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The Gray Area with Sean Illing cover image

Neil deGrasse Tyson gets political

The Gray Area with Sean Illing

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Science Advice in the 21st Century

In 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed into law the creation of the National Academy of Sciences. The body has as its objective advising Congress in the most wise way looking at what objective truths have emerged from the scientific community. In every occasion it has done so, it has been when its own biases were not held in check.

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