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The case for responsible scientific activism

Nature作者：Stuart Capstick2026年8月11日正文已收录本站
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By

  • Charlie Gardner1 &
  • Abi Perrin2
  1. Stuart Capstick

    1. Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.

  2. Charlie Gardner

    1. University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.

  3. Abi Perrin

    1. York, UK.

In his World View, Mark Henderson suggests that campaigns combining science-led messaging with demands for political action are at risk of compromising public trust in science (see Nature 655, 9; 2026).

Nature 656, 532 (2026)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-026-02464-x

Competing Interests

The authors have participated in climate advocacy and activism, mainly through the UK-based Scientists on Survival network.

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