Trump’s ‘Gold Standard’ for Science Manufactures Doubt
Trump’s ‘Gold Standard’ for Science Manufactures Doubt
The article discusses how the Trump administration's 'Gold Standard Science' executive order provides a framework for political appointees to manufacture doubt about scientific evidence. This approach allows them to delay or block regulatory actions, particularly concerning public health and the environment, by demanding unattainable levels of certainty and reshaping science to fit policy goals, a tactic similar to the 'doubt science' pioneered by the tobacco industry.
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it is difficult to translate the science of the edges of our understanding to inform public policy. mistakes will be made and only time and more science will allow us to course correct.
that has sewn distrust and made it a target of our new vindictive mode of politics. perhaps unavoidable when vengeance and winning (at all costs, even the truth) drive decision making.
it will be hard to watch the brain drain. can science find another vehicle to communicate and grow, despite the current disinvestment?
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