A great reminder that science is powerful, and a threat to authoritarians, because it’s a toolbox (admittedly imperfect) for identifying truth
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Peter Gleick
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
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I don't know what you'd do any differently if you were.