Marching for the myth of science
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U S President Donald Trump has quickly become a major source of concerns and annoyance among scientists since he took office last year. His various actions and announcements—from barring scientists from various Muslim countries from entering the USA to his proposed budget cuts for research to his personnel decisions for federal agencies—have prompted scientists to take it to the streets in unprecedented numbers. From Washington DC to Busan, South Korea and from Sydney, Australia to Berlin, Germany, between 300,000 and 500,000 participants at theMarch of Science shouted slogans and placated posters on Earth Day, April 22 (Fig 1). While President Trump’s rhetoric and policies provided the stimulus, a general feeling that science has become irrelevant in politics, whether in the heat of political campaigns, or in the day-to-day governing of a country, further fuelled and supported scientists’ engagement. ...................................................... “The Trump administration has not just regarded science as merely inconvenient but taken an openly hostile attitude to research that does not fit into its political agenda.” ......................................................
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