The natural sciences are under attack around the world. From political appointees who deny the climate-changing effects of polluting industries to the corporate funding of anti-science research, highly qualified experts are now facing severe funding cuts, harassment and pressure from vested interests.
Our reporters looked at five examples of countries where the scientific community is being targeted. Their examples include government cutbacks in Mexico and corporate pressure in the United States. In Denmark, we found a scientific community outraged by a recent parliamentary motion condemning “excessive activism in certain research environments.”
The outlook appears similarly bleak elsewhere. Under President Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil has become an increasingly hostile place for environmentalists and epidemiologists, while climate scientists and conservation experts in Australia say they are routinely prevented from raising straightforward ecological facts to the public and government.
Mexico, Brazil, Denmark, Australia and the U.S. — hard sciences are under attack around the world- Coda Storyhttps://www.codastory.com/waronscience/attacks-hard-sciences