Science Communication - Increased public knowledge about scientists correlates with increased liking and respect for science [1] - Neil Shubin's approach aims to combat mistrust in science [1]

“It’s too easy to be swamped by a short-term political and social environment.” @NeilShubin tells “Babbage” why he remains optimistic about science in America https://t.co/tY2IOLiHDt ...

“This is the first time it’s not been bipartisan.” @NeilShubin reflects on the support for science in America’s government—and what to do about it. Listen to “Babbage” https://t.co/jlKP0b5f75 ...

“I’m carrying the light of optimism here because I believe in the power of science.” @NeilShubin reflects on the future of American science, with @alokjha on “Babbage” https://t.co/vRUKbqCXW2 ...

I want to bring in Democratic member of the committee that you just heard there in that clip. Senator John Hickinlooper of Colorado. Quite the stark exchange there.Senator, what are your key takeaways from what you heard in that room today. Well, I think you had a very credible presentation of two devoted public servants who have given their lives to making our nation safer and healthier. Uh, and I thought that ending was very powerful.One of them is is worried that we're we're undermining and corroding the ...

I had suggested that I would be open to changing childhood vaccine schedules uh if the evidence or science were supportive and he responded that there was no science or evidence associated with the childhood vaccine schedule. >> To be clear, he said there was not science or data but that you still expected you to change the schedule. >> Correct.>> Did he ever suggest that the president was that he was speaking for the president >> in that morning meeting. He did say that he had spoken to the president. He s ...

Threats to Science and Public Health - Scientists like Michael Man and Peter Hotz face organized attacks from climate deniers and vaccine skeptics, sometimes sanctioned by government officials [1][2] - These attacks aim to undermine public faith in science, which is crucial for addressing climate change, pandemics, and other crises [2][14] - Misinformation and disinformation, amplified by social media and AI, pose a significant threat to tackling global challenges [22] The Anti-Science Movement - Five forces drive the anti-science movement: propagandists, bureaucrats, and others who weaponize platforms to spread misinformation [14] - Organized misinformation led to an estimated 200,000 American deaths due to vaccine refusal [10][11] - Financial incentives, such as selling low-cost generics at inflated prices, motivate some to discredit science and scientists [11][12] Defending Science - Science relies on peer review, scientific meetings, and other established processes to refine and validate research [17][18][23] - Engaging with bad faith actors who reject scientific evidence is unproductive [18] - Media's "performative neutrality" or "false objectivity" can give undue weight to unscientific viewpoints [20][21]

you are a hazard to the health of the American people. I think that you ought to resign. And if you don't resign, the president of the United States, uh, who put forward Operation Warp Speed, which worked, should fire you.>> It is in the country's best interest that Robert Kennedy step down. And if he doesn't, Donald Trump should fire him before more people are hurt by his reckless disregard for science and the truth. Given the shakeup at the CDC, given what he's done to vaccine policy, is it your position. ...

Turn to the escalating fight over the CDC and health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. . writing an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal today defending his work with the agency.Kennedy writing in part dysfunction at the CDC produced a rational policy during co the American people no longer believe the CDC has their best interests at heart. It comes after nine former heads of the agency, you see them here, both permanent and acting directors from both parties, stretching back to the Carter administration, wrote i ...

remembering this morning uh James uh Levelville who of course uh one one of the great as Peter Baker said um one of the great explorers uh in the history of humankind. He of course uh was uttered those famous words, Houston, we have a problem. >> Uh Apollo 13, we heard Tom Hanks uh playing level there.But he was on Gemini 7, Gemini 12, Apollo 8, Apollo 13. As Axios writes this morning, the two Apollo missions gripped uh not only Americans but people across the globe. Uh this was David Ignatius uh a time whe ...