Kean quotes, "Like any human activity, science has always been filled with politics—with backbiting, jealousy, and petty gambits. Any look at the politics of science wouldn’t be complete without examples of those. But the twentieth century provides the best (i.e., the most appalling) historical examples of how the sweep of empires can also warp science. " p. 205 Can you think of an instance where politics have affected the way people interpret scientific issues today and how it may have stifled the scientific process?
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