Trump War On Science #409
February 17, 2017
This week we look at what's happening to science in the first days of the Donald Trump presidency, and what might happen if we don't take action in a world where science is growing increasingly political — whether or not we want it to. Librarian John Dupuis returns to talk about what's happened so far, why he's started a chronology of this administration's affects on science, and the similarities and differences to the Canadian War on Science he tracked previously. And we speak with Katie Gibbs, Executive Director of Evidence for Democracy, about the particular challenges and concerns of scientists as activists.
Related Links
- Trump War On Science tag on John Dupuis' blog, where all past and future posts and chronologies can be found.
- Chronology of Canadian War on Science from the Harper era in Canada on John's blog.
- What US scientists can learn from Canadian War on Science, including John's thoughts and link roundup of articles on this topix.
- March for Science, scheduled for April 22, 2017. Includes a list of satellite marches outside of Washington DC.
Guests:
- John Dupuis
- Katie Gibbs
Guest Bios
John Dupuis
John Dupuis is a scholarly publishing librarian and engineering liaison at the Steacie Science and Engineering Library at York University in Toronto. John has a Masters of Library and Information studies degree, used to blog at Confessions of a Science Librarian, and currently writes the weekly-ish newsletter Covid is Not Over. His research and professional interests include science books, the future of academic libraries, open access advocacy, scholarly communications in computer science, and Canadian science policy.
Katie Gibbs
Katie Gibbs finished her PhD in Biology at the University of Ottawa. In the summer of 2012 she was one of the lead organizers of the Death of Evidence rally and is currently the Executive Director of Evidence for Democracy, a new organization in Canada that advocates for the transparent use of evidence in government decision making and public policy development.
