Scientists are getting political Michael Brooks is a Â鶹´«Ã½ consultant and the author of The Secret Anarchy of Science (Profile)
On 22 April, many researchers across the world will engage in their first overt political act, marching in protest at US president Donald Trump’s anti-science stance. The prospect has created fierce debate over the question of how politically active scientists should be.
To understand why this question is even being asked and why it might be , you have to grasp the nature of the , one that blossomed in the relatively recent…
