Analysis finds federal policies on 'gold standard science' may harm academic freedom, affecting public interest.
US federal policies to establish a ‘gold standard science’ threaten to undermine academic freedom. Individual scientists and institutions must re-articulate why the proposed policies would undermine cultural and economic prosperity and thus ill-serve public interest. At the same time, the scientific community must get its house in order. US federal policies to establish a ‘gold standard science’ threaten to undermine academic freedom. Individual scientists and institutions must re-articulate why the proposed policies would undermine cultural and economic prosperity and thus ill-serve public interest. At the same time, the scientific community must get its house in order.
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