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Opinion: The Politics of Science and Racism
Opinion: The Politics of Science and Racism
Race has been used to segment humanity and, by extension, establish and enforce a hierarchy in science. Individual and institutional commitments to racial justice in the sciences must involve political activity.
Race has been used to segment humanity and, by extension, establish and enforce a hierarchy in science. Individual and institutional commitments to racial justice in the sciences must involve political activity.
policy, drug development, culture
Book Excerpt from Drugs Without the Hot Air
David Nutt | Feb 24, 2020 | 4 min read
In Chapter 14, author David Nutt describes the opioid crisis currently besetting the US.
When Should Service Dogs Be Admitted into the Lab?
Jef Akst | Nov 1, 2018 | 10+ min read
Becoming a neuroscientist with a service dog by your side presents numerous challenges. Joey Ramp, who went back to college to study her own post-traumatic stress disorder, is learning this the hard way.
Notable Science Quotes
The Scientist | May 1, 2017 | 2 min read
Climate change, research funding, race, and much more
Opinion: From Polymerase to Politics
Kumar Sukhdeo | Feb 11, 2013 | 3 min read
Why so few scientists make the leap to policy-making positions, and why more should give it a try