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📰 News12 March 2026·2 min read·

Opinion: Science politicised as culture war erodes scientific method

Source: uktn

A UKTN opinion piece warns that the scientific method is being dragged into the culture war, treated as a badge of political allegiance rather than a rigorous process of discovery. The piece argues that certainty is rewarded while nuance is dismissed, and legitimate scientific disagreement is increasingly recast as conspiracy. The author calls for a defence of evidence-based thinking in public discourse.

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