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Culture, history and society

Joe Biden’s inauguration: why the rebuilding of trust in science is not over yet

20 Jan 2021 Robert P Crease
Taken from the January 2021 issue of Physics World, where it appeared under the headline "Not over yet".

The inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th US president doesn’t necessarily herald a new day for science, cautions Robert P Crease

Biden poster in NYC
Long haul Depicted here in a post-election tribute in Times Square, New York, Joe Biden will have to work to rebuild trust between scientists and politicians. (Courtesy: iStock/Massimo Giachetti)
The morning of Saturday 7 November 2020 was bright and sunny in Manhattan. I was working in my apart

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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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