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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, culture, science policy
Armchair Virologists
Bob Grant | Jun 1, 2020 | 4 min read
Pretending to be a javelin aficionado is one thing. Professing to have real insight into the ongoing pandemic is quite another.
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Climate change, research funding, race, and much more
Speaking of Science 2015
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A year’s worth of noteworthy quotes
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
Opinion: Talking Genomics
Trevor Quirk | Nov 13, 2012 | 5 min read
The crucial importance of language in the debate over the regulation of direct-to-consumer genetic tests