Science and Politics

by Ian Boyd

The recent coronavirus pandemic proved that the time-old notion seems now truer than ever: that science and politics represent a clash of cultures. But why should scientists simply "stick to the facts" and leave politics to the politicians when the world seems to be falling down around us?

Drawing on his experience as both a research scientist and an expert advisor at the centre of government, Ian Boyd takes an empirical approach to examining...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509561587
• ISBN13: 9781509561582
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 262 Pages