
Cassandra Smiling
Science, politics and a march in the rain
On a cold day in April, 2017 scientists gathered in Washington DC and cities around the world for the March for Science. Their message was a single powerful idea. Truth is not a political expediency. Reality cannot be ignored. In the year that has followed the vital importance of that message has only grown.
This article originally appeared in my Astronomy Magazine column, For Your Consideration.