Category Archives: Politics

Why I marched for science

Science will not make moral and political choices for us, or tell us what our goals should be. But it will help delineate the possibilities for achieving them At the Guardian. Some speeches and interviews, including one with me, are … Continue reading →

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Take nobody’s word for it – evidence and authority in a world of propaganda

‘Nullius in verba’ is a fine ideal, but science is a little bit more complicated than that, as is the world in general Nullius in verba’ – roughly, ‘Take nobody’s word for it’ – is the motto of one of the … Continue reading →

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Accelerating News

Interview in CERN’s “Accelerating News“

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After a summer of excitement, we’re left with the status quo. And maybe that’s no bad thing

At the Guardian.

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