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Scientific dissent and public policy
Author(s) -
de MeloMartín Inmaculada,
Intemann Kristen
Publication year - 2013
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.2013.8
Subject(s) - temptation , dissent , mainstream , silence , political science , affect (linguistics) , environmental ethics , sociology , law , politics , psychology , social psychology , philosophy , communication , aesthetics
The temptation to silence dissenters whose non‐mainstream views negatively affect public policies is powerful. However, silencing dissent, no matter how scientifically unsound it might be, can cause the public to mistrust science in general.