For a kid growing up in the 1950s and 1960s, especially as American schools tried to close the perceived science and math gap after Sputnik was launched, a nearly constant refrain was the wonderful promise of DNA and the Watson-Crick double helix molecular structure. As it happens, there is a wee bit more to the story… Continue reading
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Air pollution scientist, gagged by UCLA, wins a round in court; Federal judge rules case may proceed
“By all appearances UCLA did, in fact, violate [JunkScience.com friend] Jim Enstrom’s first amendment rights, not to mention his 14th amendment rights, and purposely deprived him of the funding he needed just to shut him up on issues of air pollution.” Continue reading
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Canada: Could muzzling federal scientists be illegal?
“The Information Commissioner of Canada is being asked to investigate whether “federal government policy forcing scientists to jump through hoops before speaking with the media” breaches the Access to Information Act.” Continue reading
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