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A science for the non-1%

Posted on February 2, 2020 by VM

David Michaels, an epidemiologist and a former US assistant secretary of labour for occupational safety and health under Barack Obama, writes in the Boston Review: [Product defence] operations have on their payrolls—or can bring in on a moment’s notice—toxicologists, epidemiologists, … Continue reading →

Posted in Op-eds, Science | Tagged 1%, higher education, humanities, ivory tower, Jeffrey Epstein, manufacturing doubt, political participation, publish or perish, reason for state, scientific knowledge, scientific research, scientism, social science | Leave a comment

Establishing trust across the aisle on issues of climate change

Posted on January 9, 2017 by VM

Making people anxious even to ask honest questions, and robbing them of the opportunity to respectfully disagree, isn’t good for science. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alarmist, anthropogenic global warming, Barack Obama, climate change, climate skeptic, conservatives, Dana Nuccitelli, Donald Trump, ivory tower, John Cook, Judith Curry, Keith Kloor, Monsanto, policymaking, science journalism | Leave a comment

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Establishing trust across the aisle on issues of climate change

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