
BehaviorOctober 9, 2016
A Plan to Defend against the War on Science
The challenge of creating a public able to parse evidence-free “facts” rests with the press, educators and other thought leaders
Shawn Otto ( http://shawnotto.com) is the award-winning author of "The War on Science: Who's Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It" (https://www.amazon.com/War-Science-Waging-Matters-About/dp/1571313532). He is cofounder and chair of ScienceDebate.org. Scientific American is media partner to the ScienceDebate project.

A Plan to Defend against the War on Science
The challenge of creating a public able to parse evidence-free “facts” rests with the press, educators and other thought leaders