What are some unsung successes that have occurred as a result of using science to guide policy?
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What are some unsung successes that have occurred as a result of using science to guide policy?
Are you kidding me? Can you imagine what life would be like in America if our government had ignored the cries of scientists begging us to use new discoveries to "guide policy"? How about this for an…
This weeks Ask a Scienceblogger is:
What are some unsung successes that have occurred as a result of using science to guide policy?
I don't know if this is unsung but it bears repeating because it is truly a triumph of science over those who would prefer the research had not been done.
In 1964, the…
This week, our benevolent Seed Overlords ask, "What are some unsung successes that have occurred as a result of using science to guide policy?" Well, I thunked, and thunked, and thunked. Then my head began to hurt. Then I thought of one unsung success.
Vaccination.
Think about it. Typically,…
This week, it took me quite a while to figure out how to answer the Ask a ScienceBlogger question: "What are some unsung successes that have occurred as a result of using science to guide policy?"
As a relative newcomer to the United States, and even more a newcomer to American politics, I was not…
I thought this was an intriguing question that might bring out some issues that many people haven't considered. So I've posted my own non-ScienceBlog answer over here.