Shaw's Eco-Logic

This HND piece discusses how science became distrusted by Americans, and what we can do to restore its lost luster. We look back to the short-lived "Golden Age" of science, peaking in the postwar years, with the structure of DNA being elucidated, and the polio vaccine being introduced. But, as we note:

"As the 1960s played out and the public's respect for all manner of once cherished institutions began to crumble, Science too was put under scrutiny. Its great promise and past accomplishments now forgotten, the accounting was done, and on the bottom line were frightful weapons systems, nuclear waste, and napalm."

Much of the loss of confidence has to do with the outlandish health/diet scares that have plagued the media for more than 50 years. Ending on a hopeful note, we spotlight a wonderful organization that gets students involved in real space experiments.

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