Scientists organize to expose Bush administration distortions of scientific knowledge.See "Send in the Clones?," July/Aug 2002, p. 2, and "Bush's Scientific Relativism relativism Any view that maintains that the truth or falsity of statements of a certain class depends on the person making the statement or upon his circumstances or society. Historically the most prevalent form of relativism has been See also ethical relativism. ," Jan/Feb 2003, p. 3 In July, 60 scientists, including 20 Nobel laureates Winners of the Nobel Prize are scientists, writers and peacemakers who have been awarded in their field of endeavour, and who are known collectively as either Nobel laureates or Nobel Prize winners. , issued a statement asking George W. Bush to stop manipulating scientific knowledge for political purposes. More than 4,000 scientists, including 48 Nobel laureates and 127 members of the National Academy of Sciences This list includes approximately 2,000 current (not past) members and 350 foreign associates of the United States National Academy of Sciences, each of whom is affiliated with one of 31 disciplinary sections. Each person's name, primary institution, and election year are given. , have now signed a statement by the Union of Concerned Scientists The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is a nonprofit advocacy group based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The UCS membership includes many private citizens in addition to professional scientists. objecting to the administration's repeated suppression and distortion of science. |
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