Kit Yates: What is it about scientists that make them not want to go into power? He says politicians and scientists have diametrically opposed worldviews. We need to learn lessons from the mistakes we've made, he adds. Kit Yates: I would personally like to see more effort gone into communicating science to the general public.
Ian Sample speaks to mathematical biologist Kit Yates about what Matt Hancock’s leaked WhatsApp messages reveal about scientific understanding at the heart of government during the pandemic, and what should be done to prepare for the future. Help support our independent journalism at
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