“Medicine need to examine how scientists may have contributed to the polarization of the use of science”
The president of the National Academy of Sciences, Marcia McNutt, has published welcome an essay promising to remain politically neutral and mitigate the political polarization of science.
Some notable quotes from the article:
“[S]cientists need to better explain the norms and values of science to reinforce the notion—with the public and their elected representatives—that science, at its most basic, is apolitical… Whether conservative or liberal, citizens ignore the nature of reality at their peril.”
“Scientists should better explain the scientific process and what makes it so trustworthy, while more candidly acknowledging that science can only provide the best available evidence and cannot dictate what people should value.”
