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The prevalent distrust of science

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An account of the now common distrust of science, an explanation of its origins and a suggestion of what may, and indeed, should be done about it.

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  1. John Maddox: Based on the text of the Voltaire lecture to the British Humanist Association 18 November 1995.

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Maddox, J. The prevalent distrust of science. Nature 378, 435–437 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/378435a0

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