Uncynical_Diogenes t1_jdvxyyv wrote on March 27, 2023 at 4:22 PM

Reply to comment by SoNonGrata in Linguistic analysis of 177,296 Reddit comments sheds light on negative attitudes toward science by HeinieKaboobler

>became

Science has always been political however, and is likely to forever remain so. There was never some apolitical yester-year from which it has descended into menial politics, it has always been that way.

Nature did a pretty good 3-part podcast on the subject re: the Journal’s history with and approach to where science and politics meet.

SoNonGrata t1_jdw36o7 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 4:55 PM

I guess you are right. Learning about what Galileo went through in like 3rd or 4th grade was my first introduction to this. It's always been there.