
Make America Scientific Again!
A blue-ribbon town hall held in New York comes up with some answers to how that crucial goal might come about
Natalie Jacewicz is a journalist in the science communication program at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She holds a bachelor's degree in evolutionary biology from Harvard. For more of her work, visit http://nataliejacewicz.com/

Make America Scientific Again!
A blue-ribbon town hall held in New York comes up with some answers to how that crucial goal might come about

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