Authors of ‘Science Under Siege’ warn of concerted effort to discredit science

PBS News Hour - Science
07/10/2025 8 min
Authors of ‘Science Under Siege’ warn of concerted effort to discredit science

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From its embrace of dubious research about autism, its skepticism over vaccines and its wholesale rejection of the consensus about climate change, the Trump administration has set off alarm bells within the scientific community. William Brangham spoke with two prominent researchers about "Science Under Siege," their new book chronicling what they argue is a concerted war on science. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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