This month in #scipol: carbon taxes, water contamination, science appropriations, Chinese espionage, the "right to try bill", top 10 newly discovered species, and more.
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Congressional Visits Day, Part 2: Visits on the Hill
Part two of a post about a member's visit to DC to lobby Congressional staffers to increase federal science funding.
Congressional Visits Day, Part 1: Preparation and Training
A member of Austin Science Advocates went to DC to lobby Congressional representatives to increase federal science funding. Here she summarizes what she learned during her preparation.
How to Deal with Reluctant Audiences, Part 3: The Rise of Fake News and Misinformation
Fake news and sloppy journalism are threats to both the scientific community, and the world at large. In this blog post, we discuss how these sources of false information arise and why they feel so prevalent right now.
How to Deal with Reluctant Audiences, Part 1: Why More Information Isn’t Enough
Why do people believe false information? Why is it so hard to convince them otherwise? We try to explain these phenomena.
