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Speaking truth to power?
Author(s) -
Rose Steven
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
embo reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.584
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1469-3178
pISSN - 1469-221X
DOI - 10.1038/embor.2010.35
Subject(s) - power (physics) , task (project management) , post truth , epistemology , environmental ethics , law , law and economics , political science , philosophy , sociology , politics , economics , management , physics , quantum mechanics
Speaking truth to power has never been an easy task and often comes with repercussions even for today's scientific advisors. But, Steven Rose argues, there is no such thing as disinterested scientific advice; it may therefore be necessary to rethink the role and composition of scientific advisory panels.