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When politicians cherry-pick data and disregard facts, what should we academics do?

  • Written by Andrew J. Hoffman, Holcim (US) Professor at the Ross School of Business and Education Director at the Graham Sustainability Institute, University of Michigan
imageAdvocating for facts and evidence at the March for Science in California earlier this year.Matthew Roth/flickr, CC BY-NC

When politicians distort science, academics and scientists tend to watch in shock from the sidelines rather than speak out. But in an age of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” we need to step into the...

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