Politics always influences what questions scientists ask. Their intertwined relationship becomes a problem when politics dictates what answers science is allowed to find.
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Outgoing Chief Scientist Alan Finkel leaves a legacy of closer ties between policy makers and scientific experts.
Almost two years in, Trump finally has a science adviser in position. History demonstrates that the role is at least as political as it is scientific.
There’s no shortage of problems facing humanity. Science’s role in how to tackle them has long been debated – including memorably by two of the 20th century’s greatest literary figures.
Scientists typically stay out of public policy debates, but an academic makes the case that they need to push back against politicians who distort research.
People worry Washington is losing respect for science and even the centuries-old scientific method. Two climate scientists explain how science can be done when talking about the future.
Scientists are concerned that politics will trump evidence in the new administration. A researcher of political psychology explains why these worries matter far beyond questions of science.
A historian of science and technology says Trump team’s request for names of Department of Energy employees working on climate change recalls worst excesses of ideology-driven science in government.
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Holcim (US) Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, Ross School of Business, School for Environment & Sustainability, University of Michigan
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Professor, ETH Zurich
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Professor of Science and Society, Co-Director of the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes, Arizona State University
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William J. Perry Fellow in International Security, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University
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Distinguished Scholar, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Affiliate Faculty, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Chancellor's Professor of Medicine, Liberal Arts, and Philanthropy, Indiana University
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Assistant Professor of Government, American University School of Public Affairs
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Postdoctoral Fellow in History of Science, Harvard University
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Visiting Fellow at the National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science at the Australian National University, Australian National University
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Associate professor, Griffith University