Scientists become bedeviled advocates
By 
Patrick Walter2017-09-28T09:12:00
Scientists need to stand up for rational thinking at a time when it is under threat around the world
The Trump administration is in the news again, upsetting environmentalists and scientists amid reports that the term ‘climate change’ is being suppressed by government departments and new questions over whether the US is in or out of the Paris climate accord. Trump made no secret of his contempt for expertise on the campaign trail and in office he has continued in this vein. Anti-intellectualism remains a worldwide phenomenon.