Science is not about domination. It’s about democracy
Science is the key to diplomacy, unity and democracy. What the Trump administration is trying to do about it will weaken the US
Surrounded by Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, the Trump administration’s ongoing slash and burn playbook for the federal government, is it’s notIt’s a call for Americans.Scientific domination. ”
That’s not the case. And what the project means by this term – treating the Department of Energy as a handmaid in the coal, oil and natural gas industries maintains not only taxpayers but science itself.
Science is not the all zero-sum game that is the winner of Flag Football. Whether it was during the Cold War or the time of Ir Francis Bacon New Atlantis, The foundation of science was international cooperation. People pursue scientific knowledge not only to control our loot over everyone else. The monetary value of research is not the only reason why humans ask the reasons for the world around us.
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Science Breeding diplomacy. that Counter section. It tells us what we want to be, not what we want to be. Science enables democracy. By cutting funding for projects that violate conservative values, the way the Trump administration is approaching it, Related to diversityor seeking research into claims that have already been exposed. This is the case with the idea that the vaccine is related to autism. If that approach were successful, it would make us in every sense of the word a poor country.
cancel university grants by suspending federal funding for scientific research; Threatening deportation Immigration scientist, the Trump administration is limiting the flow of ideas. By trying to Justify shaking scientific ideas Allocate taxpayer dollars and investigate them I uncovered the ideathe government so mismatched Undermining the role of public health Preventing illnesses and illnesses. by Cancellation of Global Aid In public health projects, the administration is shunning the US’s role in global health. And with their push Energy advantageTrump and his allies are Kicking long-standing negotiations Overall climate change to the curb.
By becoming an island, By cutting out the worldwe are standing Please do your best And the brightest mind in science Exchange ideas That leads to innovation. Our country is a scientific economic powerhouse. Very open and supportive for a long time. China’s Academic Scientific Productionmeasured by publications Nature The journal outweighs that of the US how federal science funding can be cut. Intellectual War with China? How can the US further promote national interests by blocking ideas and people? How will democracy survive if we stop the flow of research and information?
in Set the stage Because of the US government’s role in science, Vannever Bush told President Harry Truman in 1945 that “scientific progress is one of the key keys to national security, health, more work, higher standard of living, and cultural progress.” He noted the role of the federal government in supporting agricultural research, saying, “It’s time for us to expand such support to other areas.”
Since the 1950s, the US government has The largest funder of scientific research Needless to say, nationwide world. Those Dollars helped in development There are countless drugs, and a wide range of military and domestic machines, they have I paid my salary of millions of researchers. Those dollars saved people And he helped me Industrialized Country all over the world.
The same goes for American scientific research. Influenced policy making. This is where connections with democracy are of paramount importance. Evidence-based policy making will allow the largest number of people in the country to be healthy, safe and speak out. This is what science cuts threaten. This is how the Trump administration basically supports research into questions answered because authorities don’t like answers and threatens the ability of all Americans to thrive.
When the country says the state knows, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The end of summer Which environmental factors cause autism and are seeking Private medical records For people with autism as part of this push, this is a fishing expedition. Kennedy doesn’t like the answers we already have – vaccines don’t cause autism, genetics affects the development of autism – he wastes taxpayer money.
Recently, a group of scientists from around the world have won groundbreaking awards for their work done at CERN. Multinational Facilities It tests basic ideas in physics. What will happen to projects like this with the reduction in scientific funding? Improve Antarctic field stationsand efforts like the evidence-driven Paris Climate Agreement? These ideas support a grasp of the natural world and examine the technologies the United States needs. When we cut off science and close the doors of the world, we are left in the darkness. Domination is destined to fail for us.
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