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Thanks to Trump, Scientists Are Going to Run for Office
Curated:
29/01/2017 from
www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/01/thanks-to-trump-scientists-are-planning-to-run-for-office/514229/?utm_source=nextdraft&utm_medium=email
my notes ( ? )
Many scientists are asking themselves: What can I do?... the answer from ... 314 Action is: Get elected... most scientists view their work as pure and noble, and politics as a dirty game... since Trump’s victory, “many more scientists are realizing why their voices are needed...
Scientists bring a unique perspective in how they ... think about problems. They’re trained to value evidence, and to change their minds in the face of evidence... intense culture-shock. “In science, your colleagues want to know you have expertise and approach problems through legitimate methods,...In politics, people first want to know that you care about them... before ... whether or not you have realistic answers...
Scientists need to learn and appreciate the value of other ways of knowing about how the world works... Evidence ... doesn’t tell us what the right decision is
Scientists bring a unique perspective in how they ... think about problems. They’re trained to value evidence, and to change their minds in the face of evidence... intense culture-shock. “In science, your colleagues want to know you have expertise and approach problems through legitimate methods,...In politics, people first want to know that you care about them... before ... whether or not you have realistic answers...
Scientists need to learn and appreciate the value of other ways of knowing about how the world works... Evidence ... doesn’t tell us what the right decision is
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