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Culture, history and society

Culture, history and society

What the storming of the US Capitol tells us about science

13 Mar 2021 Robert P Crease
Taken from the March 2021 issue of Physics World, where it appeared under the headline "Beneath the rotunda".

Robert P Crease reflects on the US Capitol’s invasion from a unique perspective

Clear picture The Apotheosis of Washington in the US Capitol links democracy and science. (Courtesy:

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Robert P Crease is a professor in the Department of Philosophy, Stony Brook University, US and writes the monthly Critical Point column for Physics World, robertpcrease.com, e-mail robert.crease@stonybrook.edu. His latest book is The Leak: Politics, Activists, and Loss of Trust at Brookhaven National Laboratory
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