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The Cold War - Interview with Audra Wolfe and Patrick Wyman | 7

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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.
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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.
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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.
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