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How science lost the public’s trust

13 mins | Jul 30, 2021
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Can we get people to believe again? The politicisation of science has resulted in a loss of confidence in the field as a reliable institution, pathing the way for scepticism and superstition. Tunku Varadarajan argues that from climate to COVID, politics and hubris has disconnected scientific organisations from the philosophy and method that ought to guide them.

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