I was also pretty frustrated with the Kratsios piece, it felt oddly condescending for the context and dismissed the critics too quickly. Thanks for this break-down of what's missing form the guidance, it's really clear eyed and helpful
They will use the “standard” to the letter to rid science of what they do not want to see or hear. They could ask, for instance, for certainty beyond what is achievable. All science has some degree of uncertainty. That’s the way things work. But they could ask for more, if the politics of the matter demands it (e.g., vaccines).
If you will give me permission for a little self-promotion ;) you might find the following roundtable interesting. At the request of Lissa Robets, Editor of History of Science, I corralled 7 colleagues to produce this roundtable discussion on The Crisis in American Science, published around the 100-day mark. It's open access. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00732753251343655
I was also pretty frustrated with the Kratsios piece, it felt oddly condescending for the context and dismissed the critics too quickly. Thanks for this break-down of what's missing form the guidance, it's really clear eyed and helpful
Thanks so much for reading and for the kudos! :)
They will use the “standard” to the letter to rid science of what they do not want to see or hear. They could ask, for instance, for certainty beyond what is achievable. All science has some degree of uncertainty. That’s the way things work. But they could ask for more, if the politics of the matter demands it (e.g., vaccines).
I'm afraid you're correct, Kathryn. It seems they're already using the guidance to target climate.gov.
If you will give me permission for a little self-promotion ;) you might find the following roundtable interesting. At the request of Lissa Robets, Editor of History of Science, I corralled 7 colleagues to produce this roundtable discussion on The Crisis in American Science, published around the 100-day mark. It's open access. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00732753251343655
Absolutely - thank you so much for sharing!