Science and Democracy: A Strained Relationship in a Time of Crisis
by Throughout our readings in this week’s unit of STS, we read about the relationship that exists between science and democracy. In the current era of …
Category: 09. 10/31 Science and Democracy
Science in a Capitalist Democracy, Can It Work?
by According to CDC data, in 2018, nearly 14 of every 100 U.S. adults aged 18 years or older (13.7%) currently smoked cigarettes. This means an …
The Affects of Mishandling of Scientific Knowledge
by Mishandling of scientific knowledge manifests itself in many aspects of our lives. Certain news and information gets distributed in different ways to different people which …
Science and Democracy: Conflicting or Coexisting?
by Science and Democracy have been able to coincide and exist, however, the two often conflict with each other. Science deals with finding truths to questions …
Why Science and Government must Run in Tandem
by In our society today there is a battle between the views of political parties. Certain political parties view topics in one manner and the other …
Science and Democracy
by The debate between science and democracy can become heated. Science, on one hand, usually proceed with a calm and logical manner. When science is used …
Science and Government
by Throughout global history, we have seen monarchies, democracies, republics, dictatorships, and a combination of any of the prior. Alongside these forms of governments we have …
Dooms of Democracy—Misuse and Deviated application of Science
by Science and democracy seem to be two distinct elements in society, as they belong to two poles. Science is one pole of rationality and scrutinization …
Science According to Democrats and Republicans
by Throughout history, we have seen exterior beliefs separate from science affect scientists and their research. We have seen this in our history when some of …
Anti-Vaxxing and Democracy
by When first thinking about science and democracy, my mind goes to the anti-vaccination movement. Since the invention of the first vaccine (which was for smallpox) …