
- Priorities: energy, biotechnology, space
Spending 7.2% of GDP shows the high domestic priority assigned to research. Long programmes shelter fundamental work from some market fluctuations, but budgets, equipment and working time remain matters of choice and dispute.
10.3 Guild Coordination
Organized through the Scholars Guild (→ rhu [Thexar-III, Sha-El 04, "Ruun-El Xha-Khal"]):
- Program coordination — priorities and resource allocation
- Publication — a unified open access system
- Collegial review — review of the most important discoveries
- Industry links — transfer of results to engineering, medicine, industry
Role of the Keeper Guild — archiving results and preserving source records and checking data provenance.
10.4 Interspecies Science
All three species participate (→ rhu [Thexar-II, Sha-El 14, "Xha-Sha Xha-Mor"]): Kel'vash — engineering and geological directions, Moryn — oceanography and deep-sea biology. Interspecies coordination governed by the Law of Accord.
10.5 Ethical Limits
Limited by an ethical code:
- Biological caution — restriction of risky research
- Ethics of sapience — regulation of consciousness research
- Limited AI — prohibition of self-aware artificial intelligence
Not a prohibition of knowledge but an institutional framework (→ rhu [Thexar-II, Sha-El 10, "The-Ven Thar-El"]).
Ruun Ven
- Structure: 240 institutes, 48 universities, 36 observatories, 8 200 laboratories.
- R&D — 7.2% of GDP; 8.4 M scientists.
- Scholars Guild coordinates programs; Keepers — archives.
- Science is open and includes all three species.
- Ethical limits — a framework, not a prohibition of knowledge.