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When the scientific establishment gets involved in partisan politics, surveys suggest, there are unintended consequences – especially for conservatives.
A survey of over a thousand scientists reveals that their goal when communicating about their work is to help the rest of us make evidence-based decisions that draw on scientific findings.
The South African government and some of its advisors want to have the best of both worlds. They want to use incorrect predictions by early models about the COVID-19 pandemic to claim success.
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Associate Professor of Economics, UMass Amherst
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Ellis N. Brandt Professor of Public Relations, Michigan State University
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PhD Student in Psychological and Brain Sciences, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, UMass Amherst
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Senior Research Fellow, Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study, University of Johannesburg
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Associate Research Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Director of the Research Translation Platform, Penn State
