Support for scientific funding doesn’t have to be partisan — but scientists must make the case, says new study
Monday January 5, 2026
The real driver of distrust in agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation isn’t ideology per se, but a form of scientific populism that goes beyond political parties. Instead, scientific populism reflects a belief that scientific “elites” are out of touch and that ordinary people should have more authority over what research gets funded and conducted.
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