Science – Politics Encounter: Evidence, Values, Ideologies

Science, politics, and values: the politicization of professional practice guidelines.

A Brief Philosophical Encounter with Science and Medicine

We show a lot of respect for science today. To back up our claims, we tend to appeal to scientific methods. It seems that we all agree that these methods are effective for gaining the truth. We can ask why science has its special status as a supplier of knowledge about our external world and our bodies. Of course, one should not always trust what scientists say. Nonetheless, epistemological jus...

Encounter Geometry and Science Data Gathering Simulation

Each space mission follows the process cycle of design, development, integration and test, launch and operation, science analysis and archive. The desire for more frequent and cost effective missions has motivated various new research and development efforts to reduce the design to launch period and the operation/analysis costs. With the revolutionary advances in information technology, the rol...

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The Politics of Science : Political Values and the Production , Communi - cation , and Reception of Scientific Knowledge

I early May 2014 a team of 300 expert scientists issued a report titled Climate Change Impacts in the United States. The report came after seventy workshops and thousands of public and expert comments, including from agencies with representatives from oil companies (National Climate Assessment 2014). Among its many conclusions, the report states: “Global climate is changing and this is apparent...