

The Cold War - Interview with Audra Wolfe and Patrick Wyman | 7
8 snips Jan 31, 2018
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Cold War Elevated Science Authority
- The Cold War significantly increased the growth and authority of science in the U.S.
- This period laid the groundwork for viewing scientists as oracles on many societal issues.
Science Shaped Social Policy
- Social scientists influenced Great Society programs using military-developed techniques.
- Techniques like game theory proposed that science could solve social problems including poverty.
Science as a Cold War Battleground
- The Cold War competition extended beyond space and nuclear arms to producing scientists and scientific output.
- The U.S. and USSR competed on how science was organized and valued as a national asset.