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The Question Is Not Whether Science and Politics Ought to Mix – They Already Do

07/06/2021 09:57 AM | Click to read full article

People often assume that the objectivity of science requires it to be isolated from governmental politics. However, scientists have always got involved in politics as advisers and through shaping public opinion.

It is important for people to understand how this relationship can produce either good or bad outcomes for scientific progress and society.

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