{"id":266608,"date":"2024-12-13T06:55:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T06:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/13\/science-can-be-our-trusty-shield-in-a-time-of-deepening-crises\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:10:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:10:06","slug":"science-can-be-our-trusty-shield-in-a-time-of-deepening-crises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/13\/science-can-be-our-trusty-shield-in-a-time-of-deepening-crises\/","title":{"rendered":"Science can be our trusty shield in a time of deepening crises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" alt=\"New Scientist. Science news and long reads from expert journalists, covering developments in science, technology, health and the environment on the website and the magazine.\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10134031\/SEI_232677868.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2459855\" data-caption=\"\" data-credit=\"Adri\u00e0 Volt\u00e0\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>This year, both the UK and US had major elections where the governing party lost in a big way. At moments like this, we usually focus on what these kinds of shifts will mean, if anything, for everyday life. Less at the forefront of people\u2019s minds is the impact on scientific research. There is a tendency to think of this endeavour as separate.<\/p>\n<p>But the truth is, it isn\u2019t. There is a very obvious reason why we can\u2019t think of the politics of those in power as separate from what happens in the world of science. Our government agencies are among those tasked with researching and\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg26435211-200-science-can-be-our-trusty-shield-in-a-time-of-deepening-crises\/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&#038;utm_source=NSNS&#038;utm_medium=RSS&#038;utm_content=home\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] This year, both the UK and US had major elections where the governing party lost in a big way. 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